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Experience
Cayuga County Office
of Tourism, Auburn, N.Y.
1/'00 - Present
Communications
Specialist / Historic & Cultural Sites Administrator
Research and produce copy for bi-annual county
events calendar and 18-page travel guide on deadline.
Manage tourism inquiry database and Visitor Information
Center. Generate treasurer’s report, industry
statistics, update website content, recruit and
train part-time staff, volunteers and interns.
Coordinate Historic & Cultural Sites Commission
annual advertising and marketing campaign, write
press releases and copy for brochures and website.
Cayuga County Chamber
of Commerce, Inc., Auburn, N.Y.
8/'99 - 1/'00
Co-Special Events
Coordinator
Organized “Holiday Lights” and “Festival
of Trees,” major Chamber fundraisers. Managed
publicity and advertising campaign, secured a
wide variety of corporate sponsorships, coordinated
committee meetings and provided on-site event
supervision.
The Cayuga Museum
& Case Research Lab, Auburn, N.Y.
10/'97 - 7/'99
Educator/Outreach Coordinator
Built volunteer and membership base and assisted
with managing interns. Developed and maintained
promotional outreach tools including: bi-monthly
newsletter, website, brochures, print advertising
copy, press releases and feature articles. Scheduled
and facilitated visitor tours and created outreach
programs for all ages. Developed, coordinated
and hosted exhibition programs, fundraisers and
special events. Created a local history teacher’s
kit. Worked with numerous board committees. Offered
support with grant writing, capital campaign initiatives
and managing the gift shop.
Collins Communications,
Auburn, N.Y.
1/'96 - 9/'97
Account Executive
Independently managed several projects simultaneously
for a broad range of clients. Creatively assessed
clients’ needs and developed and implemented
customized marketing strategies. Formulated press
lists and secured print and electronic media placements
for international, national and regional publicity
campaigns. Conducted research and wrote copy for
advertisements, brochures, magazine and newspaper
articles, newsletters, press kits, press releases
and public service announcements. Supervised and
trained interns and oversaw special projects.
Hosted national media events including C-SPAN’s
“Alexis de Tocqueville Tour,” and
magazine features for Bon
Appetit and Country
Living.
The Anderson Gallery,
Virginia Commonwealth University,
Richmond, V.A.
Project Coordinator
8/'95
Developed and implemented a five-week pilot outreach
program for inner-city youth through the National
Youth Sports Program (NYSP). Selected and supervised
two interns and an assistant. Curated and installed
accompanying exhibition. Documented the project
in detail, and assessed the program's effectiveness
to guide future efforts. Findings were published
as my thesis project.
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Education
Virginia Commonwealth
University, Richmond, V.A.
12/'95
Double Master's
of Art in Art History and Museum Studies
- G.P.A. 4.0
Concentrations in Western Art and Museum Education
State University
of N.Y. College at Fredonia, Fredonia, N.Y.
5/'91
Bachelor of Art,
Art History - G.P.A.
3.3
Concentrations in Graphic Design and Arts Administration
Scuola Lorenzo de
Medici, Florence, Italy
12/'89 - 5/'90
Study Abroad
- G.P.A. 3.7
Concentrations in Italian Renaissance and Italian
Language
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Special Projects, Honors & Exhibitions
40 Under 40 Syracuse Honoree, Fall 2007
BizEventz, Syracuse
Forty members of Central NY are honored for their community involvement, business accomplishments and potential as future leaders of their community. website
Creative Core "Real People" Profile, Fall 2007
Syracuse's Metropolitan Development Association
Select creative people were profiled and promoted on the MDA's website
Call to Action: A Blueprint for Our Region's Future, Auburn, N.Y.
Community Focus Group Facilitated by Senator Nozzolio
Twenty members of the community met in early '07 to select key issues confronting our region, and identify action items for implementation by committee. We next held public meetings to encourage broad-based support. Personally, I worked with Coburn Design and drafted text for a PowerPoint presentation, the brochure and website that were used as tools for this special project. I now co-chair the WiFi committee, which hopes to make Auburn a wireless Internet hotspot. Read article
Downtown Business
Improvement District, Auburn, N.Y.
Downtown Art Projects
Helped facilitate community art projects including
"Music
for Murals," a benefit for outdoor murals/building
wraps, and the flower-pot project .
Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce, Auburn, N.Y.
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Past steering committee member for new young professional's group. Wrote copy for brochure, website and press releases. Led efforts to coordinate non-profit volunteer opportunities and assist various organizations with community improvement projects. Now serve on the "Art After Six" committee.
Youth Independent Film Festival Competition, Auburn, N.Y.
Assisted with development of the criteria, rules, entry forms, judging and screening.
Auburn Players, Auburn,
N.Y. 5/'05
"Proof"
Designed and installed the set for this theater
production.
ThINC, Inc., Syracuse,
N.Y. 4/'04, 5/'05
Helped with the organization and layout for "Mesh
I & II" a Central Upstate N.Y. fashion
show in coordination with Syracuse's International
Film Festival. Assembled and showed a line of
custom-made clothes.
Willard Memorial Chapel, Auburn, N.Y. 9/'05, 5/'06
Helped with the organization, scripting and layout for "Sassy Spring Fashions" and their fall fashion show. Assembled and showed a line of vintage clothes.
Schweinfurth Memorial
Art Center, Auburn, N.Y.
2 - 3/'04
"Domestic
Bliss: Refrigerator Art & Beyond"
Designed, installed and curated "The Cronkicles,"
the story of the domestic life of a fictional
American family with fellow artists Terry Cuddy
and Amy Chamberlain.
MacIntosh/PC skills:
Quark XPress, Quicken, ClarisWorks, Contribute 4, Microsoft
Windows XP, Publisher, Access and HomeSite.
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