Dustin Terpening

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  • Timeline

    Mar 2003 - Jan 2006

    Communications Consultant 3

    Washington State Department of Transportation
    Burlington, Washington
    Nov 2010 - Jan 2012

    Communications Consultant 4

    Washington State Department of Transportation
    Burlington, WA
    Dec 2012 - Jan 2013

    Special assignment

    Office of the Governor, Washington
    Current Company
    Dec 2012 - now

    Director of Communications

    Washington State Department of Ecology
    Lacey, Washington, United States
  • About me

    Communications Director

  • Education

    • Western washington university

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      Bachelor of arts (b.a.) communications
  • Experience

    • Washington state department of transportation

      Mar 2003 - Jan 2006

      • Organized, led and publicized programs and construction activities• Consulted with clients to develop effective communication plans • Resolved complex issues and problems• Wrote, designed and edited report materials, newsletters and news releases • Created, organized and implemented public involvement plans and open houses• Wrote, edited and distributed media releases, newsletters and brochures• Coordinated and interviewed with television, radio and print media • Built, maintained and edited Web pages • Created, edited and formatted technical documents • Coordinated and interviewed with television, radio and print media

      • Communications Consultant 3

        Jan 2005 - Jan 2006
      • Public Information Officer 1

        Jan 2004 - Jan 2005
      • Technical Writer

        Jan 2003 - Jan 2004
      • Communications Internship

        Mar 2003 - Jun 2003
    • Washington state department of transportation

      Nov 2010 - Jan 2012

      • Directed communication outreach for $100 million projects• Developed and implemented strategic communication plans• Translated complex engineering details into meaningful stories• Directed crisis communication outreach during emergencies• Acted as media spokesman • Advised management, project teams on agency direction• Managed communication employees and consultants• Monitored sensitive issues and activities in the public and media• Led and taught social media outreach Show less

      • Communications Consultant 4

        Jan 2006 - Jan 2012
      • Interim Communications Manager, Sustainable Transportation

        Nov 2010 - Sept 2011
    • Office of the governor, washington

      Dec 2012 - Jan 2013
      Special assignment

      Reviewed and edited Governor Chris Gregoire's legacy book.

    • Washington state department of ecology

      Dec 2012 - now
      • Director of Communications

        May 2021 - now
      • Deputy Director of Communications

        Jan 2014 - Apr 2021
      • Communications Manager

        Dec 2012 - Dec 2013
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Advanced public information officer training

      Fema
      Nov 2006
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Dustin Terpening
      Communicator of the Year WSDOT Jul 2009 Nominated by peers and selected by management as communicator of the year.