Toby Ball Email & Phone Number

New Hampshire

• Creator and host of the new podcast RIP CURRENT, from iHeartPodcasts. Visit RipCurrentPod.com for more information.Creator and host of the podcast Strange Arrivals, from iHeartRadio and Aaron Mahnke’s Grim & Mild.
• Two million downloads over two seasons looking at the cultural aspects of UFOs.
• Researched, identified archival audio, sourced and conducted interviews, wrote scripts and hosted 24 episodes over two seasons.
• Peaked at #35 on the Apple Podcasts Overall chart and #1 on the History chart.Panelist on the podcast Crime Writers On…The Original True Crime Review Podcast, a weekly pop culture podcast from Partners In Crime Media.
• Over 200 episodes recorded since 2014.
• Each episode reviews two true crime properties – generally podcasts, documentaries or television shows.Host of The Deep Dive monthly book club podcast, which brings together prominent podcasters, academics, journalists.

Author of three suspense novels, The Vaults (hardcover: St. Martin’s Press, paperback: Overlook Press), Scorch City (hardcover: St. Martin’s Press, paperback: Overlook Press) and Invisible Streets (hardcover and paperback: Overlook Press).The Vaults and Invisible Streets were both given starred reviews by Publishers Weekly and The Vaults also received a.

Lowell, Massachusetts

• Monitor, coordinate and ensure completion of grant project milestones and goals and adherence to established timelines.
• Provide writing and editorial services to support the production of project reports, grant proposals, and publications tied to grant-funded projects.
• Provide collaborative leadership and management of students involved in research projects.
• Coordinate activities related to grant administration, including those related to purchasing, hiring of project personnel, and management of subcontracts.
• Conduct strategic outreach and serve as point of contact for community and government agencies with potential for and/or interest in partnering with the University.
• Develop and implement communication and engagement strategies to support and enhance University relationships with community and government partners and to ensure responsiveness and technical assistance needs.

Durham, NH

• UNH Program Manager for collaborative project with the Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH). Funded through a 3-year, $825,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation, this project seeks to illustrate the purpose.
• Create course articulation and academic pathway agreements. To date, more than 130 CCSNH courses have been approved for transfer to UNH COLA;
• Identify weaknesses and gaps in support services for community college transfer students at UNH and develop solutions to address these issues;
• Provide outreach to the citizens of NH through events, programs, and communications about the importance of humanities education.Manages events of such as summer institutes for faculty, public humanities events, and.
• Identifies and negotiates contracts with sites, catering, vendors, etc.;
• Site manages when necessary;

Durham, NH

• Program Manager for a social science research center doing cutting-edge research on crimes against children. In consultation with the center director, develops and manages a complex annual budget of over $500,000/year.
• Monitors expenditures;
• Creates budget and grant projections;
• Prepares salary distribution plans for researchers involving multiple grants:
• Has created budgets for more than 100 grant proposals.Acts as liaison and oversees relationships between the Center and other University departments such as Business Services, Sponsored Program Administration, Liberal.
• Creates conference budget and monitors expenditures;

Portsmouth, NH

• Managed the Carbon Coalition’s grassroots Town Meeting Initiative prior to and during the primary season of 2006-2007. The Carbon Coalition was a bipartisan coalition of leaders and environmental groups advocating for.
• Coordinated the efforts of many state and national organizations, including the Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund, Union of Concerned Scientists, and League of Conservation Voters, in recruiting volunteers and.
• Designed and led workshops for volunteers on issue advocacy.
• From an original goal of passing the resolution in 100 towns, the resolution was placed on the ballot in 182 towns and passed in 164.
• As a result of the initiative, about 100 NH towns have energy committees.
• Met with state opinion leaders and organizations and initiated partnerships to meet Carbon Coalition goals.

Durham, NH

Coordinated and site-managed university events for various audiences including students, faculty, state legislators, potential donors and alumni. Contacted and negotiated contracts for event venues, services, speakers, and entertainers. Coordinated communications efforts in support of programs including invitations, promotional brochures, event programs.

Concord, NH

• Directed the Chautauqua living history festival held in Keene and Portsmouth, NH, in 2002, 2003, and 2004. This week-long living history attracted total audiences of over 3000 per year.
• Worked with multiple venues at each site to host tent performances, teacher workshops, public workshops and breakfasts.
• Identified and contracted with living history performers, musical performers, teachers and scholars.
• Managed volunteers in two locations, totaling about 25 total volunteers.
• Site managed multiple events in multiple locations each day of the festival.Wrote grants to garner support for NHHC programs and administered the NHHC’s grant program by advising aspiring grantees, providing feedback.

Epping, NH

Full-time Social Studies position teaching Civics, World History, Sociology and World Cultures to grades 9-12.

• Served as CQ editor for joint election project with TIME magazine that produced state-specific election guide inserts in the 10/28/96 edition of TIME.
• Managed department of five researchers who interviewed every congressional nominee in the 1996 election for biographical and issue information.
• Edited copy to ensure accuracy and adherence to CQ/TIME style,
• Coordinated completion of profiles with the TIME project editor based in New York City.Also served as Database Editor and Clipping Service Manager.

A.B., History

M.A.T., Education