John Pace Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

- Develop organizations departments, policy and operating procedures- Create Human Resources operations- Design event footprint and experience- Negotiate major contracts for venues and participating HBCUs- Manage day-to-day operations of the Classic- Develop strategic plan for organization

• Metropolitan Community Services-T.O.U.C.H. / U.S. Department of Labor Program: Develop and direct strategic marketing initiatives to increase and sustain sales of U.S. Department of Labor job readiness curricula• National Medical Association: Special advisor to President responsible for overseeing strategic partnerships with pharmaceutical companies• Hard Rock Hotel & Casino: Responsible for design and oversight of concept-to-launch activation of Classic Gold Music Awards program• InBev (Anheuser Busch): Developed and directed community relations activities for Franklin County, Ohio• Grandparents Association of Atlanta, Georgia: Provided effective communications strategies, advice and support to Executive Director and Board of Trustees• Jones Company of America: Provided customer insights consultation to CEO and designed business-to-business customer relations/public relations strategies to strengthen brand equity and open new distribution channels

Cincinnati Area, Ky

• Collaborated with Procter and Gamble Brand Directors, designed and led marketing program to relaunch Mr. Clean and consumer products at national experiential marketing event• Generated revenue of $1 million+ consistently each year from fundraising, non-traditional sponsorships and fee-for-service contracts• Successfully controlled annual budget of $1 million to $1.3 million• Collaborated with board of trustees and led initiatives to develop organization’s operations plan, strategic plan and mission statement• Developed organization’s general policies and procedures, human resources policies and employee evaluation process; directed internal audits that met 100% compliance• Oversaw daily administration and operations; wrote grants; engaged 500+ volunteers

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Collaborated with The Ohio State University, designed and implemented marketing plan for annual bowl game at Ohio Stadium that generated $2.5 million for charitable organizations• Successfully controlled $3.5 million annual marketing budget• Developed strategic, social responsibility programs for 42 companies including: Procter & Gamble, Macy’s, Fifth Third Bank, United Parcel Service, Hillshire Farm, Kahn’s, Kroger, General Electric, Toyota, and RJR Nabisco that met Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for each program• Created charitable stadium advertising programs for The Ohio State University football stadium, Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns that generated over $2.5 million in support for 10 universities• Collaborated with Cleveland Cavaliers past owner Gordon Gund, and led initiative to develop an annual college basketball all-star game that generated over $1 million for colleges and visually impaired students• Produced and directed sports programming that aired on Viacom Media Networks and generated $1.8 million for partnering universities• Hired, trained and supervised 20 person staff

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Collaborated with Board of Trustees and led project to create the inaugural Marketing and Development Department• Developed and directed inaugural strategic marketing plan, increased name recognition from 0% to 75% in first 3-year period• Integrated marketing and fundraising campaigns, increased corporate contributions by 400% in first 3-year period• Planned and directed fundraising activities, events and communications across all platforms, increased individual contributions by 300%• Designed and deployed business engagement strategy, delivered 17 new local and national corporate partners in first 3-year period• Developed and presented monthly report to Board of Trustees with insightful recommendations• Successfully planned and controlled $1.9 million budget• Successfully hired, trained and directed department staff