1. TIM ROWDEN
2725 Cherry Brook Dr., Arnold, MO 63010
Mobile: 636-232-3108; Home : 636-296-5742
Email: tim.rowden@yahoo.com
SUMMARY
Experienced communications professional with proven strengths in internal and external communications,
including website content and maintenance, media relations and daily journalism. Strong writer with a versatile
set of communications skills including:
Strategic communications plans
Internet and intranet content
Executive speeches
Corporate newsletters
Video scripts
Presentations
Marketing communications
Social media
Social responsibility
Vendor management
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Developed and maintained online media room.
Designed, developed and maintained corporate division landing page.
Worked with bloggers to develop and promote company image.
Produced Environmental and Social Responsibility Report, resulting in better understanding of company’s
commitment to social responsibility and improved corporate image.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION – CREVE COEUR, MO 2007-2010
Fortune 500 company with 18,000 employees
Manager, Media Relations & Corporate Communications
Developed and executed comprehensive media relations and employee communications plans. Fostered
corporate image by building and maintaining relationships with key reporters and resolving media issues.
Developed executive speeches and presentations, websites, brochures, press releases and newsletters.
Directly involved in pre- and post-petition media relations, executive presentations and employee
communications related to Chapter 11 financial restructuring over a 17-month period, 2009-2010.
Designed, developed and maintained Recycling division landing page.
Produced and managed content of online media room
Coordinated trade show promotion, executive interview preparation, on-site interviews and follow-up.
Produced 2007 corporate Environmental and Social Responsibility Report, including case studies, executive
messaging and corporate position statements. Resulted in investor understanding of the company’s
commitment to social responsibility and improved public image.
Worked with corporate safety team to promote safe industrial work practices.
Co-led development of an interactive investor fact book designed to support the annual report, allowing
investors to easily access information and save time.

2. ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH – ST. LOUIS, MO 1999-2007
Major metropolitan daily newspaper with circulation of 209,839.
Bureau Chief, Jefferson County, MO
Edited, coached and mentored reporters in a three-person bureau, coordinating print and online coverage of
county and municipal government, courts, environmental, health and development issues.
Recognized by Mothers Against Drunk Driving for coverage of alcohol-related driving issues.
Developed investigative series identifying radioactive and chemical contaminants buried at former nuclear fuel
rod assembly plant in Hematite, Mo. Coverage prompted water testing, which determined contamination of
drinking wells and prompted the landowner to fund extension of public water service.
SUBURBAN JOURNALS OF GREATER ST. LOUIS 1992-1999
Group of weekly publications in the St. Louis, Mo., region with a circulation of 550,000.
Senior Reporter
Led coverage of county and municipal government, courts, people and events, delivering accurate, timely,
engaging and easy-to-understand stories.
Developed series exposing legal loophole that allowed repeat drunk drivers to keep their licenses. Coverage
contributed to a change in Missouri law.
23rd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF MISSOURI – JEFFERSON COUNTY, MO 1993-Present
Media Coordinator
Appointed by court to facilitate video access to court proceedings under Missouri Supreme Court guidelines.
Coordinate media pool arrangements and resolve issues related to coverage of court proceedings. Coordinated
first-ever access for video cameras in a Jefferson County, Mo., courtroom, providing the public a better
understanding of the judicial process.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Journalism, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Mo., 1989
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 2003-Present
Assistant Scout Master, Merit Badge Counselor, Cub Scout Den Leader
Mentor individual scouts in life skills and personal development by facilitating camp and activities planning,
guiding outdoor programs and supervising team building.
Instruct scouts in merit badge requirements, providing ongoing mentoring and evaluation.
AFFILIATIONS
Public Relations Society of America
AWARDS
Best Feature Story – Missouri Press Association
Heart of America Award for Excellence in Journalism – Kansas City Press Club
Guilder of the Year – St. Louis Newspaper Guild