Timothy Tait

Timothy Tait

Community & Media Relations / Leadership Scholar

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Current
  • Board of Directors at Deer Valley Charter Schools, Inc
  • Community Relations Director at Arizona Department of Transportation
Past

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Education
  • Grand Canyon University
  • Grand Canyon University
  • Arizona State University
Connections
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Industry
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Timothy Tait’s Summary

I am the community relations director for the Arizona Department of Transportation, overseeing media relations, public involvement, government relations and community outreach efforts for the metro-Phoenix region. Managing a $3.5 million annual budget, there are eight members of the Community Relations team whom I lead, in addition to four diversified consultant groups. In further service, I am a member of the Research Council for the Arizona Transportation Research Center.

Before joining ADOT, I served as a public affairs director for public school systems, worked as a reporter for local newspapers including The Arizona Republic and Dow Jones, and served as a probation officer for the Maricopa County Juvenile Court. I also served a short stint as a senior writer and producer for edgy Internet registrar GoDaddy.com.

In addition to my professional positions, I provide consulting/advising services to local nonprofit organizations in the community arts and educational sectors. Currently, I am a member of the board of directors for Deer Valley Charter Schools Inc., operators of Deer Valley Academy.

I am a graduate of Arizona State University’s Cronkite School of Journalism and earned a masters degree in leadership and crisis management from Grand Canyon University. I am currently pursuing a doctoral degree from Grand Canyon University in organizational leadership (Ed.D.), where I am a Kappa Delta Pi scholar.

Timothy Tait’s Specialties:

• Crisis Communications;
• Department of Homeland Security Advanced PIO;
• School Safety;
• Public Involvement / Community Relations;
• Media Relations;
• Juvenile Court Proceedings;
• Organizational Leadership and Change;
• Educational Law;
• Communications Protocols;
• International Association of Public Participation (IAP2)


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Timothy Tait’s Honors:

• International Association of Public Participation Certification;
• National School Public Relations Golden Achievement Award;
• US DEA Commendation;
• El Mirage PD/Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Program Citation;
• Arizona School Public Relations Association Certificate of Merit;
• Deer Valley Unified School District PRIDE Award;
• Arizona Education Association PR Partnership Award;
• Arizona Press Club and AP reporting honors.


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