David Katz Mlis Email and Phone Number

• Oversees business pipeline, drafts project proposals, and manages all stages of client and contractor invoicing;• Coordinates consultant travel and client logistics for 20+ library consultants working in 30+ states and the Middle East;• Contributed, as junior lead, to more than a dozen library strategic planning, feasibility study, and facilities planning projects;• Manages accounts for all local and long-term projects of the firm, including:• Conducts day-to-day administration for the Minnesota Association of Library Friends, including: creation of all print and digital communications; membership solicitations and database management; program planning; and budgeting (2012-);• Created and maintains a dynamic library catalog, handles grant submissions and administration, and manages interns for the Minnesota Genealogical Society (2017-);• Coordinates author pitches and scheduling, marketing efforts, staffing, and billing for Club Book©, a metro-wide library programming series (2013-);• Orchestrated author scheduling, marketing, budgeting, and storytime kit creation for Once Upon a Reader©, an innovative, statewide “OneRead” program for pre-K audiences (2014-2015);• Organized event logistics and served as first point of contact for library participants, coaches, and speakers for the Bremer Rural Libraries and Literacy Leadership Institute (“L3”) (2015-2016).

• Conducted research in academic, state and online archives in support of high profile MHS Press projects, including: Minnesota in the '70s, by Dave Kenney (2013), Minnesota's Own: Preserving Our Grand Homes, by Larry Millett (2014), Warrior Nation: A History of the Red Lake Ojibwe, by Anton Treuer (2015), Our Minnesota State Capitol, by Denis Gardner (2017), and Plants that Changed Minnesota, by Susan Price (2017);• Appraised submitted manuscripts, copyedited e-book files, and other publishing house tasks as required (2013).

• Coordinated logistics and publicity for a variety of city events, programs and initiatives;• Researched and wrote original content for the City’s website, newsletters, e-bulletins, social media, and other outlets as needed;• Launched Hometown Heroes, an ongoing feature series about Edina residents and nonprofits.

• Created advertising copy and distributed marketing materials in support of the annual Minnesota Book Awards;• Collaborated with Friends staff, venue liaisons, volunteers and 32 authors to organize the spring Book Awards gala in Saint Paul;• Researched and read 32 finalists books, and interviewed authors, for various print and digital media.

• Spearheaded overhaul of large intranet portal for the multi-department Global Services & Operations division.

• Uncovered leads and wrote diverse news articles for regional newsletters, corporate intranet portal, and other internal needs;• Drafted training and corporate news video scripts for distribution to employee audiences in 15 domestic dairy plants.