Tessa Anderson

About Tessa Anderson

Award-winning Corporate Communications Strategist with deep expertise leading external…

Experience

1. Senior Manager, Employee Community Engagement

   Charles Schwab

   Jan 2020 — Present · Lone Tree, CO, US

   Working cross-functionally to steward philanthropy and volunteerism at Schwab by guiding the vision and strategy for national employee engagement initiatives, including Schwab Volunteer Week, Moneywise America, Season of Giving, and a 200+ Community Ambassador Network. Key Accomplishments:• Created the highly successful Community 2020 campaign to pivot employee engagement at the start of the pandemic. Community 2020 was a flexible, holistic campaign encompassing existing programs and introducing new ways for employees to make a difference through 4 key pillars; act, give, learn, share. During the six-month campaign, 13,993 cumulative activities were completed by 6,385 unique employees (30.58%). Campaign success led to personally receiving the Marketing Excellence and companywide Challenger Award. • Established 4 new and expanded 2 Community Ambassador teams as a result of an acquisition. This included recruitment and onboarding for 50 new Ambassadors (25% increase). Worked collaboratively with each team to establish a local structure and roles; manage their first grants; and implement national volunteer programs.• Co-program managed Schwab’s largest single-day volunteer event, The Moneywise America Experience—a financial literacy field trip bringing 220 HS seniors to HQ for workshops, career panel, and other opportunities. Result was more than 700 hours of volunteer service and 200+ employees introduced to our new signature program Moneywise America. • Supported employee self-service to increase year-round volunteerism during rapid company growth by creating a robust library of toolkits, idea books, and resources to enable People Manager, Project Leaders, or individual employees to serve their communities. • Adapted Schwab’s annual Season of Giving campaign to provide a 100% virtual giving experience with a new national partnership. Inaugural campaign raised $265,944 by engaging employees and clients to give financially and through volunteer projects.

Education

• Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd

  MA, International Public Relations

  2003 — 2005

• Colorado State University

  BA, Journalism with a concentration in PR and a minor in History

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Project Management
• Crisis Communications
• Writing
• Foundations
• Strategy
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Social Media
• Program Management
• Management
• Strategic Partnerships
• Strategic Communications
• Integrity
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Project Planning
• Teamwork
• Writing Skills
• Community Engagement
• Public Relations
• Internal Communications
• Media Relations
• Proposal Writing
• Marketing
• Community Outreach
• Executive Briefings
• Project Implementation
• Listener
• Communication
• Leadership
• Self-Directed
• Philanthropy
• Deadline Driven
• Community Investment
• Press Releases
• Event Planning
• Research
• Advertising
• Strategic Planning
• Crm
• Partnership-Building