Whooo am i?
I’m Chrissy Deal, a strategic communications consultant based in North Carolina.
Growing up in south Georgia, the daughter of a biology teacher and an engineer, somehow I took a completely different path — first to Mercer University, where I studied art, communications and photography; then to the Triangle area of North Carolina, where I’ve established a respected career as a PR specialist and creative designer.
Along the way I designed logos for nonprofits and small businesses; spoke for elected leaders and government organizations; became the personality behind all of the robo-calls for a local school system; started a wine blog; and designed newsletters, websites and marketing collateral for a whole host of enterprises.
I also got married, divorced, remarried, had a couple of dogs, a kid, two houses and a few cars. Traveled the country and the world, drank a lot of good wine, remodeled my kitchen and cooked some crazy-good food in it. I’m still doing those last things (except for the remodeling part), with my teenage son, my sommelier/restaurateur husband, and our fluffy black dog.
MY BACKGROUND
Bachelor of Arts
fine art, communications, photography
Mercer University
Macon, Ga.
Crisis Communications certification
FEMA / National Fire Academy
Emmitsburg, Md.
Skills, Familiarities & Proficiencies
Adobe Creative: Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign, Acrobat, Spark
Google Drive, Slides, etc.
Website design and management: WordPress, Squarespace, et al
Hashtags, keywords, SEO, etc.
Constant Contact, MailChimp, etc.
Writing, editing, presenting, speaking on camera/mic
Social media content creation and management
Media relations and executive coaching
Owner/Consultant, july 2016 –
strategic communications & creative support
Chrissy Deal Consulting
Holly Springs, NC
Chief Communications officer, 2013-16
senior-level strategic support for all internal & external communications
staff management, event planning, media relations
Durham Public Schools
Durham, NC
Senior Advisor to the Secretary, 2011-13
strategic planning and communications support
NC Department of Health & Human Services; NC Department of Public Safety
Raleigh, NC
director of communications, press secretary, 2009-11
Office of the Governor, Bev Perdue
Raleigh, NC