Wayne Braverman Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

• Edit and write stories and take photos for non-profit news outlet focused on Bedford• Manage online and social media sites* Manage editorial budget* Manage professional and freelance staff* Work with executive board to help update and improve what is considered to be one of the biggest success stories in the new and growing world of non-profit community news outlets.

• Provide consulting services on marketing and media strategies, organizational development, and project management• Create and facilitate leadership development and team building programs• Write and deliver informational, motivational, and humorist presentations in a variety of arenas tailored to meet the needs of the audience• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, materials, and methods of instruction in topics of communication for personal and professional development in individual and group settings• Research, write and edit content for print and online publications• Use technical expertise, creativity, and composition skills to photograph/video people, places, and events for clients across multiple platforms • Coach individuals in public speaking and writing• Produce and host radio and television programs

Englewood, Colorado, Us

• 2021 - Earned Distinguished Toastmaster Award - highest education honor in Toastmasters• 2015 District 31 International Speech Contest champion (Massachusetts – Rhode Island)• 2015 International Speech Contest semifinals (one of 96 semifinals out of 25,000 contestants worldwide).• Seven-time winner at Area and Division levels in the International and Humor speech contests • Serving as 2022-23 Vice President of Education of Sylvan Club Speakers• Served as 2021-22 President of Sylvan Club Speakers - Club earned Presidential Distinguished Award• Served as 2018-19 Advanced Access Vice President of Education • Served as 2016-17 Advanced Access Vice President of Education and Sylvan Speakers Vice President of Public Relations • Served as 2015-16 District 31 Public Relations Director, promoting district events and 200-plus clubs• Served as as 2015-16 Sylvan Club President - Club earned Presidential Distinguished Award• Served as 2013-14 Last Word Club President - Club earned Presidential Distinguished Award• Served as 2012-13 Last Word Vice President of Education and 2011-12 Vice President of Membership

New York, Ny, Us

• Edit and write stories for publication focused on Boston’s luxury real estate market• Manage online and social media sites• Layout weekly print publication • Manage freelance staff of writers• Boston photographer

• Taught the fundamentals of public speaking and debate to students in Grades 4-8 for week-long seminar• Assessed course and program learning outcomes• Wrote evaluations and next step plans for each student

Pittsford, New York, Us

• Created and implemented an internationally-recognized internship program used by GateHouse as its national model• Recruited, trained, and mentored 55 to 65 college and high school interns per year; annual company savings from stories produced: $55,000 to 75,000 for 16 newspapers• Developed program curriculum and facilitated weekly interactive seminars• Conducted evaluations of all interns based on criteria and requirements of each student’s school• Developed and presented innovative educational programs for audiences of all ages as guest speaker at colleges, schools, and community organizations

• Developed and executed editorial strategies working with all levels of management/staff• Demonstrated innovative vision and passion to revive struggling newspapers• Experiment with new methods of journalism to develop and produce stories, photos, and videos for the web and social media • Created and implemented marketing initiatives to improve community involvement and increase readership• Edited copy, designed pages, and developed story ideas• Wrote editorials, columns, and regional features for print and web• Coordinated editorial production of the unit’s daily and weekly newspapers• Trained, supervised and mentored news, sports, and freelance staff on print, web, and social media platforms• Executed editorial fiscal management policy• Helped develop strategies to improve campaign coverage throughout Massachusetts• Moderated public debates with federal, state, and local political candidates

Us

· Produced and hosted "Old Time Radio Theatre," a weekly FM radio program focusing on comedy, history, drama, news, movies, television, music and sports using rare recordings from 1888 to the present· Produced and hosted special broadcasts during the Halloween and Christmas seasons· Hosted an open-forum talk show

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

• Developed and managed Town Online’s Community Connections program• Taught and supported people from schools, athletic organizations, churches, civic groups, and other community and non-profit organizations to create and operate their own websites• Marketed Community Connections’ active websites, which grew from 200 to 2,700 during my two-and-a-half years with this program

• Recruited representatives from schools, sports leagues, churches, civic groups, and other community and non-profit organizations to join Community Connections’ web program• Taught website design and operation classes to the general public throughout Massachusetts• Provided technical support to Community Connections members• Trained in HTML, Dream Weaver, Open Pages, T-Visions, FutureTense, Photoshop, Koz and Hot Dog

• Collaborated with CNC’s VP of Editorial on company-wide initiatives • Developed strategies to strengthen company’s sports coverage, resulting in 60 percent increase in online visits and page views • Helped develop strategies to improve campaign coverage throughout Massachusetts• Trained news staff and revitalized coverage strategies at the Waltham News Tribune, realizing a 15 percent increase in print circulation and 35 percent increase in online visits and page views within six month

• Worked with Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor• Copy editing, page design, developing story ideas, writing editorials, columns and regional features.• Assisted in editorial production with unit’s daily and weekly newspapers.• Trained news editors and reporters.• Filled in for editors when needed.

• Managed staff of five full-time editors and 40 freelance writers in producing sports sections for 14 weekly and later two daily newspapers.• Duties included hiring and training staff, budget management, layout, editing, and writing stories.

• Managed fiscal and operational planning and administration of the crisis center • Redesigned marketing and recruitment campaign, resulting in a 41.75 percent increase in donations, 39 percent increase in number of trained volunteers, and 68 percent increase in helpline calls• Led outreach programs focused on effective communication skills, conflict resolution, and mental health issues

• Trained new counselors using Contact International’s Crisis Intervention Curriculum• Provided phone counseling and befriending services to adult and children

• Wrote and edited stories• Designed and laid out sports page for 14 weekly newspapers.

• Primary sports reporter for the Bedford Minuteman.• Wrote sports, news and feature stories for many of Minuteman Publications’ weekly newspapers.

Ms, Journalism

Bs, Political Science

Aa, Liberal Arts