What can my Organizational Advancement “Coach” do for me?

Organizational Advancement Specialists are here to help you by…

ü  Working with you to explore opportunities to stretch your marketing dollar

ü  Sharing best practices and ideas from across the state so you don’t have to “reinvent the wheel”

ü  Providing guidance on consistent and accurate branding to improve brand recognition

ü  Helping you find templates, talking points, guides and resources that will help make developing marketing materials quicker and easier

ü  Reviewing marketing materials for compliance with visual identity guidelines

ü  Helping you identify ways to share your story with partners, clients and other stakeholders

ü  Guiding you in your efforts to build or develop relationships with your local media

ü  Working with you to develop a marketing plan – whether it be a comprehensive county marketing plan for the coming year or a focused plan for a specific event

ü  Connecting you to contacts who can help you with a wide variety of advancement needs

ü  Reviewing your physical and virtual office presence to help you put your best foot forward

ü  Guiding you in your social media efforts – whether you are just starting out or a seasoned veteran who is looking for new ideas

ü  Providing training on a wide variety of Advancement/Marketing topics, including: Marketing 101, public value, relationship marketing, social media, media relations and more

ü  Working with you to help you get the most out of state-wide advancement initiatives like Extension and Outreach Week, Cy Day Fridays and county 100 year anniversaries

Connect with your Advancement Specialist “coach”

to make your advancement efforts more efficient and effective!

Jacy Johnson
Director
515.294.5672
/ Willy Klein
Food and Environment Advancement Specialist
515.294.0662
/ Natasha Neal
Advancement Specialist
Regions 13, 14, 18, 19
515.494.9225

Megan Bagley
K-12 Advancement Specialist
515. 294.7586
/ Karen Lathrop
Advancement Specialist
Regions 4, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 20
319.930.9744
/ Laura Sternweis
Communication Specialist
515.294.0775

Jed Findlay
Visual Communication Specialist
515.294.7858
/ Jolene McCoy
Advancement Specialist
Regions 2, 3, 7, 8
515.306.2828
/ Lora Vest
Visual Communication Specialist
515.294-1051

Julie Hlas
Advancement Specialist
Regions 1, 5, 6, 12, 17
712.389.0129
/ Steve Metcalf
Visual Communication Specialist
515.294.2405
/ Greg Wallace
Communication Specialist
515.294.1327