Bill Handy has more than fifteen years of advanced technical, management and academic experience in the field of public relations, marketing and strategic planning. He is a Visiting Professor at Oklahoma State University in the School of Journalism and Broadcast where his area of research and scholarship includes public relations, strategic communications, electronic communications (some call it social media) and PR technology. He also created and teaches the first course dedicated solely to the study of Social Media as it relates to public relations, marketing and communications.
He is co-owner of HHH Strategic Solutions which provides strategic planning and communications counsel for international organizations, small businesses and nonprofits.
He is the co-creator of the Oklahoma Social Media Club (www.oklasocialmediaclub.org), a collaborative effort of students, academia and professionals to explore social media strategy and tactics and oversees his students’ creation of Socially Orange( www.sociallyorange.org) a social media site created for the benefit of all OSU JB Students to network with each other as well as industry professionals. The site was created by students in his Social Media Class.
Bill received his undergraduate degree in Marketing and Business Administration from Webster University and his MS in Mass Communication, with an emphasis in Strategic Communication Management, from Oklahoma State University.
He is the 2009 recipient of the Achafoa Mortar Board Chapter Golden Torch Award which is given to a single faculty member, from each college, whom the chapter believes has made significant contributions toward the success of students, specifically for their dedication to promoting scholarship, leadership and service.
He was also inducted into the Golden Key International Honour Society in recognition of his commitment to higher education and outstanding job as a Visiting Professor at Oklahoma State University.
He has also received two nominations for the 2009 College of Arts and Science for the A&S Outstanding Professor.
His past professional experience includes the management of State Farm Insurance’s Regional Public Affairs Department and Internal Communications Division, Assistant Vice President of Communications for Bank of Oklahoma and Internal Communications for Williams Company.
His super human strength is the ability to know the difference between a goal, objective, strategy and tactic.
In his other life, Bill lives in Tulsa with his wife (the smarter of the two…) and co-own HHH Strategic Solutions. They previously owned, Dog Dish, an upscale retail boutique for pets and pet owners. They have one daughter and three dogs (chase is pictured above – he is the one with more hair).
He is available for speaking engagements and can be reached via email at bill.handy@okstate.edu. He can also be found on twitter, facebook and Linkedin. Heck, if you want to you can just call him at 918-260-4883.