Cara Chatfield

Director, Marketing & Communications at SMUD

Cara Chatfield has extensive experience in marketing, communications, and public relations. Cara most recently worked at SMUD as the Director of Marketing & Communications. Prior to that, they worked at BlueScope Water USA as a Public Relations Specialist, where they developed and executed marketing and outreach strategies. Cara also has experience in the energy sector, having worked at Manidis Roberts as a Communications and Community Relations Manager and at Western Power as a Strategic Communication Advisor and Government and Corporate Relations Executive. Cara began their career at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, where they worked as a Sponsorship Development Assistant. Throughout their career, Cara has demonstrated skills in content development, design, and delivery of marketing collateral, external communications, and community outreach strategies. Cara has also managed teams and budgets for various projects.

Cara Chatfield holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) degree in Political Science and Government from Brock University. In terms of additional certifications, they have obtained an Advanced Crisis Communications Certificate and a Crisis Communications Certificate from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). There are also other certifications in their education history, such as the Corporate Affairs Program from Melbourne Business School, the Effective Public Participation Certificate from the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Australasia, and the Strategic Marketing Management Certificate from the Australian Institute of Management. The specific months and years of obtaining these certifications are not provided.

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Timeline

  • Director, Marketing & Communications

    November, 2022 - present

  • Corporate Communications Manager

    September, 2014

  • Public Information Specialist

    December, 2012

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