Alan Gray Email & Phone Number

Brunswick, Ga

Provide strategic marketing communications, PR/media relations, public affairs, and fundraising counsel/support services to corporate, legal/professional services, NGO, non-profit, and other marketing-focused organizations. Develop, execute and manage integrated marcom, PR/public affairs and brand communications campaigns to drive B2B and B2C branding, messaging, product positioning, reputation management, business development, government relations, fundraising, and other strategic image-centric marcom and PR objectives.Examples of recent projects:Counseled and produced key deliverables to Shell Oil for HR communications, reaching thousands of employees throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.• Produced bilingual content for 250+ page Web site launched for UNICEF’s Latin America and Caribbean Region. • Developed integrated marcom, PR and branding for multiple international law firms.

Westwood, Nj

Assisted high school students with improving English verbal skills, to include critical reading, writing, and test taking competencies.

Panama City, Republic Of Panama

Taught World Literature (10th grade), English Literature (11th grade) and American Literature (12th grade) with focus on preparing high school students for post-secondary academic studies in English-speaking colleges and universities in the US, Panama (Florida State University, University of Louisville, among others), Great Britain, and elsewhere around the world.Helped students to dramatically increase their verbal skills to achieve full English language fluency and placed great emphasis on developing their advanced English writing skills through essays, creative compositions, book reports, and other written projects.Led regular workshops with college-bound seniors to provide information, advice and counseling on college selection criteria and financial considerations, the intricacies of the US college admissions process, and prepared students for writing an essay to accompany their college application submissions. In addition, coordinated programs and activities to bring US college/university representatives to the school for group multimedia and other presentations as well as one-on-one meetings with Colegio Brader's high school students.

General Washington Drive, Alexandria, Virginia

Planned, developed, executed and managed strategic plans and budgets for this start-up specialty distributor of imported Italian espresso coffees (Danesi and Palombini), China Mist gourmet iced teas, Torani flavoring syrups, Celestial Seasonings teas, Astoria commercial-use espresso machines, Caffe D’Amore drink mixes, and related lines of electronic beverage preparation equipment, non-perishable specialty goods, among other products for retail, hospitality and foodservice channels. Managed 12 employees, all B2B and B2C sales/marketing and promotion activities, and business development targeted at growing specialty catering operations.

2100 Reston Parkway, Reston, Virginia

Directed marketing communications, PR, advertising, media relations, branding, positioning and awareness, crisis communications, and coalition-building programs. Developed strategic plans, managed budgets of up to $1.5 million, supervised department of 3 reports, and monitored success metrics. As editor, published award-winning Food Broker Quarterly magazine (30K worldwide readership - brokers, CPG manufacterers, retailers/wholesale distributors, industry analysts and consultants) and Newsline (for NFBA members only) newsletter.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Published award-winning FOOD BROKER QUARTERLY magazine and NEWSLINE monthly membership newsletter.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Developed strategic plans, budgets, and directed government relations and public affairs campaign activities that preserved for member CPG companies and military patrons annual Congressional appropriations required to fund support for the global network of military commissary, exchange, and related retail/distribution operations.

As executive editor, directed all editorial, creative, advertising, and circulation activities for this 4-color quarterly read by suppliers (manufacturers, brokers, distributors, consultants, etc.) as well as senior and staff DoD officials, commissary store and military exchange managers/directors (for AFCOMS, US Army Troop Support Agency, NAVRESSO - commissary, exchange and ships afloat, Marine Corps Commissary & Exchange Systems, US Coast Guard resale outlets, Veterans Canteen Service stores, State Department embassy/consulate retail stores, and Members of Congress and their staff, Congressional Defense Committees and Congressional Defense Activity Oversight staff, among others. Managed magazine for association as a profit center that generated average annual ad sales of $1.5 million.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Under the broad direction of EEI's Bita Lanys and Valerie Apollo, performed freelance on-site publishing, communications and marketing support services - ranging from editing, copywriting and proofreading - on behalf of a broad array of clients, including McManis Associates, The Tax Foundation, among other management consulting, professional services (law, accounting), non-profit, and federal government organizations.

London, United Kingdom

Developed, executed and managed programs to achieve for clients their strategic public affairs, government relations and marketing communications/PR objectives: set meetings between senior corporate and industry association executives and key government officials, Members of Parliament, among others. Researched, developed and wrote news releases, opinion-editorials, letters to the editor, feature articles, brochures, fact sheets, executive briefings and correspondence, Parliamentary questions, speeches, and marcom collateral. Monitored, and prepared reports on UK and European Union regulatory/Parliamentary legislative issues. Researched and prepared proprietary reports on rulings, proposed and enacted legislation, and other actions taken by UK and European Union authorities.

London, United Kingdom

Researched, developed and wrote for clients' go-to-market strategies such tactical elements as news releases, opinion-editorials, letters to the editor, feature articles, brochures, fact sheets, executive briefings and correspondence, Parliamentary questions, speeches, and marcom collateral. Monitored, and prepared reports on UK and European Union regulatory/Parliamentary legislative issues. Researched and prepared proprietary reports on rulings, proposed and enacted legislation, and other actions taken by UK and European Union authorities.

Us Military Posts In The Usa, Pacific, Asia, Europe And Eastern Europe

Basic Training: Parris Island, SC; Advanced Infantry Training School, Camp Pendleton, CA; 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan: Company A, 1st Bn./9th Marine Regiment; Company L, 3rd Bn./4th Marine Regiment; deployed aboard CVN Kitty Hawk, LSTs, and other Navy ships to training and hot zone operational areas (Occidental Mindoro, The Phillipines); Inchon, S. Korea: participated in Joint US-Japan Defense Force training at Camp Fuji, Japan; attended Jungle Survival Warfare School and US State Department-HQ Marine Corps administered Marine Security Guard School (Henderson Hall, Washington, DC). As top ten graduate, selected assignment to join MSG detachment at US Embassy, Budapest, Hungary (Sept. 1974-1975) and later to MSG detachment at US Embassy, London, England (Sept. 1975-1977). Served for 4 years in US Marine Corps Individual Ready Reserves (HQMC - Plans, Policies & Operations Reserve Augmentation Unit), 1988 -1991.

Master'S Program - Not Completed, International Relations & Political Science

Activities and Societies: NoneMaster's thesis (research exclusively focused on the Boer War and its implications for British Imperialism.

West African Literature

Selected readings in African literature, from Chinua Achebe to readings transcribed by field workers from the oral traditions related.

B.A., International Relations & Political Science

Activities and Societies: Member of soccer team, debate club, international student union, and Russian club. Served as volunteer mentor.

Political Science

Activities and Societies: International Club, US Military Veterans Club, French Society, Russian Cultural ExchangeAttended Schiller.

Government

Activities and Societies: US Military Veterans/Vietnam Veterans Cooperative Exchange (London, UK center of Univ. of MD.

Liberal Arts

Activities and Societies: Soccer Team, Tennis TeamEngaged in intensive academic thumb twiddling, plus expanive (but nevertheless.

Diploma, College Prep

Activities and Societies: Football, wrestling, track.Prepped for a life of crime, from murder and mayhem to garden variety pillaging.