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Experience
Historic & Cultural Sites Commission '00 - present
Administrator
Launched the City of Auburn's new brand “History’s Hometown.” Manage the budget. Coordinate the advertising and marketing; write grants, press releases and brochure copy; organize events; and update website content.
Cayuga County Office of Tourism '00 - present
Communications Specialist
Write and edit the County’s primary promotional tool, its 65-page annual travel guide. Content manage additional visitor tools such as maps and trivia booklets. Provide ideas, information and images for regional and state PR initiatives. Organize tours for travel writers and coordinate photo shoots. Oversee the Visitor Information Center and execute interior design upgrades. Generate treasurer’s report, inquiry statistics, recruit and train staff and volunteers.
Kline Design '04 - present
Creative Consultant & Owner
Provide interior decorating for commercial and residential clients. Services include color scheme and decorative painting consultations and applications; wall, floor and surface coverings; procurement of art work, home accessories and furniture; create one-of-a-kind window treatments; clutter control and organization; window displays; and wedding and event décor. Designs featured on HGTV’s “Offbeat America.”
Operation Auburn '07 - present
Project Manager
Write monthly content and feature articles highlighting “good news” for the City’s e-newsletter. Work with a designer on layout and e-distribution via Constant Contact.
Cayuga County Chamber
of Commerce, Inc. '99 - '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
'97 - 99
Educator/Outreach Coordinator
Built volunteer and membership base. Developed and maintained promotional outreach tools, including the 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. Worked with the Board to develop, coordinate and host exhibition programs, fundraisers and special events. Created a local history teacher’s kit. Offered support with grant writing, capital campaign initiatives and managing the gift shop.
Collins Communications
'96 - '97
Account Executive
Developed and implemented customized marketing strategies for a broad range of clients. 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, newsletters, press kits, press releases, public service announcements, and magazine and newspaper articles. Supervised and trained interns and oversaw special projects. Hosted national media events, including C-SPAN’s “Alexis de Tocqueville Tour” at the Seward House Museum, and features on the Skaneateles Festival for Bon Appetit and Country Living magazines.
The Anderson Gallery,
Virginia Commonwealth University,
Richmond, V.A.
Project Coordinator
'95
Developed, implemented and evaluated a five-week pilot outreach program for inner-city youth. Curated and installed accompanying exhibition of totem poles made from recyclable materials. 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.
'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. '91
Bachelor of Art,
Art History - G.P.A.
3.3
Concentrations in Graphic Design and Arts Administration
Scuola Lorenzo de
Medici, Florence, Italy
'89 - '90
Study Abroad
- G.P.A. 3.7
Concentrations in Italian Renaissance and Italian
Language
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Special Projects, Honors & Exhibitions
Call to Action: A Blueprint for Our Region's Future, '07-present
Community Focus Group Facilitated by Senator Nozzolio
Identify key challenges and opportunities in the community and implement action items to move initiatives forward. Wrote copy for PowerPoint presentations for public meetings, the Blueprint brochure and website. Chaired the WiFi Committee for Phase I, and now serve on the Marketing and Arts & Culture Committees
for Phase II. website. Read article
City of Auburn's Comprehensive Planning Committee, '08 - '10
Helped create the City's new vision statement and 120-page master plan. Promoted and attended public input sessions on neighborhoods, arts & culture, signage and business development.
Owasco Yacht Club Social & Decorating Chair, '08
Organized social events, dinners and private parties. Booked the entertainment. Led the effort to completely redecorate the Clubhouse's interior and exterior on limited funds.
40 Under 40 Syracuse Honoree, '07
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, '07
Syracuse's Metropolitan Development Association
Select creative people were profiled and promoted on the MDA's website
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 . Also worked with BOCES to shocase local artwork in vacant storefronts.
Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce, Auburn, N.Y., '04-present
IGNITE
Founding member of Cayuga County’s first young professional's group. Wrote copy for brochure, website and press releases. Led efforts to coordinate non-profit volunteer opportunities. Helped organize events, currently assist with event decor.
Youth Independent Film Festival Competition, Auburn, N.Y. '04
Assisted with development of the criteria, rules, entry forms, judging and screening.
Auburn Players, Auburn,
N.Y. '05
"Proof"
Designed and installed the set for this theater
production.
ThINC, Inc., Syracuse,
N.Y. '04 - '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. '05 - '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.
/'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.
Computer Skills: Microsoft Office Suite, Contribute, Access, Publisher and Quark XPress
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