10-29-07 Item 4F, TCAAP Communications Plan Consultant

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~. COMMUNICATIONS I .. MANAGEMENT incorporated 1940 Eleanor Avenue saint Paul, MN 55116 Voice: (651) 690-9852 Fax: (651) 690-1397 Ted Davis Principal- Davis Communications Management Ted Davis has helped executives and organizations seize opportunities through strategic communications counsel for twenty-one years. As Principal of Davis Communications Management, he counsels business and community leaders on communications strategy, media relations and grassroots organization. He helps clients reach their customers and constituents with messages that inspire them to take action. Ted has played a lead strategic role in several high profile public issue communications campaigns including the redevelopment of the University of Sl. Thomas' Saint Paul Campus, the public outreach efforts for the Central Corridor Transit Line, funding for the Regis Center for Art at the University of Minnesota and a high profile community effort to bring a home cooked meal to Minnesota National Guard members deployed in Kosovo. Prior to founding Davis Communications Management, he served as Communications Director for the Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce. At the Chamber, Ted managed communications and grassroots strategy for the business community's successful effort to support state funding for a new arena at RiverCentre. He planned and executed the unified media relations strategy for the east metro business community and often served as spokesperson. Ted acted as chief speechwriter for chamber officers and was part of the team that brought the America's Smithsonian exhibition to Saint Paul. During his tenure, the Chamber achieved a new level of visibility and effectiveness both in terms of public influence and membership growth. Ted's public sector experience includes service as Communications Director for the Saint Paul Public Housing Agency. In that role, he positioned the agency's executive director among the top public housing administrators in the nation and gained national media coverage for the agency as the top organization in its industry. A resident of Saint Paul, Ted has been active in the community for many years. He has as co-chair of the Leadership Saint Paul Program Committee, as board chair for the Saint Paul Neighborhood Network, and as a community council officer. In 2002 he was named one the Business Journal's 40 leaders under the age of 40. In 2004, he was named a WCCO Good Neighbor for his leadership in the Saint Paul to Kosovo effort. Ted is accredited by the Public Relations Society of America and holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communications. He is a frequent speaker on public relations issues and has served as adjunct faculty at the University of Minnesota and Metropolitan State University.