Maria Tocco Email & Phone Number

Warwick, Ri, Us

Providence - Various Locations

Market Manager for award-winning, year-round, urban community market comprising local vintage vendors, artisans, makers, food purveyors, live musicians and community nonprofits, hosting over 2,300 small and micro businesses since its establishment in 2013. Certificate of Excellence (TripAdvisor). Best of RI (Rhode Island Monthly). Best of New England (Yankee Magazine). Best Market to Eat Your Way Around (bon appétit). America’s Strangest People (Travel & Leisure). Best Fleas in the Region (Romantic Homes). Readers' Pick/Top Markets (Flea Market Style). The Absolute Coolest Market in Your State (House Beautiful). 5 RI Christmas Shopping Destinations (Boston Magazine). Funky (Providence) Flea (Gourmet Magazine). Providence Feature (Amtrak Acela ARRIVE). 7 Must Visit Holiday Markets (AAA Travel). 100 Things To Do in Rhode Island (Gary Sikorski). Secret Providence (Rebecca Keister). Best Holiday Market in Each State (Policy Genius). What to do in RI—Best Attractions (New England Travel). 100 Places to Buy Local (buylocalri.org). Google Photos Level 100,000 (Views). www.providenceflea.com

Cranston, Ri

Organized and created strategic planning for all communications, advertising and community engagement for state-based health insurance exchange across two transitions in leadership in under 18 months. Managed teams of inside and outside consultants to create print, radio and social media advertising. Also served as spokesperson, managed press and community relations, and crisis communications.

Providence, Ri

Served highest ranking Democrat in the state through a successful re-election campaign and second term of office. Communications strategy, media relations/spokesperson, public/community relations.

Fall River, Ma

Provided leadership with communications and parent engagement/community outreach redesign strategies during state intervention in chronically underperforming district school.

Providence, Ri

Served on leadership team for 4 acting/interim/serving superintendents; led staff of 10 in communications and engagement departments; school department spokesperson; communications planning; media training for senior staff and school leaders; outreach and engagement strategies for district of 25,000 students (16,000 families), dozens of community stakeholders in the state's largest district; wrote columns for local news and national education publications. Organized first forum for school leaders and local media; implemented first districtwide telephonic communications software.

East Greenwich, Ri

Marketing/sales, client relations; creative and development services (concept, site architecture and design, user interface, content management); project management (planning, scheduling, outsourcing, budgeting, deployment, testing); managed day-to-day operations, staff and consultants for 60+ clients in website development firm.

Cambridge, Ma

Fiscal management, strategic planning, fundraising and general oversight of decades-old, Harvard-based non-profit indigenous rights organization. Supervised operational and promotional activities for all departments (publications, web, education, research, membership, interns, events, resource library). Managed staff of eight and appointments of up to 20 interns. Prepared budgets, quarterly and annual reports for Board of Directors, collateral materials and appeals. Managing Editor, Cultural Survival Quarterly (1994-1996)

Cambridge, Ma And London, Uk

Opened worldwide publications office in London, UK, headquarters site in ‘92-‘93. Managed annual production and distribution of 1.2 million direct-mail catalogs in 17 language versions for three language-study programs in 14 international school locations. Negotiated production and printing budget for 30 sales offices worldwide. Coordinated translation, design and photo shoots; trained and managed freelancers. Responsible for on-site press checks in Holland, Germany, U.S. Coordinated film production for sales offices in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia and Turkey; coordinated film production and printing for offices in Portugal, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile and Ecuador.

B.S., Business Administration

Education record

Master Gardeners Program, Master Gardener

Gamma 2

Advanced Language Immersion Program, Spanish