Robert Peek

Current

• Director of Marketing Development at Jacksonville Port Authority

Past

• Director of Corporate Communciations at Jacksonville Port Authority
• Publications Supervisor at St. Johns River Water Management District
• General Assignment Reporter at Charlotte Sun Herald

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Education

• University of North Florida
• Colorado State University

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Public Relations and Communications

Robert Peek’s Summary

I am a corporate communications professional with 20 years of experience in the field, and I am accredited by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). I hold a master's degree in public administration and a B.A. in journalism. My professional strengths are strategic public relations planning, publications and web management, crisis communications, media relations, branding and special event planning. Also, I'm an all-around good guy, so I've got that going for me. :)

Robert Peek’s Specialties:

Planning and executing public relations programs to advance the strategic goals of any organization.

Robert Peek’s Experience

• Director of Marketing Development

  Jacksonville Port Authority

  (Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  February 2007 — Present (2 years 10 months)

  - Plan public relations and marketing programs to assist sales team in attracting new business.
  - Work with regional economic development agencies to identify and attract national and global companies to our region.
  - Project our company brand into the industry media via media relations and paid advertising.

• Director of Corporate Communciations

  Jacksonville Port Authority

  (Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)

  June 1995 — February 2007 (11 years 9 months)

  Direct all internal and external communications, including:
  - Create and direct an annual public relations plan.
  - Serve as public relations counsel to organization’s CEO and Board.
  - Direct all media relations and serve as company spokesman.
  - Write organization’s crisis communications plan.
  - Write and edit all company publications.
  - Oversee all web content and maintenance
  - Plan annual advertising program to support sales efforts.
  - Speak publicly to community and civic groups.
  - Plan special events.

• Publications Supervisor

  St. Johns River Water Management District

  (Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  December 1990 — June 1995 (4 years 7 months)

  - Served as the senior writer and editor for a state agency.
  - Wrote and edited copy for all print publications and brochures.
  - Worked with graphic artists to produce print publications.
  - Served as agency spokesman for news media.
  - Made oral presentations to civic and community groups.

• General Assignment Reporter

  Charlotte Sun Herald

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)

  1990 — 1990 (less than a year)

  - Served as a general assignment reporter for a daily newspaper with circulation of 50,000 weekday/60,000 weekend.
  - Researched and wrote news stories on city and county government.
  - Developed and wrote feature stories.
  - Met daily deadlines using Associated Press writing style.

Robert Peek’s Education

• University of North Florida

  Master's Degree , Public Administration , 2003 — 2005

• Colorado State University

  B.A. , Journalism , 1984 — 1987

  Activities and Societies:

  - News editor of college yearbook
  - General assignment reporter for student newspaper
  - Public Relations Society of America (student chapter)

Additional Information

Robert Peek’s Interests:

My family, the beach, reading, current events, golf and bicycling..... pretty much in that order.

Robert Peek’s Groups:

- Public Relations Society of America,
- Jacksonville Sister Cities Association

•    Public Relations
•    Public Relations Professionals
•    Accredited in Public Relations (APR)
•    AAPA
•    Professional Public Relations Forum
•    Jacksonville Business Journal
•    Dignity U Wear Foundation, Inc.

Robert Peek’s Honors:

- Public Relations Society of America (NE Florida chapter), Board of Directors, 2001.
- Oral examiner for Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) examination (2002-2004)
- Member, SuperBowl XXXIX Media Relations Committee (2005).
- Jacksonville Sister Cities Association, Executive Vice President.
- “Grand Image Award” for JAXPORT Annual Report, Florida Public Relations Association.
- “Image Award” for JAXPORT Annual Report, Florida Public Relations Association.
- “Vision Award” for JAXPORT Annual Report, League of U.S. Communications Professionals.
- Selected “No. 1 Overall U.S. Port Public Relations Office” by American Association of Port Authorities.

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