Melisa A. Augusto

About Melisa A. Augusto

A well-versed and dedicated individual with more than 20 years of progressive responsibility and diverse experience in public affairs, communications, marketing, media relations, program management, strategic planning, foundation administration, and special event management.Specialties include: agriculture, communications, marketing, public relations, strategic planning, crisis management, international business, social media, project management, advocacy, membership, development, and diversity, equity and inclusion.

Experience

1. Director, Corporate Communications

   Innovation Center For U.S. Dairy

   Jul 2022 — Present

   Lead B2B communications strategy development and plan executionManage social media channel Serve as project manager for new website development projectSupport committee work

Education

• California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

  Bachelor of Science

• Arizona State University

  Nonprofit Marketing and Strategic Communications Certificate

Skills

• International Relations
• Web Content
• Blogging
• Agriculture
• Newsletters
• Press Releases
• Strategic Communications
• Public Relations
• Internal Communications
• Proofreading
• Media Relations
• Editing
• Social Media Marketing
• Strategic Planning
• Marketing Communications
• Event Planning
• Speech Writing
• Marketing
• Budgets
• Community Outreach
• Corporate Communications
• Public Speaking
• Nonprofits
• Event Management
• Crisis Communications
• Marketing Strategy
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Social Media
• Advertising