Susan Tenby Email and Phone Number

*Global Director of Community at TechSoup where I oversee TechSoup’s Social Media, Community Forums and Events, Net Squared program, and will develop the overall Community Management strategy for TechSoup*Online Community, Social Media and Partnership Director of Caravan Studios, where I run all the social media channels, recruit volunteers, identify and engage influencers, curate relevant content, plan and participate in both online and on-the-ground monthly events, speak publicly on behalf of the organization and spearhead development opportunities via network mapping and creation.*TechSoup Online Community and Social Media Director, where I was responsible for the strategy behind the community team's promotion, management and direction of the TS community forums and social media channels. *Designing a social networking and live, interactive event plan across the social graph for the community that TechSoup serves*Runs many social media accounts, ghost-posting and strategy, as a side-hustle.*Launched a community of over 400 nonprofit staff members and volunteers in Second Life. *Asked to Testify before the US Congress about this work in virtual worlds*Ran an active monthly online community meet-up in San Francisco for fellow online community managers in he SF Bay Area to exchange ideas and best practices with a membership of over 1500*Frequently speaks at conferences on online community & social media best practices*Subject Matter Expert who writes and consults on the topic of online community building in its various forms. *Has deep understanding of what it takes to launch and sustain a community from the ground-up and has done this successfully many times with many of my philosophies being kept in practice for over 10 years.Specialties: Social Media Strategy, Conference Speaking Appearances, Clips, Blogs, Groups, listservs, Community Managementhttp://www.susantenby.com