Monique Farmer, APR

Monique Farmer, APR, leads Avant Solutions. She has devoted more than 20 years to building her expertise as a communication strategist and adviser. Her experience spans internal and external communication, leader communication, issues management, reputation management, crisis communication, media training, and media relations. For her leadership and performance during historic flooding on the Missouri River, She was awarded the second highest award of the Department of the Army Honorary Awards for Department of the Army Employees, The Superior Civilian Service Award.

Monique currently teaches PR Management and Case Studies, PR Techniques, Strategic Writing and served as the faculty advisor for the 2021 PRSSA Bateman Competition Team in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. The team earned national recognition, landing second place for their strategic communication plan, The Civility Effect. She previously served as the Director of Communications for Nebraska’s largest school district, Omaha Public Schools. Prior to that, she worked in Corporate Communications for ConAgra Foods and served in a Public Affairs Officer role for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Her research insights into the frameworks and models school districts can use to approach rebranding initiatives were published in a study conducted by the national research group Hanover Research.

Monique is the President-Elect for PRSA Nebraska and the Vice President of Membership for the Omaha (NE) Chapter of the Links, Incorporated. She also serves on the Project Harmony and EPIC for Girls boards.

She is one of KidGlov’s trusted public relations partners.