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Responsible for promoting the brand and market position of Catalyst Corporate--a leading, multi-billion wholesale cooperative that provides payment, correspondent and investment services to some 1,400 credit unions nationwide. --Create targeted marketing campaigns and promotions to increase awareness and interest in payment and investment services. Efforts also include developing turnkey marketing programs to help boost product interest and growth at the retail level. Those top-of-mind campaigns have contributed to five years of back-to-back sales growth as the company has expanded to cover a nationwide market. --Plan and produce events and trade show engagements, including a nationally-recognized signature economic conference. Develop the programs, recruit industry leading speakers, coordinate venue selection and hotel relations, and promote the events, --Manage relationships with agencies and vendors charged with developing ad campaigns, sales and marketing materials. Oversight of multi-media presentations and motion graphic productions.--Enhance effective media relations, which includes cultivating relationships with writers and editors, and managing an active press release program. Prepare key executives for media interviews. Provide public relations counsel. Develop speaking opportunities for key executives. Write speeches.--Manage a staff charged with marketing, event planning and management, research, CRM and communications responsibilities--including production of weekly and monthly publications and maintenance of the website content at www.catalystcorp,org

Responsible for communications, media relations, public relations and corporate relations for one of the nation's leading trade organizations. --Initiated and responded to media contacts. Served as industry spokesperson. Placed prominent coverage in dozens of daily newspapers and trade publications. Arranged media training for top executives. Presenter on "Effective Media Relations."--Managed internal and external communication efforts including daily, weekly and monthly publications targeting company employees; member institutions and five million consumers.--Managed staff responsible for communications, public relations, research and compliance.

Feature writer and frequent by-line wire contributor of articles with an emphasis on science, travel, lifestyle trends and the entertainment industry.

Newsletter editor and various communication and public relations projects.

Staff reporter with emphasis on crime, local government and education issues.

Prolific writer with emphasis on crime, local government and education issues