Chris Pinelo Email & Phone Number

Fort Thomas, Ky, Us

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

• Increase and deepen the community’s awareness of Great Oaks Career Campuses, strengthen the partnerships currently in place, and cultivate new opportunities and relationships with community, business, and school partners• Serve as the point of contact for all Foundation programs and collaborate with Board members to promote the Foundation’s mission• Work with the Great Oaks President/CEO to create strategies that allow Great Oaks to cultivate and enhance meaningful relationships with community partners• Participate in the implementation of strategic community relations and marketing plans, working towards sustaining excellence in community engagement through appropriate programs, networks, relationships, and structures• Advance Great Oaks brand identity by organizing and implementing community promotional and outreach activities• Serve as organizational spokesperson• Respond to emergency notifications, alerts, and situations that may occur at any time and develops/provides crisis communication as needed• Ensures urgent and accurate information is communicated to emergency personnel, staff, parents/guardians, partner schools, and the community• Maintain media relationships and engage the media with press releases, media advisories, statements, and responses• Design and implements accurate and actionable marketing strategies that meet Great Oaks goals and objectives• Review and analyzes market data and leverages multi-media print, publications, electronic communications, public relations, and special events to design and execute marketing strategies and tactics• Oversee and manage advertising budget• Leverage all communication channels (email, website, print, social media, etc.) to meet organizational goals • Collaborate with the Foundation Board to develop, monitor, and communicate annual and long-term plans• Present in and around the community to increase awareness of Great Oaks and the Foundation• Oversee the annual Foundation giving campaign

Responsible for performing and leading volunteers in all of the music at the 9:30 AM Sunday service, which involves curating and creating meaningful and moving expressions built around the scripture selections and sermon themes.

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• Member of a seven-member senior management team responsible for a multi-faceted arts organization with a $67 million operating budget, guiding the institution through a financial turnaround, and an industry-leading resurgence in popularity and entrepreneurialism • The CSO, which also performs as the Cincinnati Pops, is one of 16 fulltime orchestras in the United States, participates in 135 performances annually, presents myriad community engagement programs, collaborates with many artistic partners, and also manages multiple concert venues in the Greater Cincinnati region through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Music and Event Management, Inc.• Oversaw department responsible for strategic communications, media relations, electronic media, social media engagement and publications including the industry-leading Fanfare Cincinnati magazine• Played an integral part of the season musical planning for both the CSO and the Cincinnati Pops seasons• Directed projects that garnered national and international attention including the creation of a new recording label and industry-leading technological innovations • Served as organizational spokesperson and a financial officer • Directed many special initiatives including broadcasts, recording and video projects, public events, celebrations and important collaborations • Launched and hosted 33 episodes of the CSO's Fanfare Cincinnati Podcast • Led communications around the Grand Opening of Cincinnati Music Hall following a $143 million renovation• Through a shared services agreement, served as chief communications officer for the Cincinnati May Festival, the nation's premier choral festival

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• Public information officer responsible for media relations and copywriting • Started the Orchestra’s Facebook and Twitter accounts, and significantly expanded video projects including CSO Prelude Videos • Organized the Orchestra’s first live simulcast to Cincinnati’s Fountain Square • Managed special projects including the Orchestra’s young professionals group and celebrations

• Key administrator and public information officer responsible for the May Festival (managed by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra) and the world-renowned May Festival Chorus • Responsible for marketing materials, press releases, promotional and fundraising events, donor communications and the organization’s website• Developed and implemented community outreach and education projects• Worked directly with donors, members of the media, trustees, sponsors, vendors and volunteers

• Contracted by GMMB in Washington, DC, to work on public relations projects for the Airbag & Seatbelt Safety Campaign and the Entertainment Software Ratings Board, conducting research, developing materials, and pitching stories to media outlets • Contracted by Cincinnati Arts Festival to manage hundreds of volunteers and coordinate merchandise sales for the music festivals, Pepsi Jammin’ on Main and WorldJam

• Key administrator in planning and managing Pepsi Jammin' on Main, an outdoor popular music festival held in downtown Cincinnati, and Sing Cincinnati, a multi-venue vocal music festival• Successfully rebuilt the public trust with increasingly successful and safe festivals for 3 years following a riot at Jammin' on Main in May of '96 • Selected and coordinated musical acts and venues, secured grant money, solicited and worked directly with sponsors and negotiated with vendors• Wrote copy for marketing materials and press releases, and supervised professionals in the production of marketing materials, CD's and shirts • Oversaw contractors, interns and over 500 volunteers • Served as a spokesperson on radio and television• Coordinated educational projects and workshops organized in conjunction with Cincinnati Public Schools

Elevate Leadership Certificate

Ba, Bmus, Government, Voice Performance, Film Studies