TRISHA C. PORTER
Glastonbury,Connecticut
Summary
Highly respected, professional Communications Director with progressive career across both internal and external communications. Offering excellent management and organizational skills to coordinate multiple, concurrent projects. Proven ability to create and execute communication strategies that drive business strategy, deliver transformational change and foster cultural connection.
Highly articulate writer with strong aptitude for creating engaging content and crafting authentic leader messaging that inspires people and drives strategy.
Reputation for understanding and connecting strategic business drivers, advising and counseling leaders at all levels, delivering on commitments, and building strong relationships.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Director
Voya Financial, Corporate Communications
03.2021 - Current
- Lead strategic communications for Technology organization and executive communications for Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- Council, advise and guide CIO and executive team on communications best practices that develop admired leaders and create executive presence
- Deliver public relations/media, social media and executive speaking engagements plan to continually raise CIO visibility, position Voya Technology as innovative, agile, and cutting-edge
- Create and drive strategic internal communication plans that inspires and engages employees to execution on strategic initiatives and deliver business outcomes
- Draft quarterly memo updating the Technology, Innovation & Operations Board of Directors subcommittee in business-critical events and activities
- Partner with leaders and colleagues across the company to create strategic alignment, drive culture change and promote employee engagement
- Partner with Human Resources to deliver workforce and talent strategy communications
- Act as Communications lead and liaison with Voya India, recently leading acquisition communications and transition plans from a joint venture to a wholly owned subsidiary
- Oversee all Technology employee communication activities including town halls, leadership meetings, focus groups, etc
- Coach, develop and manage a team of Communications Specialists
- Partner with Corporate Communications colleagues to ensure coordinated, consistent messaging across the company.
Senior Communications Manager
Corporate Communications
10.2015 - 03.2021
- Led strategic communications for Technology organization and executive communications for Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- Produced communications materials and key messaging for a variety of forums including Board of Director meetings, executive strategy meetings, videos, employee town halls and email messages, newsletters, intranet articles, blog posts, social media content, etc
- Developed and executed multi-year communication strategies delivering transformational change and positioning Voya as a technology-first company, including:
- A $350 million enterprise strategic investment initiative (2015 – 2017) that resulted in enhancing Voya’s digital customer experience, advancing data, data science, cloud, and cybersecurity capabilities, and optimizing its operating model
- Technology transformation program, ) resulting in a more stable and secure technology infrastructure, two new data centers and a simplified, current technical environment, while also delivering $55 million in annual cost savings
- Opened a joint venture in India (2019) to deliver technology and business process services for Voya
- Contribute to Corporate Communications team by developing tools and resources to drive leading Communications best practices and efficiencies.
Communications Manager
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc
01.2005 - 09.2015
- Create and drive strategic communication plans that support business objectives
- Partner with leaders and colleagues across the enterprise to create strategy alignment, drive culture change and promote employee engagement
- Produce leader communications for a variety of vehicles including meeting presentations, newsletters, intranet articles, blog posts, etc
- Lead communication activities for transformational initiatives, including General Ledger rewrite, Workforce Financial Planning, IT Service Costing, Tax Project, Print Output Program, Business Process Outsourcing, Remote Work Program, Real Estate Strategy
- Develop and deploy integrated project communication strategies
- Efficiently manage multiple priorities with strong project management proficiency
- Build awareness and adoption using proven change management methodologies
- Promote internal communications best practices, emerging trends, and multi-media technologies
- Create meeting presentations and support materials
- Coordinate meeting logistics for events including virtual conference calls, large scale employee meetings, philanthropic and employee engagement events
- Collaborate with colleagues in Marketing & Communications to ensure an integrated communications approach for all internal and external communications.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
University of Connecticut
Storrs, ConnecticutSkills
Executive messaging
Media relations
Social media
Strategic messaging
Storytelling
Speech writing
Presentation development
Video development
Additional Information
Chairman’s Award Winner 2010, 2011
Certified Change Management Practitioner 2011
Timeline
Director
Voya Financial, Corporate Communications
03.2021 - Current
Senior Communications Manager
Corporate Communications
10.2015 - 03.2021
Communications Manager
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc
01.2005 - 09.2015
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
University of Connecticut
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