Dawn Van Dyke

Experience

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  Winters Express

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2012

  Correspondent

  City Editor, Feature Writer, Editing, Proofreading, Typesetting, Bookkeeping, Photography

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  City of Winters

  Jan 2007 - Mar 2012

  Management Analyst/Grant Writer

  • Grant writing and grant management• Project management• Public policy review• Community outreach• Professional writing/editing• Newsletter• Hispanic Advisory and EARTH committee member

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  Dawn Van Dyke

  Jan 2012 - Jul 2013

  Grant Writer - Communications - Outreach

  • Grant Proposal Development• Grant Management, Grant Proposal Review & Critique• Project Management• Outreach• Communications• Social Media• Editing, proofreading, desktop publishing

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  Californians Against Waste

  Jan 2013 - Feb 2014

  Communications Coordinator

  • Develop and implement communications plan to advance priority initiatives, campaigns and programs and grow constituency. • Manage traditional and online media outreach, social media, publications, speaking opportunities, and media training.• Develop grant proposals.

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  California Council of Land Trusts

  Feb 2014 - Jan 2015

  Communications & Development Manager

  • Provide a communications network for land trusts and partners including email newsletters, website and social media platforms.• Oversee development of effective messaging about land trusts and conservation.• Assist with fundraising and grant proposal development.

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  Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC)

  Jun 2015 - now

  • Manage RCAC's internal and external communications. • Provide editorial review for all publications, social media and website. • Oversee public relations and marketing activities.• Manage communications for advocacy campaigns.

  • Assistant Director, Communications

    Sept 2022 - now

  • Communications Manager

    Jun 2015 - Apr 2023