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Guest appearances on CNN followed high profile crisis management assignments i.e. International Olympic Committee's Salt Lake bidding scandal; assistance to DeBeers re proposed Congressional sanctions related to Nelson Mandela's last incarceration; successful campaign, Manville Corporation (asbestos) vs. Trial Lawyers Assn., re Chapter 11 proceedings. Also case related to Palestine Liberation Org. and US Commerce Dept. Corporate experience: VP, Public Relations, Avis Inc.; Mgr., Investor Relations, Sperry & Hutchinson and for Texstar Corp.Sports marketing, sponsorship, US Open Tennis.PR Agency experience: Sr. VP Ruder Finn; Lefrack and Durst Organizations, and Battery Park City. Created, administered award-winning Carey Limousine Wall Street Rat Race.Supervised upstate PR for Robert F. Kennedy campaign for the Senate; was an aide for his Presidential campaign. Previously was communications aide for State Comptroller Arthur Levitt and was PR Director for State Democratic Committee. Also worked closely with Ted Sorensen Full CV obtained via bilucille@aol.co, plus a commendation from Sorensen.Apply diversity of experience for clients from relocation of ops. to Woodstock, NY from NYC. Have served Hudson Valley based programs ranging from successful media relations for Mike Hein for County Executive campaign; Elliott Auerbach's campaigns for County Comptroller; The Solar Energy Consortium; Ulster County Development Corp.; TechCity. Continue to serve NYC-based clients e.g. Wesley Brown & Bartle, executive recruiters, and Watson Rice LLC, accountants..Specialties: Basic PR, crisis communications, marketing support. Government relations, sports marketing.

Listed skills include Public Relations, Sports Marketing, Media Relations, Crisis Communications, and 27 others.

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