Kelly France
Multidimensional leader empowering people and teams to thrive | Speaker | Writer | Holistic Well-being and Inclusion Champion |Head of Social Impact Programs @ LinkedIn
- Role
- Group Manager, Employee & Community Impact at Linkedin
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kelly France
I thrive where people, purpose, and culture collide and when I\'m helping people, teams, and organizations be at their best. I live and lead from my personal values of authenticity, well-being, and growth. I am a curious learner and divergent thinker with strong learning agility, a global and growth mindset, and a curious, compassionate, and collaborative leadership style. I speak and move in the world with conviction and value making a meaningful contribution while building strong, authentic community with others. I also care deeply about making workplaces more human-centered, socially-conscious, and trauma-informed, as well as driving greater levels of diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging in the world of work.As a multidimensional professional, I am more than \"one thing\" and have a track record of breaking out of boxes others have tried to put me in! I love learning and continuously nurture my passions, talents and skills to expand how I share my gifts with the world for maximum impact and personal fulfillment. I\'m also passionate about mental health and holistic well-being, evidenced by completed my MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and graduating with highest honors.My professional specialties:Strategic Communications & Storytelling • Culture & Engagement • Diversity, Inclusion, Equity & Belonging • Leadership • Internal Communications • Media Relations • Corporate Social Responsibility & Social Impact • Change Communications • Project & Stakeholder Management • Writing • Coaching • Public Speaking • Corporate Affairs • Vendor/Agency/Partnership Management • Issues/Crisis Management • Social Media • Counseling
Experience
Group Manager, Employee & Community Impact
Apr 2024 — Present
Lead a newly formed team that brings our employee volunteer and giving programs, disaster relief efforts, and community space work together to enable our teammates around the world to connect with their communities, causes, and each other in service of strengthening our culture and collective impact in empowering professionals overcoming barriers.
Education
Northwestern University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Communications, Business Minor, Certificate in Leadership
Moody Bible Institute
Master of Arts - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Skills
- Leadership
- Social Media
- Coaching
- Strategic Communications Counsel
- Strategic Media Relations
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Community Engagement
- Marketing Communications
- Mergers
- Integration
- Volunteer Management
- Training
- Project Management
- Strategic Communications
- Public Relations
- Internal Communications
- Media Relations
- Divestitures
- Event Management
- Crisis Communications
- Employee Engagement
- Corporate Communications
- Public Speaking
- Press Releases
- Marketing
- Storytelling
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Blogging
- Vendor Management
- Training Delivery
- Leadership Development
- Communication Training
- Communications Planning
- B2b
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