Michael Anderson Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Staten Island, New York, United States

♦ Coordinated Chamber’s Small Business Resource Network (SBRN) and Chamber on the Go (COTG) programs simultaneously to visit and inform over 150 small businesses monthly about free city services and grants/loans. ♦ Succeeded in reaching monthly goals of over 30 Full Program Participants for SBRN and annual goal of 395 businesses reached and 30% referred for services for COTG. ♦ Supervised and mentored three Specialists and members of other Chambers on ways to interact with small businesses and input data into Salesforce and Dynamics Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platforms.♦ Secured nearly $70,000 in grants for two small businesses by handling their applications, instructed two small businesses procedures to apply and receive $100,000 in grants, and recognized error with grant application to assist small business qualify for $10,000 grant. ♦ Mapped out monthly schedule of 10-15 days to visit various communities and events throughout the borough.♦ Devised plans to overcome language barrier by partnering with other Chambers of Commerce Specialists from New York City to connect with over 100 small businesses. ♦ Served as delegate for new inquiries to reach external business and other agencies to expedite solutions. ♦ Corresponded with political offices and external agencies as a Single Point of Contact for consultations.

New York, New York, United States

♦ Guided and executed go-to market strategies and communications plans to help drive awareness and engagement among 1,250 affiliated Investment Advisor Representatives (IARs).♦ Coordinated the set-up and distribution of emails to advisors with more than $20B in assets under management and C-suite executives about webinar invitations, business updates, regulatory updates, and training.♦ Guided the end-to-end editorial process for weekly newsletter by crafting and copy-editing multiple messages and obtaining approvals from various stakeholders and Compliance for IARs to share with nearly 85,000 clients.♦ Organized robust library of over 700 marketing pieces (thought leadership, brochures, flyers, fact sheets, charts, and guides) to garner low risk rating during U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s marketing audit.♦ Facilitated content efforts for more than 25 items monthly across all platforms by working closely with key stakeholders and Compliance to lead expiration management and risk mitigation efforts. ♦ Collaborated with cross functional areas to ensure content is up to date and best reflects the current strategy.♦ Partnered with fulfillment and other third-party vendors to set up and deliver content that educates and informs internal and external audiences and supports marketing/business goals.♦ Commanded other activities for event planning, promotions, and campaigns to advance business efforts.

Staten Island, New York

♦ Planned and produced content needs for the over 600-member, 125-year business non-profit.♦ Project managed $800M state grant program eligible to small businesses who demonstrated 25% loss in annual gross receipts. ♦ Coordinated and presented eight workshops and webinars that were recorded and shared with over 2,000 people in e-newsletter/debrief and shared on social media with over 3,000 followers.♦ Created, updated, and proofread content for annual Consumer Guide for businesses and residents on Staten Island.♦ Attended events dealing with business-related matters and reported on the news for the organization's membership.♦ Interviewed representatives of various programs and published stories about the benefits and performance of participants.♦ Composed press releases to distribute to media members for coverage of Chamber events. ♦ Served as a copywriter for brochures, event materials, and direct marketing materials to highlight the organization's benefits.♦ Represented the organization at business events such as meetings, socials, workshops, webinars, and ribbon cuttings.♦ Captured images during Chamber events for use on social media pages. ♦ Dissected through federal, state, and local news and grant programs to make it easier to understand for membership.♦ Assisted Board members with their messages and talking points for the public. ♦ Brainstormed with the design team to share ideas for the layout of publications, website, and social media.♦ Circulated through networking events to meet with members and discuss ideas and concerns.♦ Participated in tourism workshops with other local groups to consider ideas to bring visitors to the borough. ♦ Handled questions and queries from the community to deliver quality customer support.♦ Toured different areas to lend input on how best to market neighborhoods to boost business. ♦ Coordinated with school personnel, coaches, and athletes to finalize plans for the annual golf event.

Brooklyn And Staten Island

♦ Planned 20 to 30 lessons weekly while incorporating practical media and scaffolding aids. ♦ Delivered opportunities for long-term success for targeted students by moving 71% of students from Level 1 to Level 2 on New York State standardized math exam.♦ Generated improvement on New York State test scores for 29% (18 of 63) of students by one level during 2014-2015 school year; and helped two students move up two levels during same year.♦ Delegated responsibilities and managed 6 paraprofessionals in self-contained classroom with 10 students.♦ Demonstrated flexibility by reorganizing curriculum annually when recruited to teach 7 grade levels over 4 years.

Staten Island

♦ More than doubled Website traffic as page views grew from 100,000 to 250,000.♦ Achieved 25% improvement in advertising revenues after accounting for spike in page views.♦ Produced Search Engine Optimization (SEO) headlines for 20% gain in unique visitors to sports site while using Movable Type content management system (CMS).♦ Generated headlines, captions, photos, and stories on 5 to 15 items daily while looking ahead and scheduling several items for next day’s calendar. ♦ Contributed stories, polls, and question-and-answer features attracting 40,000 daily and 55,000 Sunday readers to the newspaper. ♦ Increased charitable donations to foundations and non-profits in the community by sharing their message to alert people to their plight. ♦ Accelerated active and engaging communities by placing items on social media. ♦ Streamlined reporting by identifying possible contacts to serve as eyewitness reports in order to generate long-form news for readership. ♦ Decreased costs while saving company travel time and expenses to attend faraway events by gathering facts away from home base. ♦ Interacted effectively with writers, editors, and fact-checkers to resolve copy queries and any editorial concerns to optimize the accuracy and integrity of message.♦ Delivered strong leadership and mentoring by supervising interns, new hires, and fellow employees to oversee communications strategy is implemented accurately and efficiently.♦ Evaluated and shifted tasks to stay organized while prioritizing urgent requests.

Master Of Science - Ms, Elementary Education

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Communications (Media Studies)

Regents/Technical, Technical