Strategic Communications Leader and Event Meeting Expert

Jaime A. Tennant

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Strategic Communications Leader Event Meeting Expert

Accomplished writer, editor, and storyteller skilled in simplifying complex business concepts for effective communication. Experienced in developing strategies for engaging internal communication, meetings, and events to connect and educate employees. A collaborative leader focused on building strong teams and partnerships to achieve company goals. Highly organized and detail-oriented, dedicated to delivering programs that align employees with the company's mission, vision, and values.

Key Skills

Internal Communications Strategy Employee Engagement Program Design Event Meeting Planning & Management Intranet Design & Implementation Product Training Project Management & Collaboration

Professional Experience

Clif Bar (Acquired by Mondelez International in August 2022) Emeryville, CA February 2022 – February 2024

Senior Manager, Employee Engagement, Events & Communications March 2023 – February 2024

Partnered across the organization to develop and implement a company-wide event calendar that focused on creating events with a purpose that tied back to Clif values to engage and connect employees.

Developed strategies to improve engagement, strengthen Clif culture, preserve traditions, and engage employees in Clif’s purpose to ensure they felt appreciated and connected at work.

Developed meaningful engagement programs, planning logistics and executing events to ensure that events ran smoothly. Worked closely with vendors to negotiate and manage budgets and with Internal Communications to build an effective communication strategy to educate employees though weekly meetings, Clif 411 weekly communication, and intranet.

Managed launch of annual pulse and employee engagement surveys. Built communication plans, analyzed data, and created action plans to support overall employee experience and well-being.

Senior Manager, Internal Communications February 2022 – March 2023

•Led all company-wide, internal communication strategies to develop new communication channels, tactics, and best practices to drive engagement, and connect employees to Clif Bar’s goals and values.

•Designed and produced weekly/bi-annual company meetings, town halls, guest speakers, and events. Redesigned and relaunched Clif Intranet and implemented a centralized communication system.

•Served as a trusted partner and counsel to CEO/executives, providing regular feedback and coaching, partnering on speechwriting, talking points and presentations as needed.

Sonder Inc., San Francisco, CA February 2021 – June 2021

Senior Manager, Employee Experience

•Led company-wide employee engagement programs. Managed monthly global events and presenters via Zoom including monthly Learning Roundtables, Wellness Activities and HR Recognition Programs, to build an engaged culture for over 1,000 employees.

•Managed HR internal communications. Produced and edited monthly HR Newsletter, implemented new company-wide intranet HR site, and supported VP of HR with preparation of All Hands presentations and monthly HR meetings.

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24 Hour Fitness, San Ramon, CA February 2020 – February 2021

Senior Manager, Field Communications

•Implemented new company-wide intranet system 24 Hub and trained 200 clubs and 300+ corporate employees on how to use one-stop resources for all communication, task management, policies, and procedures. Collaborated with employees to ensure the platform was easy to navigate. Provided training to engage and empower all employees on how to effectively use the new intranet.

•Led development of company communication strategy for the change management workstream. Collaborated with HR to determine how and when to implement employee communication due to the impacts of COVID. Implemented and managed monthly Zoom calls with COO, and club managers to facilitate discussion about the state of the business and coordinate club closures and reopening’s.

Peet’s Coffee, Emeryville, CA June 2017 – November 2019

Senior Manager, Coffeebar Communications

•Led team to develop and deliver retail communications strategy for 250+ coffeebars, using multiple platforms to engage and motivate employees to better serve the customer.

•Delivered engaging communication using appropriate vehicles to target audiences including: Peet’s Intranet (SharePoint), Yammer, Wisetail and Outlook, acting as final editor responsible for accuracy of all communication sent to coffeebars and field leadership.

•Led overall retail coffeebar meeting strategy, planning, and execution of 20+ meetings per year including annual store manager conference for 350+ employees, barista competitions, quarterly field leadership meetings, award dinners, town halls, and monthly Coffee Talks with President.

Treasury Wine Estates, Napa, CA July 2015 – July 2016

(Formerly Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines)

Manager, Direct to Consumer Operations

•Developed and delivered process improvements and training that enhanced the Direct-to-Consumer customer and employee experience.

•Led POS and eWinery compliance initiative to install encryption technology and chip card readers on all registers to enhance customer data security, reduce system breaches and train employees.

Ross Inc., Dublin, CA February 2011 – June 2014

Senior Manager, Communications & Operations dd’s Discounts

•Led team and served as dd’s Discounts subject matter expert, leveraging Ross best practices to increase operational efficiencies and champion brand education to engage employees.

•Developed and implemented store communication strategy and workload request guidelines, streamlining and standardizing process to improve execution of operational initiatives.

•Led planning, budgeting, and execution of store conferences for 200+ employees, ensuring meeting content educated employees on how to grow the business and drive sales.

Additional Experience

Smith & Hawken, Senior Manager, Communications & Operations

Williams-Sonoma, Inc., Pottery Barn Kids: Project Manager, Communications

GAP INC., Banana Republic: Manager, Communications & Product Training; Old Navy: Manager, Training

Education

Bachelor of Arts (BA): Organizational Communication - California State University, Chico, Chico, CA

Option: Training & Development, Minor: Business Administration

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