Rebekah Darksmith
Chief of Staff and Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at Public Library of Science
- Role
- Chief of Staff and Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at PLOS
- Location
- Tucson, AZ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rebekah Darksmith
Strategic non-profit leader with 20 years’ experience building community and connection in mission-driven businesses. Analytical and accountable for delivering results and high-impact programs. Experienced in guiding organizations and teams through periods of significant change via leadership characterized by open communication, collaborative partnership, and creative problem solving.
Experience
Chief of Staff and Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Jan 2021 — Present · Tucson, AZ, US
As Chief of Staff, I play a central role in shaping PLOS’ long-range organizational and culture strategy; helping guide our maturation as a globally distributed organization; and building more collaborative, effective, and efficient structures and systems for execution. Leveraging my leadership breadth and broad scale of functional responsibility, I drive change initiatives that help PLOS move closer to its vision of more open and equitable scientific communication.• Actively partner with CEO, PLOS Executive Team, and Board of Directors to define long-term strategic agenda that drives growth, diversifies revenue, and introduces new approaches to drive adoption of open science globally.• Manage and develop a broad portfolio of functional teams, including Marketing & Communications; Product Management; Strategic Research; Project Management; Business Systems (interim); Data and Engineering (interim). • Introduced new annual planning approach in 2021, linking long-term strategic objectives to annual goals and establishes clear mission and financial measures for project, team, and individual performance.• Established Project Management function in 2022, including recruitment of senior-level leadership; introduction of structured planning and execution methodologies; and skill development to improve execution and results.• Actively developing communications practices and skill-building programs to support our globally distributed, hybrid organization. Includes
Education
University of California, Davis
BA, English
1992 — 1996
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