Mark W. Stuart

About Mark W. Stuart

As a strategic, innovative counselor to senior management and boards in the health policy (AMA), bio-ag and food policy (IFIC), pharmaceutical, Internet, health insurance, energy and publishing arenas, my accomplishments demonstrate that understanding how creative communications must support business goals is only part of the persuasion equation. One also needs an innate news judgment and experiences seasoned by intense observation of talented advocates and storytellers to successfully provide strategic counseling and execute tactics to support and defend organization and brand reputations as well as promote public policy agendas in today’s Web 2.0 world. To ensure ROI as well as meet and/or exceed communications objectives consistently, the final piece to the communications puzzle is the ability to engage and motivate employees, executives and clients to “think out of the box” and beyond the day. Specialties: Storyteller; Reputation Management; Media Relations; Issue Management; Situation Management; Advocacy Communications; Crisis (Communications & Mitigation) Management; Public Affairs Support; Message Development; Litigation Support; Marketing Communications; Relationship Building, 3rd Party, NGO and Labor Relations & Support Recruitment; Employee Engagement/Communications; Public Relations; Community Leader Relations; Publication Management; Corporate & Executive Communications; and Writer/Editor

Experience

1. Board Member and Vice President

   Lake Washington School District

   Jan 2014 — Present

   Elected to Washington’s 3rd largest school district’s Board of Directors in 2014. Represents the District and its students in meetings with Washington’s governor, federal and state legislators, community leaders, and labor organizations. Creates and establishes educational policy in cooperation and coordination with fellow board directors. Serves as ex-officio board member of Lake Washington Schools Foundation board.

Education

• University of Oklahoma

  BA, Journalism w/emphasis in Public Relations

  1975 — 1979

Skills

• Media Spokesperson
• Message Development
• Budget Management
• Public Relations
• Internal Communications
• Media Relations
• Publications
• Health Policy
• Public Policy
• Alliance Building
• Issue Management
• Advocacy Communications
• Leadership Mentoring
• Op-Eds
• Leadership
• Reputation Management
• Employee Communications
• Staff Management
• Industry Relations
• Crisis Communications
• Corporate Communications
• Employee Engagement
• Community Relations
• Public Speaking
• Editing
• Board Relations
• Spokesperson
• Spokesperson Training
• Storytelling
• Staff Mentoring
• Thought Leader Relations
• Patient Communications
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Healthcare Communications
• Policy
• Sense of Humor
• Media Tours
• Proposal Writing
• Marketing Communications