Created and chaired the first WOUB Alumni Homecoming and Newswatch Reunion event, October 15-17, 2010. Working in cooperation with the WOUB Center for Media, we created a series of broadcasts, and invited back our alumni to participate in a weekend long series of media events, including an All Alumni version of Newswatch, the nightly news program, and featuring as lead anchor, veteran journalist and alumni Martin Savidge. Additional events included a second hour long broadcast program featuring both print and broadcast professionals discussing the future of the news industry. Q&A sessions of returning professional alumni with students. A number of meet and greet events, and a banquet.In 2011, created a second alumni event, featuring Chuck Swirsky, broadcast voice of the Chicago Bulls as one of many returning alumni for the Newswatch evening newscast. Additional events included a comedy sketch lecture by alumnus and Saturday Night Live writer, Michael Clayton McCarthy. For our radio alumni, we brought back the team of the very popular Foxpaw radio comedy show. Many of the alumni have gone on to careers as professional comedians and actors.Partners in these events included: The Scripps College of Communications, The Ohio University Alumni Association, The E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, and the School of Media Arts.Further experience in event planning has been in managing large national family reunions, localized and regional club social events, and as a planner and chairperson for the 1993 Porsche Parade - an annual week long convention of thousands of Porsche owners and enthusiasts from across America.

Substitute teacher working primarily in the Brunswick City Schools. Assignments included all grade levels, elementary and secondary, and all subjects.

Full time teacher, substitute teacher, and tutor. Working in Akron Public Schools, and suburban districts, Cuyahoga Falls, Twinsburg, Barberton, Copley-Fairlawn. Certified in Comprehensive Communications, and Drama/Theater. Long term assignments include- High School: Social Studies, Special Education, Theater/Dance. Middle School: Math, Science, Language Arts, Special Education. Elementary School: Music. Belonged to Science Network (Akron science teachers), and through the districts continuing education program, completed several programs for Ashland University Masters of Education credits. (all science classroom programs) Selected as a COSI Fellow from Akron Public Schools for specialized training in Columbus, 2002. Most highly requested substitute for working with Special Education students, in every district I was contracted to.

Business changed from PPS-Cleveland, to become PostBlur in early 1996. New duties as company CFO and business manager in addition to office manager. Became responsible for all business functions in transition, legal and financial. Additional duties included accounting/bookkeeping, client billing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, administrator of company insurance and 401k programs, as well as continued receptionist duties, client care, scheduling, shipping and receiving.

As office manager, responsible for client contact, scheduling, receptionist functions, client services, shipping of finished products to client designated locations, and tracking the products, services, and hours used at each session - reporting information to corporate office for billing. PPS-Cleveland was bought by a new owner to become post:blur within a year of my employment.

After moving to Akron/Cleveland area, was hired to open and run a new locally owned store that sold high end cookware and gourmet foods. In addition to the store in the Akron area, served as a team leader to open additional stores in Columbus and Dayton areas.

Special event planner, cooking demonstrations coordinator, bridal consultant, cookware specialist, and sales associate.

Paralegal and Litigation Assistant to various Cincinnati area law firms, on various large litigation projects. Legal clients consisted of a variety of Fortune 500 corporations, banking and accounting firms. Duties involved: Preparation of witness notebooks, deposition searches and analysis, preparation of notices to involved parties, filing notices and subpoenas with the court, and other duties as assigned by the lead attorneys.

Interviewer for long term and multiple market research studies. Clients included manufacturers of a variety of computers, telecommunications devices, and standard business equipment. Additional responsibilities included tabulating data from team members for analysis, problem solving, and training of new employees.

WPTD-TV, Dayton Ohio. Responsible for on-air switching of program, station breaks, quality monitoring, FCC log keeping. Production assistance to local productions, and engineering duties. Position eliminated in a station wide restructuring.

Serving both the retail store chain, and the larger corporation, of Federated Department Stores, now known as Macy's. Created instructional videos for training and communicating to store employees, nationwide. Also in store videos for products and point of sale. Corporate communication videos to other associated retail chains. Coordinated, scheduled, and operated video equipment in store. Assisted in budgeting and equipment purchasing.

Concurrently, while completing my degree at Ohio University. Supervised training of students in all areas of production and operations. Hired and scheduled student staff for daily operations, news programming, and local original productions. Coordinated facilities and equipment usage. Other duties included: production assistance, on-air directing, traffic coordinating, program scheduling assistance, limited engineering assistance.