Kimberly Kanary communications expert resume

Kimberly Kanary

Communications expert with proficiency in corporate communications,
public and media relations, crisis communications, internal
communications, community relations, marketing communications,
social media strategy and investor relations.

Education

Completed entire education, including Master’s,
in a combined total of just three years…

Education

Baldwin-Wallace College
Bachelor of Arts Speech Communication,
Magna cum Laude, 2000

Bowling Green State
University
Master of Arts Communication Studies,
Summa cum Laude, 2002

Experience – 2000-2008
National MS Society
Communications Consultant

Schill Landscaping & Lawncare
Internal Communications Manager Work experience from 2000 – 2008.
Expertise developed in corporate
J.M. Smucker Company communications, public relations,
Corporate Communications & media relations, crisis
Community Initiatives Supervisor
communications, internal
Associated Estates Realty
communications and investor
Corporation relations.
Corp. Comm. & IR Manager

National City Corporation
Assistant VP, Retail (Internal)
Communications

National MS Society
Communications Consultant In 2000, career commenced from an
internship at the Ohio Buckeye
Chapter of the National Multiple
Internal Communications Manager
Sclerosis Society.

Went on to work for the Northwest
J.M. Smucker Company
Corporate Communications &
Ohio Chapter following undergrad
Community Initiatives Supervisor and during graduate school, where
responsibilities were focused on
Associated Estates Realty external communications, including
Corporation being the chapter spokesperson and
conducting everything from in-
service training seminars to business
Assistant VP, Retail (Internal) presentations, and more.
Communications

National MS Society

After graduate school, joined Schill
Landscaping and Lawncare, Inc.
Community Initiatives Supervisor Focused on implementing internal
communications programs and
Associated Estates Realty enhancing existing initiatives.
Corporation

Communications

National MS Society In 2003, joined The J.M. Smucker
Communications Consultant Company.

Was hired as the Public Relations
Coordinator and promoted in just over
a year to Corporate Communications
and Community Initiatives Supervisor.
Community Initiatives Supervisor In this role, served as one of two
spokespersons worldwide.
Associated Estates Realty Responsible for corporate
Corporation communications, including media
Corp. Comm. & IR Manager relations and crisis communications,
as well as PR initiatives for the
company’s core brands (Smucker’s,
Communications Jif, Crisco).

National MS Society
Joined Associated Estates Realty
Corporation in 2005.
Internal Communications Manager Assumed responsibility for the
department as the Manager of
J.M. Smucker Company Corporate Communications & Investor
Corporate Communications & Relations in 2006.
Community Initiatives Supervisor

Was recruited to National City; after a
Corporation year away, was recruited back to
Corp. Comm. & IR Manager Associated Estates as the Vice
President of Corporate
National City Corporation Communications (see slides 11 – 26).
Communications

National MS Society
Was recruited to National City
Corporation in 2007.

Schill Landscaping & Lawncare Spent a year as the Assistant Vice
Internal Communications Manager President, Retail (Internal)
Communications before being
J.M. Smucker Company recruited back to Associated Estates.
Community Initiatives Supervisor Responsible for strategic leadership
on key initiatives within the Retail
Corporation
division of the bank.
Partnered with Business Banking
National City Corporation executive to disseminate key
Assistant VP, Retail (Internal) messages.
Communications

Responsibilities

Brand Management

Investor Relations Media Relations
Associated
Estates Realty
Corporation
VP of Corporate
Communications
Charitable Crisis
Contributions Communications

Internal/Employee
Communications

Responsibilities
Vice President of Corporate Communications

Recruited back to Associated Estates in 2008 as the VP of Corporate
Communications where responsibilities include all internal and external
communications, as well as select IR functions.

External Communications Internal Communications Investor Relations

Champions strategic,
Implemented Maintains certain investor
integrated communications
comprehensive internal relations and financial
program aimed at reputation
communications program, communications
management, including:
including: responsibilities, including:
Media relations (including
Electronic employee Responsible for annual
company’s first-ever media
newsletter; Intranet content report; oversight of proxy
training program); crisis
and activities; charitable process and annual
communications;
campaigns; employee meeting preparations;
comprehensive re-branding
recognition programs; financial (earnings,
initiative; corporate social
executive communications; dividends, etc.) releases;
media strategy; charitable
and more. and more.
giving program; and more.

Media Relations
Sample National, Regional, & Local Media Placements
Increased positive media placement by over 800% from
2007 to 2009

Media Relations
Sample National, Regional, & Local Media Placements

Media Relations
Sample Key Trade Publication Placements

Brand Management
Sample Elements of Brand Identity – BEFORE
Comprehensive Rebranding Initiative

Brand Management
Sample Elements of Brand Identity –
AFTER Comprehensive Rebranding
Initiative

Brand Management
Website BEFORE Redesign & Launch of Comprehensive Rebranding

HOME

APARTMENT SEARCH

Brand Management
Website BEFORE Redesign & Launch of Comprehensive Rebranding

ABOUT

CAREERS

Brand Management
Website AFTER Redesign & Launch of Comprehensive Rebranding

HOME

APARTMENT SEARCH

Brand Management
Website AFTER Redesign & Launch of Comprehensive Rebranding

ABOUT

CAREERS

Internal Communications
BEFORE – Hard Copy Employee Newsletter

Internal Communications
AFTER – Various Employee Engagement Pieces
Electronic format reduced expenses & enhanced
effectiveness

Investor Relations
Annual Reports – Revised format to create additional uses and cut costs;
implemented electronic delivery option.

http://www.associatedestates.com/2010_Annual_Report.html

Awards & Accomplishments

2010 2009 2009 2007 1998

Recognition & Accomplishments

Expert Selected as Certified as Featured Phi Theta
speaker/ one of the a “Social as “One 2 Kappa –
presenter/ “15 to Media Watch” in International
panelist on Watch” Strategist” Inside Honor
a wide range from Society,
by Social Business
PR News,
of topics for December Media Magic Magazine, inducted in
multiple 2009 University, June 2007 1998
organizations October
since 2005 2009

Speaker / Presenter / Panelist

Inside Business – “One 2 Watch”

Volunteer / Non-Profit
Board Experience

Community Service

Board of Directors; Marketing & Communications
Committee Chair – Miss Ohio Scholarship Program

Long time
proponent of Former Board of Directors and Marketing &
philanthropic Communications Committee Chair – Valley Riding
initiatives
Former Communications Committee & MS
Ambassador – National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Contact Kimberly Kanary
LinkedIn:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/kimkanary

Twitter:
http://twitter.com/kimkanary

Facebook:
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Kimberly Kanary communications expert resume

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