Beth Cooper Email & Phone Number

Suffolk, Va, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Write news releases and other materials. Develop media lists and perform follow-up telephone calls to national and regional print, broadcast and social media to generate results for legal, non-profit and faith-based initiatives and organizations.

Author of "Historic Hotels and Motels of the Outer Banks", published in June 2020, and "Norfolk Southern in Hampton Roads", published May 31, 2021.

Write in-depth articles covering Hampton Roads, economic development, tourism, real estate, hospitality industry, higher education, Port of Virginia.

Serve a variety of clients, including Fortune 500 corporations, universities, hospitals, public relations firms, newspapers and magazinesDesign and write newsletters, research and write newspaper and magazine articles Perform media relations and special event coordinationWrite and edit university research and alumni magazines

Write and edit monthly newsletter for Sentara Obici Hospital, perform other duties for Sentara's Marketing Department, including writing news releases and copy for website.

Norfolk, Virginia Area

Crafted articles for Norfolk Southern's employee magazine, BizNS, news releases, company website, copy for company's annual sustainability report and other company publications. Coordinated company's speaker's bureau to disseminate Norfolk Southern's message in the communities the railroad serves. Wrote speeches for the CEO and other executives. Assisted with public relations and media relations activities.

Wrote articles for real estate tabloids

Promoted story ideas and cultivated relationships with local, regional and national media Developed and wrote stories for alumni publication and faculty/staff newspaper and served as assistant editor of both publications.Designed and executed promotional plans for special events and university programsDeveloped copy for various university publicationsDetermined faculty to promote in national media

Identified faculty, students, administrators and research to promote in the mediaResponded to media inquiries. Initiated media contactsWrote news and feature stores for faculty and staff biweekly newspaper and quarterly alumni newspaper and served as assistant editor of both publications Helped coordinate and staff special eventsConducted market research for publications and promotional activitiesCollected and organized information and wrote copy for President's Annual Report and other promotional publications

Wrote editorials, a weekly column and designed and produced the newspaper on alternate weekendsSupervised five-member staffCovered education, health and downtown revitalization efforts

Covered education, courts, police, health and agricultureDesigned and edited two pages per week

Wrote news releases and feature articles for the university's athletic programs