Robert Scott Sullivan Email & Phone Number

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

• Directs and organizes the annual Older Americans Health Fair, a flagship community event for DART. • Coordinates agency sponsored public meetings, hearings and similar events to obtain input and build consensus prior to and during project, program, and service changes implementation.• Helps develop and facilitate meetings in all formats including telecommuting meetings and virtual meetings and encourages public participation in DART activities and meetings.• Participates in solving problems and being informative in external community events such as town hall meetings, community briefings, neighborhood and civic functions within the 13 DART cities service area and surrounding communities.• Utilizes, develops and updates the departmental external stakeholder contact database.

Samoa

• Successfully developed and executed a “greening of the games” campaign for an international event.• Coordinated events closely with a network of partners, Samoan and other international organizations, to achieve goals on multiple projects with deadlines, budgets and agendas. • Reached people with a “green friendly” message through multiple channels, including social media, press releases, radio and TV spots, videos, and conducting surveys. • Composed and used survey and after-action reports to provide tools for future efforts at “greening” public events.

Tyler, Texas Area

Serving as editor in chief and general manager of University student run media, including the campus newspaper, the student YouTube channel, and social media.

Tyler, Texas Area

Designed and managed the social media program for the University of Texas at Tyler Department of Communication.

Tyler, Texas Area

Responsibilities include:· Acquisition of New Accounts· Retention of Existing Accounts· Team Management· Client Management· Business Communication and Negotiation skills· Marketing Strategy· Leadership Development· Business and Organizational skills· Time Management· Finance Management (Personal and Business)· Public Speaking

Athens, Texas

Community Coalition CoordinatorETCADA Henderson County, Texas Summer 2014 to present• Working for the East Texas Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating activities associated with the Coalition, including providing oversight for coalition activities, grant development, submission and management, state reporting, and technical assistance to coalition members and partnerships that focus on fighting substance abuse by young people, • Work as team member with lead administrators to meet program goals,• Continually broaden expertise in area of fighting substance abuse and serve as resource person, • Conduct literature and resource reviews to identify best practices for coalition, • Represent coalition through professional associations locally and statewide.

Tyler, Texas Area

Help connect members of the community with resources they need.

Alabama

• Volunteer at the Alabama Wildlife Center, work part time as a substitute teacher, perform freelance work and prepare application to graduate school. • I am working as a substitute teacher until something better appears.

Bulgaria

GABROVO YMCA Gabrovo, Bulgaria 2011 to 2012Event Planning• Arranged for a guest speaker Richard Damstra from the American Embassy to appear at the 20th anniversary celebration of the Gabrovo YMCA, managed 12 youths at the event, attended by 600 people• Arranged for another guest speaker from the American Embassy to discuss Bulgarian youths attending a university in America with Fullbright Scholarships, managed 3 youths at the event, attended by 15 people• Coordinated events promoting AIDS/HIV AwarenessAdministrative Work• Performed administrative work at the Gabrovo YMCA; organizing records, transcribing materials, copying paperwork, etc.Photography• Documented events at the Youth center with photography and videography work; http://www.youtube.com/user/Robert1973Sullivan/videos and http://www.flickr.com/photos/68091284@N06/Translator• Documents, promotional literature and correspondence with sponsors, from Bulgarian into English for Gabrovo YMCA Peace Corps Volunteer, Development ConsultantGABROVO YMCA Gabrovo, Bulgaria 2011 to 2012Youth Camp• Served as a supervisor at the YMCA’s summer camps, supervising 12 teen councilors at a camp of 60 young children Peace Corps Volunteer, BulgariaBULGARKA NATURE PARK Gabrovo, Bulgaria 2010 to 2011Event Planning• Arranged for American Ambassador to Bulgaria, James Warlick, to appear at the park for a large-scale public event attended by 400 people and publicized on the Bulgarian national newsTranslator• Documents, including promotional literature, correspondence, the park’s Wikipedia page and WikiTravel page, from Bulgarian into English at the Park; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarka_Nature_Park and http://wikitravel.org/en/Nature_Park_Bulgarka

Alabama

KIM DRAKE’S RACE FOR COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS Statewide, AL 2008Event Organizing• Organized public events promoting the candidate at party gatherings• Arranged and scheduled interviews with media outlets, including several newspapers and Media Relations• Wrote and issued campaign press releases, distributed campaign materials and literature

Alabama, Mississippi, Florida

JHT/NAVY RECRUITING DISTRICT MONTGOMERY Montgomery, AL 2005-2006Event Organizing• Arranged tours of Navy installations by media representatives Media Relations • Implemented promotional programs, activities and events with area recruiters • Wrote and disseminated news releases and articles describing career opportunities in the Navy and the activities of Navy recruiters • Handled all print and broadcast media arrangements involving NRD Montgomery

Eclectic, Alabama

• Provided news stories, photographs and the supervision to produce the entire newspaper • Worked with outside groups, including businesses, government and law enforcement

Master'S Degree, Communication And Media Studies

Activities and Societies: I have attained a Master's degree in Communication and Media Studies.

Bachelors, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Work at the student newspaper and in the theater. Journalism

High School Diploma, General Studies

Activities and Societies: Debate Team Studied high school courses.

General Middle School Studies.

Activities and Societies: Basic and general middle school studies. Basic middle school education.