Experience

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  Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Johns Hopkins University

  • Montgomery County, MD

  • Moderator of small group discussion

    • Sep 2018 - Present
    • Montgomery County, MD

    Working on development of a future news and information medium focused on smaller cities/towns and rural America, directed to elected and other leaders.

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  Consultant

  • Corporate, nonprofit, public- outreach planning, advancement

    • Jun 2015 - Present

    Outreach/information dissemination planning, public relations, writer: nonprofit, corporate, government clients

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  Mercersburg Academy

  • teacher, adviser

    • Jul 1998 - Jun 2015

    Classroom instruction - Reading and writing, course design; student advising; student publications adviser - weekly newspaper, annual literary-arts journal. residential life dorm dean. organizer and chaperone - student trips - Russia, Czech Republic, Germany, UK

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  Cobham Alley Partners

  • Greater New York City Area, Washington,DC

  • Partner

    • Feb 1988 - Jul 1997
    • Greater New York City Area, Washington,DC

    Consultant to Federal government agencies on information dissemination/outreach programs - Dept of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Energy, National Inst of Health

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  TJ Schmidt Assoc

  • Vice President

    • Sep 1982 - Oct 1988

    Managed non-profit client accounts; communications/outreach planning and programs - Asthma *& Allergy Foundation of America, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH)