Lillie-Beth Sanger Brinkman Email & Phone Number

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Okc

(Freelance)Journal Record "Around Town" August 2016-August 2017 and September 2020-present (now called "On the Town")The Oklahoman "20-40-60 Etiquette 2009-presentWriting and editing projects for various organizations and media outlets

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

Oklahoma City

Member of Chamber’s award-winning marketing team; wrote content for different Chamber division publications as well as stories published by the media; developed content and schedule for web and contributed photos, blogs, archives, research and more; edited Chamber publications; assisted with events.♣ Produced Chamber's monthly email newsletter.♣ Maintained schedule for and updated Chamber home web page content.♣ Completed multiple special projects in various media: planned, researched and produced content, worked with graphic designers on layout and design.♣ Edited and wrote consistently for Chamber publications and media.

Oklahoma City

Assisted Features Editor with planning and editing seven lifestyles and entertainment sections a week; tracked news and events of nonprofit organizations along with writing stories and facilitating other priority nonprofit coverage; wrote award-winning weekly “Get App-y” lifestyles technology and “20-40-60 Etiquette” columns; assigned stories to freelance writers and ensured delivery; managed travel coverage for Features sections. ♣ Selected by Google as one of the original Google Glass Explorers and wrote multiple columns about it ♣ Received awards for “Best Online Effort” in June 2013 for managing the extensive “How to Help/Get Help” lists for The Oklahoman’s tornado coverage. ♣ Honored as News and Information Employee of the Month, The Oklahoman, 2013♣ Received six in-house “best of month” awards from The Oklahoman from 2011-2013♣ Awarded third place, Oklahoma chapter, Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), for “20-40-60 etiquette” column (2014)♣ Awarded honorable mention, SPJ, for “Get App-y” tech column (2012)

Oklahoma City

Produced for nonprofit organizations multiple niche publications as inserts for The Oklahoman newspaper; and editor of Viva Oklahoma! -- OPUBCO's then-monthly bilingual publication.Accomplishments♣ Viva Oklahoma! Magazine grew from 16 pages to as many as 32 pages during time as editor.♣ For Viva!, planned publication; gathered and wrote content; developed contacts in OKC’s Latino community; worked closely with designer, translator and advertising account managers.♣ Niche publications and Viva Oklahoma! produced additional revenue for OPUBCO.♣ Assisted nonprofit clients with their messages, content, visual elements; worked with graphic designers on content and design; oversaw print production.

Altus, Ok

Used Instructional System Design principles and input from Subject Matter Experts to write and edit curriculum manuals for flying and operating military aircraft, such as the CH-53 helicopter and the MV-22 Osprey, full-time 2005-2007; produced ATC's monthly newsletter on contract after leaving employment (2007-2009); contract federal proposal writer that contributed to ATC's winning bid for U.S. Air Force contract (2012-2013). Federal Proposal Writing certificate from Shipley Associates.

B.A./B.A., Letters/Journalism

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Pe-et Honor Society (Top 10 Senior), Magna Cum Laude, Panhellenic Executive Committee.

High School