Catherine Klasne, Mba Email & Phone Number

Florida, United States

Ensuring that potential and existing clients think of Upchurch Watson White & Max first when seeking a dispute resolution professional by:● Working with our panel to maintain an impressive brand and image that attracts attorneys and insurance adjusters to our services.● Advancing the firm's brand and image through online, print and in-person initiatives. Channels include the firm's website, social media, news releases, sophisticated print advertising campaigns, continuing legal education Webinars/seminars for clients and colleagues alike and our presence at and sponsorship of legal conferences.● Developing and executing marketing rollout strategies, cohesive with firm standards, for new panel members and services. ● Leveraging data and analytics to stay ahead of the market and assure growth in brand awareness and conversion.

Daytona Beach, Florida

Strategizing the firm's online presence and managing its overall media profile:● Overseeing the firm’s blogging and social media editorial calendar and supplying relevant, actionable online and e-mail communications. Using content marketing to improve SEO.● Designing, creating and editing print media, including facilitating article publication in professional journals and other periodicals, submitting timely advertising content and delivering outbound marketing collateral for events and office use.● Representing the firm at professional conferences (at least seven each year).● Managing video marketing initiatives including coordinating production and delivery.● Administering the firm's webinar series.● Finding and advancing competitive advantages through "big data" opportunities.

Port Orange, Fla.

Unapologetic Foodie, Inc., was founded to provide writing, editing and online marketing services to local entrepreneurs, authors, nonprofits and small businesses. Over the years, the work became more entrepreneurial and included:● Administering, consulting and marketing for a family business, Pottery Works of Jacksonville, FL., a creative ceramics studio. Grew the business’ social media and email marketing programs.● Transferring the business to a new owner in early 2013.

Daytona Beach, Fl

Gaining direct experience in a corporate (health care) marketing department. Florida Hospital MMC is part of the largest nonprofit Protestant hospital system in the country and has a Christian mission of hope, health and healing.● Conducting competitive and marketing intelligence projects and reporting on findings● Assisting with presentations for service line directors and C-suite executives ● Copywriting, editing and project management for advertising, internal publications and other communications

Assisting with public relations campaigns and other projects for local nonprofits and small businesses:● Collaborated on redesigned company website, write-result.com, and established a company presence on Facebook and Twitter and through our blog.● Chief writer for the City of DeLand’s 2009 Annual Report.● Content producer for deltonaFORyou.org, facesofability.org and other client websites, plus offline initiatives. Firm clients included: Easter Seals Volusia and Flagler Counties, the United Way Community Foundation, A.D. Davis (a specialized construction firm based in St. Augustine) and Crotty and Bartlett (a law firm with offices in Volusia and Flagler counties).

Making the field of food and drink more immediate and fun through multimedia on The Daytona Beach News-Journal's entertainment Web site.

Orchestrating a weekly feature section from the original idea to the press for The Daytona Beach (Florida) News-Journal, a daily with an average circulation of about 100,000. Writing stories, designing and producing pages, editing copy and writing headlines. Assigning, occasionally styling and selecting photographs. Pitching in on editing and writing duties for other daily feature sections and taking an active part in The News-Journal’s Web sites.

Supervising a staff of 13-14 writers and editors in producing award-winning daily features sections. Coordinating fundraising efforts, including book fairs and silent and Internet-based auctions, mostly to benefit the Volusia Literacy Council.

Producing 40 newspaper supplements annually, including research, writing and editing, plus laying out and flowing pages. Winning regional Addy awards. Coordinating coverage of the biennial Florida International Festival, a local series of major lively arts events; conceptualizing and editing the annual Florida’s Cookin’ supplement showcasing recipes of News-Journal readers.

Supervising two writers and a varying roster of correspondents to produce most of the newspaper’s supplements. (Some sections were submitted to national Addy competitions after winning regional contests.)

Six months as a news desk copy editor, almost two years as business editor, four months as assistant features editor and almost a year as features editor

Executive Mba, Business Administration, 3.9

Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma international honor society ("Best in Business"), Delta Epsilon Iota academic honor society.

Finance

Certificate for Essentials of Finance for Working Professionals -- Applied Concepts of Finance & Accounting for Non-Financial Managers

Mba

One year toward master's degree, University Fellow

Bachelor Of Arts, English

Activities and Societies: Chi Omega Fraternity (social) -- president, rush chairman; Phi Kappa Phi (honors); Golden Key (honors); Omicron.

Education record