Susan Smiley Email and Phone Number

Program Director for Youth on Course initiative.Editor for the annual Michigan Links Course Directory Magazine.Editor for bi-weekly E-Links newsletter and monthly Club News newsletter.Content editor for www.gam.org Develop and create marketing campaigns and oversee production of materials.Manage GAM social media including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and Pinterest.Event planning.Presenting seminars and tutorials. Trade shows.Working with member clubs and individual members to solve various issues that arise. Training and managing USGA Boatwright Interns.This year I have also spearheaded the Youth on Course program for our newly-created 501c3 GAM Foundation. This has involved marketing this program to GAM member and non-member clubs in the state of Michigan, working with First Tee and junior golf chapters around the state to give young golfers with financial need access to the program, coordinating efforts with YOC headquarters in California and helping to plan fundraising campaigns.

Developed E-Links newsletter.Wrote articles for Michigan Links magazine and assisted in magazine editing and planning the editorial calendar.Wrote articles for the GAM web site. Wrote press releases for various tournaments and events.Customer service for individual golfers and GAM member clubs. Responsible for development and publication of annual Course Directory and annual Swing & Save pamphlet. Grew Swing & Save program from 100 to 230 clubs. Developed Club Direct and Swing & Shop programs to build membership and partner with area businesses.

Covered sporting events and developed sports features for the Free Press community sections in south Oakland County and Livonia.

Training, motivating staff to reach sales goals, scheduling, organizing floor moves and inventory, customer service.

Covered various sporting events for the Globe West section. Occasional copy desk duty.

Covered high school, college and professional sports; page design.

Covered various sporting events, wrote feature stories and columns. Developed and edited weekly Tribune golf page. Editor of weekly motor sports page. Responsible for page design of the sports section twice a week. Wrote a weekly sports column in addition to assigned game and feature coverage.

Auto beat writer. Covered city council and schools for seven communities. Transferred to the sports department and became sports editor. Developed annual golf tab. Designed annual football tab. AwardsMichigan Associated Press 1st Place - sports column writingMichigan Press Association - 1st Place - sports feature writing