Millie Pageau
Lawrence,KS
Summary
A Tucson native with a passion for community engagement and communications with five years of experience. Participating and advancing purposeful public engagement has been a staple of my career. Diverse experience includes strategic communication planning, brand management, and relationship building. My past roles have resulted in the improvement of my skills in communications with diverse audiences, creating project campaigns, and more.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Community Engagement and Communications Specialist
City of Lawrence
Lawrence, KS
06.2023 - Current
- Full-time in the City Manager's Communications and Community Relations Team.
- Collaborated with the team to promote, plan, and organize communication materials that supported the City's Strategic Plan.
- Managed creation and maintenance of City e-newsletters across diverse email platforms.
- Fostered collaborative relationships during city-led efforts with local entities.
- Coordinated and implemented various city events.
- Spearheaded community care programs across City departments.
- Worked across departments to develop the needed communications content for a myriad of projects.
Public Relations Assistant and Engagement Events
Kaneen Communications
Tucson, AZ
05.2020 - 05.2023
- A full-time position with a local Tucson communications firm
- Worked as team member within multiple different settings, including businesses within both the public and private sector, as well as amongst fellow employees
- Corresponded with media outlets and coordinated media opportunities for clients
- Engaged directly with public audiences through community surveys, public events, and monitoring and responding to project phone and email lines
- Coordinated and executed events of all sizes, such as open houses, ribbon cuttings, and community conversations
- Gained and built on leadership skills through supervising public meetings, efficient delegation of project deliverables, maintaining project timelines, and overall project management
- Extensive experience writing copy in many styles for different channels, including RFPs, press releases, Legal Action Reports, meeting minutes, and award applications
Education
Bachelor of Science - Strategic Communications, Emphasis in Public Relations
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ05.2020
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office software
- Email software proficient(MailChimp, Axios HQ, Constant Contact)
- Survey platform proficient (Survey Monkey, Mentimeter)
- Copyediting
- Exceptional communicator
- Excellent customer service skills
- Strong organizational abilities
- Event coordination
- Messaging and speechwriting
- Quick learner
Certification
- International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Training - Fundamentals of Public Participation, Designing Engagement, Applying Methods
- Trauma Informed Care Training, City of Lawrence
- Facilitation Bootcamp Training, Center for Community Dialogue & Training, Tucson, AZ
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association BLS, CPR, and AED Certification, Tucson, AZ
Affiliations
- LEAD Program Graduate: A year long City of Lawrence program for non-management employees to develop leadership skills, career goals, and cross-department relationships.
References
Rick Ellis, P.E., Director of Transportation Services, Pima Association of Government
- Phone: (520) 730-1982
- Email: Rickellis54@gmail.com
- Relationship: Former client
Carrie Wilkinson, Senior Communications Coordinator, HDR
- Phone: (520)269-5290
- Email: carrie.wilkinson@hdrinc.com
- Relationship: Former supervisor
Kenna Smith, Communications Strategist, WordSmith Strategies
- Phone: (520) 907-5624
- Email: kjsmithtucson@gmail.com
- Relationship: Former supervisor
Timeline
Community Engagement and Communications Specialist
City of Lawrence
06.2023 - Current
Public Relations Assistant and Engagement Events
Kaneen Communications
05.2020 - 05.2023
- International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Training - Fundamentals of Public Participation, Designing Engagement, Applying Methods
- Trauma Informed Care Training, City of Lawrence
- Facilitation Bootcamp Training, Center for Community Dialogue & Training, Tucson, AZ
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association BLS, CPR, and AED Certification, Tucson, AZ
Bachelor of Science - Strategic Communications, Emphasis in Public Relations
Northern Arizona University
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