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Gulfport, MS

Executive management of full service advertising agency with focus on digital and social media marketing strategies servicing travel, tourism, seafood, utility, and economic development industries. Led agency strategic planning process to refine company brand and organizational structure, setting short and long term growth and profit goals for the.

Ocean Springs, Mississippi

Marketing consultation for environmental, outdoor recreation, tourism and arts accounts in Georgia, North Carolina, Mississippi. Texas and Brazil.Keep My Planet GreenCreated brand platform for start-up Atlanta-based environmental company selling carbon offsets. Oversaw website development and design, and wrote copy for online content, sales materials.

Ocean Springs, MS

Strategic management, promotion and operation of keystone nonprofit community cultural center. Served as public spokesperson, conducting speeches, making media appearances, and building relationships with government, corporate and civic leaders. Created programming, oversaw fundraising and events, generated sponsorships and secured grants totaling 25.

Mobile, AL

Secured $40 million in new account acquisitions during my tenure, sourcing national prospects, spearheading RFP development, writing presentations, assigning teams and leading presentations.Developed agency’s creative strategy process, conceived client brand strategies, wrote marketing plans, and oversaw communications programs for campaigns that received.

Developed marketing strategies and served as advertising account team leader for agency healthcare and financial clients.Led strategic marketing initiatives and campaigns for Baptist Healthcare Group, the largest healthcare network in Middle Tennessee with 17 locations.

Corporate marketing communications for multiple building product groups, working directly with division group heads. Developed promotional concepts for building trade advertising and collateral material.Wrote copy, hired graphic designers and illustrators, conceived and wrote sales incentive plans, and oversaw development of advertising and collateral.

Planned marketing initiatives for “Business Responds to AIDS” campaign for the US Centers for Disease Control.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Planned and led all strategic advertising and communications initiatives for the health education board of Scotland, the Scottish government's equivalent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Focus areas included heart health, teens and alcohol, AIDS awareness, healthy eating and nutrition and healthy lifestyle promotion. Led marketing and promotions.

Atlanta, GA

Oversaw staff of three designers, production manager, media buyer/copywriter and account executive in brand development, national advertising, design and communications for clients in resort, tourism, hospitality, financial and real estate industries. Served on executive board; supervised staff of designers, writers, media planning and production managers.