Fran Stephenson

Current

• Director of Corporate Communications at Rackspace Hosting

Past

• Director of Communications at SeaWorld San Antonio
• Freelance writer and editor at Me, Myself and I
• Manager, Airship Operations at SeaWorld Orlando

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Education

• St. Mary's University
• Miami University

Recommended

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Connections

116 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Company
• My Company

Fran Stephenson’s Summary

Make a change! I recently left SeaWorld San Antonio after 7 years for a new opportunity with Rackspace, the world leader in hosting and cloud computing. We are focused on incorporating social media into our existing programs and pursuing a strategic focus to our communication programs.

Fran Stephenson’s Specialties:

Television production, writing, strategic thinking, social media.

Fran Stephenson’s Experience

• Director of Corporate Communications

  Rackspace Hosting

  (Public Company; RAX; Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 2009 — Present (4 months)

  My key areas are internal and external communications and social media.

• Director of Communications

  SeaWorld San Antonio

  (Public Company; Entertainment industry)

  2002 — August 2009 (7 years )

• Freelance writer and editor

  Me, Myself and I

  (Publishing industry)

  April 1992 — October 2001 (9 years 7 months)

  Freelance writer and editor, working on projects as varied as art critic for the daily newspaper in my town, to features for a quilting magazine and site selector for a television production company

• Manager, Airship Operations

  SeaWorld Orlando

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Entertainment industry)

  1990 — 1992 (2 years )

  Managing the travel schedule and activities for Airship Shamu, a promotional blimp painted to look like SeaWorld's signature killer whale.

Fran Stephenson’s Education

• St. Mary's University

  M.A. , Communication Studies , 2005 — 2008

  Distinguished Graduate Medal

• Miami University

  B.S. , Consumer Sciences

Additional Information

Fran Stephenson’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Company

Fran Stephenson’s Interests:

Communication Strategy Internal Communications Media Relations Social Media

Fran Stephenson’s Groups:

PRSA San Antonio Chapter, Communications Chair
Boy Scouts of America volunteer

•    Miami University Alumni Association
•    Public Relations Society of America (PRSA National)
•    The Corporate Blogging Think Tank

Fran Stephenson’s Honors:

PRSA San Antonio Del Oro Award Winner
"Public Relations Professional of the Year" 2009
La Plata Awards 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
El Bronce Awards 2009, 2007, 2006
TPRA Silver Spurs, 1989, 1990
PRSA Silver Anvil Award, 1989

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