SENIOR FOOD DEFENSE ANALYST Summary Experience public relations professional, strategist, analyst, publicist. Strong influencing skills achieve positive outcomes wide variety areas. Creative strategic thinker develop results-driven programs. Excellent organizational skills able adapt multiple assignments deadlines frequently-changing environment. Effective ability develop maintain extensive network contacts. Significant experience generating, implementing, managing strategic programs promotional outreach. Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal communication skills strong attention detail. Capability work independently variety partners achieve goals. Highlights Extensive experience conducting public relation activities promote effective communications media stakeholders. Developed strategic outreach plans significant programs include public speaking opportunities, media articles, guidance materials, distribution, talking points, presentations. Project Manager numerous initiatives include assessments conducted food commodity systems. Perform oversight leadership process review written reports assure meet operational goals objectives assessment. Utilize outcomes develop execute mitigation strategies outreach training initiatives building collaborative environment appropriate stakeholders. Served USDA Detailee Federal Bureau Investigation Weapons Mass Destruction Directorate's Infrastructure Countermeasures Unit Subject Matter Expert (SME) providing direction, guidance, technical assistance food defense issues. Initiated implemented mitigation strategies outreach activities multiple stakeholders, domestic international, benefit agencies' missions. Accomplishments Serve Agency lead interagency team designing conducting global food defense outreach initiative promote awareness implementation food defense measures providing technical assistance foreign governments, academia, industry. This initiative highly successful building capacity sustainability country regional levels around world. In environment budgetary cuts, initiated successfully proposed acquired $230,000 funding major international initiative, accomplished previously. Received prestigious team award Food Drug Administration work initiative. Experience Senior Food Defense Analyst Dec 2003 Current Company Name － City State Serve Subject Matter Expert Detailee Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) initiation implementation outreach activities supporting countermeasures prevent intentional contamination food supply. Agency lead interagency team responsible designing conducting training outreach foreign governments, academia, industry. Acted communications liaison internal teams. Successfully initiated integration FBI partner resulting law enforcement elements funding added initiative. With increased budget constraints federal agencies, manage coordinate effort promote international outreach Established long-range objectives developed innovative strategies help achieve attract additional federal agencies partners future support funding. Developed strategy, proposal, supporting materials, include proposed budgets. A leading expert policies strategies address global supply chain vulnerabilities. Influenced senior leadership resulting significant funding major international initiative Established long-range objectives developed innovative strategies help achieve them.. Routinely conduct senior level briefings intelligence law enforcement, foreign, academic, industry officials; congressional staff. Managed editorial content, design distribution external agency newsletter. Cultivated positive relationships stakeholders public relations campaigns. Develop outreach materials various audiences, training, public speaking engagements, media coverage, distribution mechanisms. Research author reports, articles, issue papers, talking points senior officials, respond congressional White House inquiries. Demonstrate advanced interpersonal skills leading intra- interagency work groups build partnerships develop, coordinate, implement initiatives. Analyze information variety sources advise senior agency leadership short-term long-range strategic planning policy development. Serve liaison intelligence law enforcement communities, strengthened communication coordination programs. Project Manager activities develop execute strategies, outreach, training initiatives. Created information sharing agreements international partners facilitate mutual exchange classified information coordination activities leverage resources. Developed communications strategies programs, including project time lines. Conferred production, graphic design web-design personnel coordinate production communications materials. Public Affairs Specialist Jan 2000 Nov 2003 Company Name － City State Conducted public relation activities promote effective communications media constituent groups. Marianne L. Elbertson Page 2 Managed preparation publication weekly newsletter. Served Agency lead representative develop emergency communication protocols USDA Office Communications used agencies within Department communicating media event significant incident. Coordinated supported agency communication activities constituent outreach campaigns. Effectively responded constituent media inquiries. Established maintained effective working relationships involved stakeholders. Supported various needs organization include speech writing, press releases, talking points, presentations, responses congressional inquiries. Government Relations Associate Jan 1995 Dec 1999 Company Name － City State Assisted Director Manager Regulatory Affairs promoting advancing company's interests federal government issues. Worked appropriate government officials influence legislation regulations company's desired outcomes. Conducted analysis potential legislation regulations, coordination research projects support company goals. Public Affairs Specialist Jan 1990 Apr 1994 Company Name － City State Effectively responded media inquiries. Researched wrote complex talking points, issue papers, news releases, fact sheets, reports. Routinely interacted member-company executives representatives support organization mission goals. Assistant Publicist Aug 1987 Mar 1989 Company Name － City State Researched pitched story ideas tour publicity variety clients. Worked management identify trends developments might influence public relation decisions strategies. Drafted media relations materials include pitch letters, press releases, media alerts, profiles, press kit materials. Interacted clients regularly refine strategic media plans. Organized oversaw photo shoots, public appearances, promo shoots, features television profile shows, talk show appearances. Used knowledge clients' media goals identify appropriate media forum. Established maintained cooperative relationships various regional national print broadcast media support desired coverage. Administrative Assistant Jul 1986 Aug 1987 Company Name － City State Prepared documents purchasers packages syndicated television shows owned Universal. Completed assignments on-time high accuracy rate. Education Graduate Certificate Washington Representatives Program 1994 George Washington University － City State Bachelor Arts Radio/Television/Film Production 1986 University Maryland － City State Interests Member Daughters American Revolution Member Colonial Dames 17th Century Society Former President Mount Vernon Terrace Community Association Skills Self starter Effective strategic planning Strong leadership skills Excellent relationship building skills Resourceful persistent Additional Information PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: Detailed list available upon request PROFESSIONAL AWARDS: (Detailed list available upon request) For Leadership Persistent Effort Negotiate Implement Cooperative Activity Agreement Canada FDA Group Recognition Award outstanding Leadership Contributions toward Increasing Awareness Building Global Capacity Food Defense Outreach, Education, Collaboration Exemplary Efforts Securing Joint Project Arrangement UK Food Standards Agency CIA Outstanding Contribution Collection Issues Critical Importance National Security Developing Framework Intelligence Information Sharing FSIS Office Food Defense Initiatives Fostering Collaboration Intelligence Community including MOUs CBP TSA Administrator's Award Excellence: Work food security intelligence communication initiatives