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My ExpertiseMy Expertise
Area(s) of expertise:
Media relations, Marketing, Advertising
Summary of expertise:
Twenty-five years experience -- eight as a nine-time Florida Press Association award-winning journalist, 17 in public affairs, marketing and advertising at Nova Southeastern University and Barry University.
Awards/associations/memberships:
Ten (10) awards for marketing/advertising and publication/design, including: • 25th Annual Educational Advertising Awards, sponsored by the Higher Education Marketing Report (“Preparing You” Newspaper Series/Advertising Campaign, Gold Medal, 2010) • CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) District III, Magazine Publishing Improvement (Barry Magazine, Award of Excellence, 2007) • Admissions Marketing Report’s 20th Annual Admissions Advertising Awards, Newspaper/Advertising Series (“Thank you, Sister Jeanne,” Merit Winner, 2004) • National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Sports Information Directors Association (NAIA-SIDA) Publication Contest, Combined Basketball Brochure Contest (fourth place, 1999-2000) • NAIA-SIDA Multi-Sport Brochure Contest/Spring Sports (fifth place, 1999-2000) • NAIA-SIDA Multi-Sport Brochure Contest/Fall Sports (sixth place, 1999-2000) • NAIA-SIDA Combined Basketball Brochure Contest (eighth place, 1998-99) • NAIA-SIDA Multi-Sport Brochure Contest (seventh place, 1997-98) • Florida Press Association (FPA) Newspaper/Self Promotion (first place, 1994) • FPA Newspaper/Self Promotion (third place, 1992) Seven (7) Florida Press Association journalism and photography awards, including: • The Sally Latham Memorial Award for Florida’s top Serious Editorial Column in 1995 • Sports Column (second place, 1995) • Serious Editorial Column (first place, 1995) • Editorial Column/First Amendment Defense (third place, 1993) • Sports Column (honorable mention/fourth place, 1993) • Serious Editorial Column (second place, 1991) • Sports Photo (second place, 1990) Three (3) Administrator of the Year awards, including: • Florida Sun Conference (FSC) Male Athletic Administrator of the Year, 1998-99 (The only male non-athletic director to ever win this award) • NAIA Southeast Region Athletics Administrator of the Year, 1997-98 (The only Sports Information Director in the nation to ever be honored with an NAIA region administrator of the year award) • FSC Male Athletic Administrator of the Year, 1997-98 (First of two consecutive conference honors) Two (2) awards for excellence in media relations, including: • CASE III Grand Award for Media Relations Project, 2004. (The first “Grand Award” ever won by Barry University, and the school’s first honor for media relations) • American Express Award for excellence in Institutional Advancement, 2001, Nova Southeastern University Member: Public Relations Society of America Member: American Marketing Association
Prior media experience:
Sports Editor/Columnist/Reporter: The Community News, 1987-95 Freelance: The Miami Herald, Sun-Sentinel, Hollywood Sun-Tattler, South Florida SportsNews 1987-95 Television and Radio commentator, host: Sunshine Network, Selkirk Cable, WAVS AM
Educational background:
Bachelor of Arts in Humanities Nova Southeastern University (www.nova.edu), Fort Lauderdale, Florida Associate of Arts in Journalism Broward College (Formerly Broward Community College, www.broward.edu), Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
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