Experience

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  Mainly Meetings Travel LLC

  • Partner

    • Jan 2006 - Present

    Mainly Meetings Travel LLC offers personalized travel services to businesses and individuals while utilizing the resources offered by the internet. We specialize in assisting nonprofit organizations use travel as a fundraising opportunity by organizing tours and cruises and sharing portions of our commissions with institutions.

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  Metro Communications

  • Managing Director

    • Mar 1981 - Present

    I provide on-site public relations and marketing communications support to small to mid-size businesses and not-for-profit organizations that need professional guidance but do not have the resources for an internal PR staff.

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  The Alliance for Senior Services

  • Teaneck

  • member

    • 2009 - 2014
    • Teaneck

    TASS is a cooperative networking group of firms serving the needs of seniors.

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  Business Resource Group, North Jersey Regional Chamber

  • Northern New Jersey

  • member

    • 2008 - 2014
    • Northern New Jersey

    The BRG is a networking and mutual assistance group within the North Jersey Regional Chamber of Commerce.

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  North Jersey Regional Chamber

  • Clifton, NJ

  • Current member and past board member

    • 2005 - 2014
    • Clifton, NJ

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  St. Peter's Haven for Families

  • Clifton, NJ

  • Founding Board Member and past president

    • 1985 - 2009
    • Clifton, NJ

    Helped establish, operate and grow parish-sponsored shelter for homeless families and a major food pantry.

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  Clifton Rotary Club

  • Clifton, NJ

  • former member

    • 2006 - 2008
    • Clifton, NJ

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  Episcopal Diocese of Newark

  • Delegate

    • 1985 - 2005

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  Eisner & Lubin LLP

  • New York, NY

  • Marketing Director

    • 2003 - 2004
    • New York, NY

    At Eisner & Lubin, I managed outside PR counsel and handled media relations and marcom activities internally, trained staff in sales and outreach activities,and actively pursued networking opportunities through chambers of commerce, business improvement districts and other affiliations.

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  Passaic County Vision 2020

  • member

    • 2000 - 2004

    Volunteer member of group seeking to assess needs and resources for Passaic County, New Jersey into the 21st century.

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  The Commerce and Industry Association of NJ

  • Paramus, NJ

  • Interim Editor

    • 2002 - 2003
    • Paramus, NJ

    Through my agency Metro Communications, I contracted with the CIANJ to serve as the interim editor of their signature publication, Commerce Magazine. My duties included researching and writing articles, seeking out and editing articles from CIANJ members and staffers, layout and design of the publication, and oversee production and distribution of the magazine.

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  All Saints' Episcopal Church

  • Consultant

    • 2001 - 2002

    During a six-month assignment, I was involved in multi-administrative functions related to operations of the church and its sponsored school, promotion and media outreach for new community center away from the church's core properties, media relations and publicity for the church and its separate functions.

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  ITAC, the Industrial & Technology Assistance Corporation of New York City

  • Marketing Director

    • 1997 - 2000

    As Marketing Director at the Industrial & Technology Assistance Corporation of New York City, I was responsible for developing outreach to the manufacturing and growing high technology segments of the New York City economy. This included sales outreach, advertising and public relations, and networking with other economic development agencies within and outside NYC.

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  Family Services of Morris County

  • Morristown, NJ

  • Marketing Director

    • 1996 - 1997
    • Morristown, NJ

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  Borg -Warner Security Services

  • Assistant Director, Corporate Communications

    • 1985 - 1992

    I was responsible for internal and external publications, marketing communications for five divisions on a national and international basis, special events and community relations.

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  Passaic County Historical Society

  • Paterson, NJ

  • Past President

    • 1989 - 1990
    • Paterson, NJ

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  Carl Byoir & Associates

  • Public Relations Account Executive

    • 1979 - 1981

    At Carl Byoir, I created and directed community relations and public affairs programs for banking and other clients at the then third-largest PR firm in the world.

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  Albert Frank-Guenther Law Inc.

  • Public Relations Account Executive

    • 1977 - 1979

    While serving as a PR account executive at the third-oldest advertising/PR agency in the U.S., I researched and directed the most comprehensive public affairs and PR program for the largest savings bank headquartered in the Bronx, NY, while also supporting other agency clients throughout the U.S.

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  New Jersey Bank N.A.

  • PR Director

    • 1969 - 1977

    From community outreach in urban centers and new markets as the bank extended from the Hudson to the Delaware, to media relations, special events and financial reporting including earnings releases and preparation of the Annual Report.