Owner, Iron Horse Communications
Medford, Oregon Area
- Current
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- Senior Public Relations Specialist at Asante Health System
- Owner at Iron Horse Communications (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Communications Coordinator at Southern Illinois Healthcare
- High School English Teacher at CUSD #186
- Education
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- Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
- Portland State University
- Connections
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- Industry
- Public Relations and Communications
- Websites
Grant Walker’s Experience
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Senior Public Relations Specialist
Asante Health System
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
July 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)
Media and public relations, crisis communications, emergency preparedness and incident command PIO.
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Owner
Iron Horse Communications (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Public Relations and Communications industry)
June 2000 — Present (9 years 7 months)
Professional writing services, public and media relations consulting, Web site design and hosting.
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Communications Coordinator
Southern Illinois Healthcare
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
June 1998 — June 2007 (9 years 1 month)
Responsible for all internal and external public relations. Editor, company employee newsletter, Web site content and newswire, media relations and photography.
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High School English Teacher
CUSD #186
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Education Management industry)
August 1988 — June 1998 (9 years 11 months)
Teacher of English, composition, American Literature, theater, journalism and photography.
Grant Walker’s Education
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Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
1985 — 1988
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Portland State University
Bachelor's , English , 1978 — 1980
Additional Information
Grant Walker’s Websites:
Grant Walker’s Interests:
Writing, Photography, Fly Fishing, Baseball
Grant Walker’s Groups:
Public Relations Society of America, Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development
Grant Walker’s Honors:
Superior Achievement, Public Relations Campaign, "Medical Malpractice Reform Now," Illinois Society for Healthcare Mareketing and Public Relations, 2004.
Gold Award, Feature Writing, Illinois Society for Healthcare Mareketing and Public Relations, 2002.
Best Feature Photo, Liberty News Service, 1994.
Teacher of Excellence, Illinois Math and Science Academy, 1992.
Grant Walker’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
