Kristin Kramer Gehris Email & Phone Number

Reading, PA, US

Reading, Pennsylvania Area

• Serve as member of Senior Management team. Provide input to assist with organizational management and strategic planning.
• Oversee annual investment process that evaluates 50 programs delivered by 35 agencies. For 2021, UWBC will invest over $6.7M in programs. To ensure dollars are invested in high-priority, high-performing programs.
• Coordinate efforts of Oakbrook Collective Impact Council (OCIC), comprised of representatives from various nonprofits, education partners, corporate sector and Oakbrook residents. Organize communications and.
• Manage UWBC’s various grant programs. Streamlined process for all applications to occur in grant management software. Created process to ensure every grant recipient completes a report demonstrating impact of investment.
• Foster positive relationships with agency leaders and staff via regular communication, visits and coordination of events; facilitate professional development opportunities.
• Manage community outreach.

Reading, Pennsylvania Area

• Served as a member of Cabinet, Wilson’s executive leadership team. Responsible for assisting Superintendent in leadership decisions affecting the entire district.
• Provided regular communication about District news and student/faculty accomplishments to the community via social media, weekly E-newsletter, quarterly print newsletter and media outreach. Managed crisis.
• Oversaw Wilson Education Foundation (WEF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that raises non-tax dollars to support Wilson excellence by funding academic programs, grants, scholarships and facility upgrades. Managed and engaged.
• Planned, facilitated and promoted fundraising events and activities throughout the year including the Wilson Iron Chef Competition & Benefit Auction. The inaugural community-wide fundraiser was attended by 800+.
• Created Student Scholars Program to support academic excellence of Wilson students K-12 by rewarding outstanding applicants who exhibit some level of financial need.
• Managed the Venture Grant Program, which enhances and expands educational experiences and opportunities for Wilson students by providing grants to teachers that support innovative programs that would not normally be.

• Planned and managed marketing for GoggleWorks, the country’s largest, most comprehensive interactive arts center, which includes the community arts center as a whole, as well as for programs, workshops, event rentals.
• Oversaw the design of all GoggleWorks marketing and advertising content including print and digital ads, catalogs, E-Newsletters and E-Blasts, social media, website, postcards, posters, invitations and flyers.
• Worked collaboratively with area businesses and organizations to create promotional opportunities for the arts center and for GoggleWorks’ studio artists.
• Wrote and distributed press releases announcing newsworthy GoggleWorks events and programs.
• Researched funding opportunities and wrote grant proposals for various programs including the After School Arts Program (ASAP), which provides free art education for Reading School District students.
• Assisted with planning and management of special events.

• Managed major business events, 13 in the first quarter of 2009 (Sovereign’s annual Economic Outlook Breakfast series); oversaw and planned all logistics and budget for the programs attended by hundreds of community and.
• Wrote, edited and coordinated layout and design of Sovereign Today as managing editor of this monthly employee publication; assisted transition from print to online publication.
• Contributed to and edited additional Sovereign and Santander print and web publications.
• Served as communications liaison to various business lines and project teams.
• Wrote and distributed press releases highlighting bank accomplishments.

• Managed all editorial responsibilities for a monthly regional lifestyle magazine. Responsibilities included planning editorial content for each issue, assigning projects to freelance writers and photographers, editing.
• Worked with Christopher Hercik, Art Director, Sports Illustrated, on publication redesign, spring/summer 2006.
• Worked on redesign and transition of taking the publication from a bi-monthly magazine to a monthly magazine, summer/fall 2005.
• Marketed the magazine through events and promotions to increase awareness of the publication.
• Coordinated efforts with sales-team to determine annual editorial calendar and to develop content for marketing materials.

• (formerly Bishoff Solomon Communications)
• Provided complete public relations counsel to health care, nonprofit, consumer, and government clients including the Boston Bruins, Boston IVF, Emerson Hospital, Shaw’s Supermarkets, Inc., and WORK Inc.
• Led the public relations and advertising efforts for The Boston Heart Party 2002, an annual award-winning, marketing campaign sponsored by Pfizer Inc. and several of Boston’s leading health care providers. During the.
• Developed strategic communications plans and media materials for clients. Organized logistics and publicized client events.

• Wrote press releases on university programs and events, which were distributed to both local and national media.
• Coordinated “Hometown Story” project.
• Managed student writers and interns and edited stories and press releases.
• Contributed articles on university events for Lehigh Week, a weekly publication for Lehigh University faculty and staff.

Master'S Degree, Organizational Leadership, 4.0 Gpa

The MOL is a selective program that prepares professionals to meet the unique leadership challenges of the 21st Century.

Core Program

Activities and Societies: • Graduated from the Core Program, a board governance and issues-based community orientation that develops.

Ba, Journalism

Activities and Societies: • Order of Omega, Lehigh University’s Greek Honor Society • Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority • Brown and White.

Semester Abroad Program In London, Uk