Carolina Broadcasting & Publishing, 2011-2013

Account and Creative Director

 

Produced public service, lobbyist, and political marketing and messaging campaigns for broadcast television and social media.

 

The Hope Center at Pullen, 2011-2012

Communications Coordinator

 

Planned annual fundraising event, which exceeded fundraising goal by $10,000.

 

Sulzbacher Center, 1999-2010

Residential non-profit social services agency serving homeless men, women, and families with children

• Marketing Manager (part-time) 2009-2010

• Director of Public Relations 2007-2009

• Director of Community Resource Development 2004-2007

• Director of Food and Nutrition Services 2001-2004

• Culinary Instructor/Kitchen Manager 1999-2001

 

Eleven years of increasing management-level responsibility. Five years of event planning experience. Planned and executed annual fundraising events for 1,000 attendees, with revenues of $350,000 per year. Produced outdoor receptions for 1,000 attendees, 2005-2007. Produced live, theater-style programs for 1,000 attendees, 2008-2010. Consistently secured high quality media coverage for agency issues and events. Represented agency as public speaker.

 

Seven years of supervision over daily, year-round food service operation with an annual meal volume that increased by 100% over my tenure to 400,000 meals per year. Managed staff of four. Created menus and managed The Brown Bag Catering Company, an in-house catering service. Established reporting procedures and administered USDA Child Care Food Program.

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Developed professional culinary arts training program for homeless adults. Delivered curriculum through lecture, demonstration, and practical application. Taught food preparation and safety, nutrition, and meal planning classes.