Melissa Connerton
Senior Communications Officer at The Wallace Foundation
- Role
- Senior Communications Officer at The Wallace Foundation
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Melissa Connerton
Communications professional and storyteller with 20+ years of experience developing and leading impactful communications strategies in a diverse range of sectors and settings, including both agency and in-house. I currently serve as Senior Communications Officer for The Wallace Foundation, a national philanthropy with a mission to foster equity and improvements in learning and enrichment for young people, and in the arts for everyone. My past portfolio includes work in higher education, healthcare, non-profit, professional services, business-to-business, financial services and more. Past agency clients have included Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Grinnell College, Northern Arizona University, Sarah Lawrence College, Johnson & Wales University, Virgin Mobile USA, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, Association of National Advertisers, GlaxoSmithKline and MeadWestvaco.
Experience
Senior Communications Officer
Jul 2016 — Present · New York, NY, US
As senior communications officer for the foundation’s Youth Development initiatives, I am responsible for strategic communications planning, knowledge dissemination and outreach in the areas of afterschool, social and emotional learning, and summer learning.
Education
Smith College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature, General
1990 — 1994
Boston College
Master’s Degree, English Language and Literature, General
1995 — 1997
Skills
- Business Development
- Crisis Communications
- Public Relations
- Program Management
- Corporate Communications
- Press Releases
- Publicity
- Social Media
- Strategic Planning
- Strategic Communications
- Media Relations
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Copywriting
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