NON PROFIT CONSULTANT
—January 2009-present
Helping non-profit organizations with: special events management, grant research and writing, cause marketing, public relations, and development goals
Clients have included: Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce; Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts; Castle Rock Players; Historic Douglas County; New Born Hope; Camp Carey; Branson School Online
Volunteer commitments: Castle Rock Public Arts Commission, Ambassador for the Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce
MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR—January 2006-June 2007
Overseeing the financial development, logistical needs, and creative management of special events and promotions for Downtown South Bend, Inc. (DTSB), a public/private partnership with the City of South Bend
Responsibilities: cultivation of corporate sponsorships, grant writing, media relations, audience development, management of collaborative advertising with regional publications, and the creation of promotional materials.
MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT-February 05-January 2006
Overseeing the financial development and logistical needs of special events and promotions for DTSB
PRODUCER/PUBLICIST--September 2003-September 2004
Overseeing the development of Avanti: a Postindustrial Ghost Story, an original multimedia collaboration between the University of Notre Dame’s Department of Film, Television and Theatre and The Builders Association, an internationally renowned media and performance company based in New York.
Responsibilities: managing the creative, technical and logistical needs of cast and crew, grant writing, fundraising, media relations, audience development, the creation of promotional materials and events, and the booking of tours.
MARKETING DIRECTOR--December 2003-May 2004
Promoting the University of Notre Dame’s touring Shakespeare residency program, Actors From The London Stage, to colleges and universities across the country.
Responsibilities: overseeing creative development of website and promotional brochures and mailings, managing listserv and other data bases, and writing additional marketing materials to further national audience development and tour bookings.
FREE LANCE WRITER—April 1998-December 2002
South Bend Tribune: arts and entertainment coverage of Chicago, South Bend, and Michigan museums and cultural institutions.
(See attached for list of published articles.)
FREE LANCE WRITER/CONSULTANT—January 1993-April 1998
Published works include articles in: the Atlanta Journal Constitution; the Atlanta Constitution, the Atlanta Journal, Piedmont Hospital’s Profiles Magazine, Atlanta Magazine, Atlanta Parent, and Atlanta Baby magazine.
Account work: Rich’s/Lazarus/Goldsmith’s; the Prescriptive Authority Collation of Advanced Practical Nurses; Egleston Children’s Hospital; Piedmont Hospital; and Morningside Day Out Preschool.
SCREENWRITER—1997-2002
Feature length script titled “First Lady” optioned by Columbia Tristar Pictures, January 2000
(See attached for other credits)
BOSTON UNIVERSITY—BS Degree in Broadcast Journalism
Member of: Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce, Castle Pines Chamber of Commerce
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