Past President, Conference Chair & Current Conference Reporter
Current
Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group
2014-Present "Write Stuff" Conference ReporterInterview 2014 GLVWG "Write Stuff" Conference faculty (literary agents, editors and authors), including award-winning investigative journalist and bestselling award-winning Hank Phillippi Ryan. Created and maintain conference blog. 2011-2012 President Oversaw, delegated and monitored daily operations and programs for 501c non-profit organizations. Ran meetings for board of directors and general membership. Appointed committee… Show more 2014-Present "Write Stuff" Conference ReporterInterview 2014 GLVWG "Write Stuff" Conference faculty (literary agents, editors and authors), including award-winning investigative journalist and bestselling award-winning Hank Phillippi Ryan. Created and maintain conference blog. 2011-2012 President Oversaw, delegated and monitored daily operations and programs for 501c non-profit organizations. Ran meetings for board of directors and general membership. Appointed committee chairs. Assisted with training of volunteers. Managed conflict. Created agendas and calendars. Provided tie-breaker vote when necessary. Gatekeeper for procedure and provided a point of contact by venders and query seekers. 2011 Write Stuff Conference ChairRan well-received and record sold-out event for 180 conferees and guests. Booked well-known CEO Donald Maass of the Donald Maass Literary Agency, New York Time bestselling Author Jonathan Maberry along with 15 other well-known presenters, literary agents and editors. Created and distributed proposals, budgets, press releases, blog entries, conference brochures and registration forms. Coordinated schedules with entire conference faculty, venue manager and his staff, and event volunteers. Handled, coordinated and delegated wide range of event tasks such national advertising, social media, book fair logistics, flash-fiction contests, registration, etc. Mentored conference co-chair to take over for 2012. Worked extensively with GLVWG’s webmaster regarding event content and monitored progress with new paypal option. Presented announcements to conferees. Conference Co-ChairFacilitated with running well-received and sold-out 2010 conference. Booked and coordinated schedules with literary agents, publishers, presenters, vendors and volunteers. Assisted with creating advertising proposal and budget. Contributed to event blog. Wrote and presented speech, introductions and announcements to conferees. Point person for on-site problem solving. Show less