David C. Roy

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Portland, OR 97213 LinkedIn.com/in/davidroy34 503-***-****

PROFILE

Executive leader able to increase employee and client engagement and drive business results

through partnerships with community organizations, government entities, media, employees, and

those whom the organization serves. Key leader for the nations largest provider of early childhood

education. Able to change and enhance an organizations culture and standing with various internal

and external stakeholder groups through strategic communications and thought leadership. Areas of

experience and expertise include:

Corporate Social Responsibility Change Management

Community & Public Relations Executive Strategic Leadership

Media Relations & Crisis Management Employee & Client Engagement

Public Presenting & Convening Internal Communications

EXPERIENCE

David Roy

Communications, Portland, OR 2016 - Current

Principal, David Roy Communications/Director of Communications at St. Marys Academy

Founder and principal of

consultancy focused on communications, engagement, community relations, PR, and crisis

management

One of my initial clients, St.

Marys Academy, asked me to contract and run their communications team; I am at SMA about half-

time, and my role has quickly expanded into other areas, including strategic planning for the school, a

157-year-old Catholic college preparatory school for girls

Knowledge Universe,

Portland, OR 2006 - 2015

Senior Director, Corporate Social Responsibility 2015

After a three-year period of heightened philanthropic prioritization in our headquarters market of

Portland, shifted role to be able to refocus on a national, company-wide CSR strategy and to

launch a new philanthropic movement in partnership with communities, nonprofit organizations

and foundations, and our network of employees and families across 2,000 locations in the U.S.

Continued leading ongoing community work on behalf of KU, while building our long-term CSR

strategy, including the relaunch of KUs corporate foundation

Continued as point person and company representative on community policy partnerships related

to children, education, literacy, and other areas

Continued to provide all communications and messaging support to CEO and other C-suite

leaders

Worked with internal and external stakeholders in Oregon and across the country; cultivated high-

level partnerships with OHSU Foundation, Partnership for a Healthier America, Annie E. Casey

Foundation, Schoolhouse Supplies, U.S. Department of Defense, Oregon Business Council,

Reach Out and Read, the Milken Family Foundation, and the Portland Trail Blazers, among others

Continued to lead the department responsible for company meetings, events, and travel

Senior Director, Communications and Community 2011-2015

Asked in 2011 to lead all internal and external communications for the company

Inherited a distressed internal communications function in 2011 and led a revamp that saw a small,

capable team strategically deliver hundreds of touchpieces to 30,000 employees across the

country through various platforms and channels

Personally crafted all CEO messaging, including emails, announcements, speeches. Worked

closely with the CEO on a daily basis from his arrival in 2012 until my departure, spanning a

company turnaround that saw KU reach 15 consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth

Responsible for all companywide announcements and part of the core team that planned all

organization changes, reductions in force, etc.

Developed communications voice and vehicles to help move the company from a compliance

culture to a culture built around our mission to care for and educate children

Managed PR team that engaged media dozens of times per month and personally led response

and support on major crises and events, including tragic deaths of children in our care, a measles

outbreak in Illinois, and misconduct by KU teachers

Regular contributor on-camera (including live, national spots) and on-stage, speaking on behalf of

the company during newsworthy events and to engage in thought leadership subjects like early

literacy and children and philanthropy

Led campaigns related to employee engagement, family engagement, the companys three-year

strategic plan, curriculum launches, employee wellness, and new technology and system rollouts

Part of a 12-person national team responsible for building the companys three-year strategic plan

Served as the face and voice of all community engagement efforts, including national work on

early literacy and word gap issues, as well as local and regional efforts like KUs Read BIG

partnership with the NBAs Portland Trail Blazers

Developed and executed all cause marketing for the company and its brands; led team that

created content for employment brand launch in 2013

Provided partner support on government relations and policy work

Launched the companys first-ever national employee relief fund

Managed all messaging during negative situations for our client-based brand, CCLC, which served

employers like Stanford, Pixar, U.S. GAO, and the Cleveland Clinic

Part of small, core teams that built brand campaigns, engagement campaigns, and sales

strategies, working with agencies and outside organizations such as Gallup and Disney

In charge of company meetings and events, including two national meetings of field leaders (300

attendees) and center directors (2,000 attendees) annually. Led corporate team responsible for all

travel and related logistics for all company employees and departments

Director, Community Partnerships

2006-2011

Built new framework, strategy, and centralized, national philanthropy infrastructure following

Knowledge Universes acquisition of KinderCare Learning Centers, and led team responsible for

community work at the local, regional, and national level

Served as interim head of the companys government relations function in 2006-2007

Developed external meetings strategy for the company, and led overall company presence at

national meetings such as NAEYC annual conference

Built, launched, and managed - including all media relations and PR, the Knowledge Universe

Early Childhood Educator Awards, which remain in 2015 as the most significant awards program in

Early Childhood Education

Built and led national philanthropic campaigns, including center-based annual fundraising efforts

that netted over $4 million annually, and early literacy campaigns that distributed books and

resource materials to hundreds of thousands of children and parents. Also led effort to support

tens of thousands of military families across the U.S.

Served on numerous boards of directors, community panels, and other groups hosted by nonprofit,

civic, and government agencies, particularly in support of educational issues

Part of a six-person team that developed and launched the Grove School, a premium early

childhood education brand

KinderCare Learning Centers, Portland, OR 2002-2006

Grants Manager

Hired by KinderCare to build a national, centralized grants function for centers eligible for

government funding

Led small team that provided end-to-end support to centers and sites. Grants revenues increased

from $70,000 the year prior to my arrival to over $300,000 in 2003, and to $4 million by 2011,

when I moved the function to our government relations group

Also provided key strategic and messaging support to head of government and public relations

Led companys response to crises and tragedies, including support of thousands of employees

and families affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

University of Louisiana at Lafayette 1992

Bachelor of Arts (English)

Training includes:

CSR (Boston College Center for Corporate Language Gap Management (U.S. DOD)

Employee and Family (client) engagement

Citizenship and others)

On-camera Presentation (Gallup and others)

Foundation Governance (Grantmakers) Crisis Management

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