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Planet Earth

Branding: Public image development and management through social communications strategies and implementation, print media, identity, writing, editing, and voice-overs. Training: A wide range of training services for profit and non-profit organizations alike using a well-researched, proprietary learning model known as The Learning CURVE (TM).Personal Growth: Certified DiSC Trainer through Inscape Publishing (now Wiley & Sons). DiSC is based on the work of William Moulton Marston, a Harvard-trained physiological psychologist. Marston was primarily concerned with how the 'Emotions of Normal People' trigger behavioral patterns.Parenting: Developer of a R.I.T.E. of Passage experiential and affirmational learning model for 12-13 year olds, designed to be used as a transition to young adulthood.

Cleveland, Tn

Brand Development and ProtectionMarketing & Communications~ Set Integrated Marketing and Communications goals/plans for individual revenue streams~ Digital Marketing Strategy and Analytics~ Digital Assets development and management—website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google Business, etc.~ Digital and Traditional Advertising ~ Content, Social Media Marketing, Mobile, and Email Marketing~ Search Engine and Conversion Optimization~ Media documentation of events for future promotions~ Graphic Design—Oversee development of printed material for all public and donor-facing assetsVirtuous CRM Administrator (Donor Management, Tracking and Communications)Special Events Communications and Tracking~ Event graphics and presentations~ Event marketing

Cleveland, Tn

The Alderman Group specializes in public relations, brand protection, media navigation, and strategic communications. As the Brand Strategist, I help assess client goals and then design unique brand development strategies in order to achieve those goals through daily analytics, content curation, and social engagement. I then focus on managing the day-to-day social strategies of a wide range and variety of clients; profit and non-profit, small local businesses and international organizations.

Cleveland, Tn

Created, designed, edited, and helped write quarterly young adult Sunday school curriculum for more than 4,000 congregations nationwide. Curriculum is based on my Learning CURVE model of training and presentation.

Developed eLearning strategy and courses for Life Care's 35,000+ employees using The Learning CURVE. Distributed via Life Care's internal LMS (Learning Management System).Worked in Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Captivate, Dreamweaver, Acrobat Pro), Trivantis Lectora, Articulate, and Microsoft (Word, PowerPoint). Often involved in writing and editing.Successfully lead a team in developing a brand strategy for Life Care's Human Resources department.

Orlando, Florida Area

I defined the family ministry of Destiny Church as a "Home-Centered/Church-Supported" ministry that enabled the home to be the center of faith formation. It consisted of activities that directly or indirectly (a) developed authentic, intergenerational relationships in the congregational community by encouraging the adoption of one another as family so that no Christian was family-less (Matt. 12:24-50; John 19:26-27; Psalm 68:5-6a); (b) used that community as a safe place to care for, equip and support Christians who use their families as a channel of ministry to others within and outside the community of faith (Heb 12:1; Eph 4:11–16); (c) encouraged healthy family relationships through programming that united children, youth, and young adults with their families inside and outside the church (Mal 4:6); and that (d) increased the Christ-likeness of the family relationships of Christians (1 John 4:16-21). In essence, as Director of Family Ministries I was responsible for raising up the teaching gifts in the congregation and equipping adults to effectively transmit the Scriptural faith to others in accordance with II Timothy 2:2. The task includes teaching parents to effectively communicate the faith to their children (the "nuclear" family), and teaching adults how to disciple others in the intentional ministries of the church (the "extended" family). This included the weekly development of single-themed, age-appropriate curriculum for each member of the family unit.

Orlando, Florida Area

Formerly Strang Communications. Publishing Company dedicated to “spreading the name and fame of Jesus around the world” through mass media communications: Created, designed, wrote, edited and managed Quest, a line of small group resources for Spirit-led teens.Created, designed and managed www.youthchurch.com, a former portal for youth pastors and leaders.Created, designed, wrote, edited and managed ProFiles, an innovative e-Journal for youth pastors and leaders. Launched with a personal invitation to 256 youth pastors in January of 2001. By March 2003 more than 8,500 youth pastors and leaders subscribed and ProFiles retained loyal readers on almost every continent in the world.Served as lead editor, contributing writer, and project manager for a variety of curriculum projects such as: Kids in Prayer, Kids in the Word, Kids in Leadership, Kids in Service and CharismaLife 5/6th-Grade Sunday school quarterlies.Collaborated with many team members and departments to help redesign the product development process for Strang Communications—including the development of many forms and systems necessary within that process.

Southeast, United States

From the moment I graduated high school until I joined Strang Communications in 1999, I was involved in youth ministry either as a volunteer, part-time, or full-time worker at congregations throughout the southeast: Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, and North Carolina. My primary emphasis was on discipleship and strategy-building. I was a graduate of the Sonlife Strategy (for Growing a Healthy Youth Ministry) Basic and Advanced One levels. The thing I'm most fond of was a program I created for developing teen leaders. It happened in the summer, included a "boot camp" type discipleship experience, and had students doing all sorts of service-oriented projects while also studying scriptures related to servant-leadership and ministry.

Greater Chattanooga, Tn Listening Area

I started by doing overnights at WDRZ, "Super Power" 103.1 in Cleveland, TN. Christian Adult Contemporary format. Eventually, I created a daily late-night show (10pm-midnight) called Club103 playing Christian HotAC and CHR. Went by the name "Nick Donovan." Co-host was "Kaitlyn Taylor" (who, fun fact, is now my wife of multiple decades). When RX107 launched in Chattanooga (WJRX, 107.9fm), I took on a weekend shift using my given name, Eric Wilbanks. After RX107 sold, I switched to a weekend shift at WBDX "Talk-fm 102.7" doing a shift on the "CCM Sunday" show.