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Whether it’s teaching a team of corporate managers the Hawaiian
hula or planning a key meeting for a global client in 30
locations simultaneously, Project Manager Anne Kaplan keeps
everything spinning smoothly.
And whenever possible, she tries to emphasize face-to-face
communication, even dispatching executives to address employees
at a multitude of dispersed locations. "With the rise of
technology, face-to-face communication has really decreased over
the years, but interacting directly still makes a big
difference," she said, noting that a lot of communication is
visual, not verbal.
Anne began her communications career at Pacific Gas & Electric,
writing features for its intranet. Soon she was managing
frequent employee meetings with top executives, which gave
company leaders and up to 800 employees per session the chance
to engage as the company experienced dramatic change. Later, she
directed kick-off events for a carbon offset program, launched a
branding campaign to help make San Francisco the greenest city
in America, and helped develop live and web-based training
programs.
Following her tenure at PG&E, she worked as a communications
professional at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, in
Golden, Colorado. Since joining ROI Communication in 2009, Anne
has worked on a variety of projects including event planning,
PowerPoint presentations, videos, manager round-tables and
employee focus groups. A graduate of Claremont McKenna College,
she is fluent in Spanish. |
