Experience

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  Self-employed

  • Personal Historian

    • May 2013 - Present

    I have the honor of working with individuals and families who wish to have their photos, life stories, and family histories preserved. By compiling and organizing this information, I can transform it into hard back book form, audio interviews, or visual digital media. To me, there is no such th...

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  Kreider Services inc.

  • Marketing Coordinator

    • May 1998 - May 2013

    As Marketing Coordinator, I designed and wrote marketing materials such as brochures, annual reports, newsletters, and informational program briefs. In addition, I created presentations for public speaking engagements, exhibits, and agency displays. Other responsibilities involved resource deve...

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  Walnut IL Chamber of Commerce

  • Executive Director

    • Jun 1996 - Oct 1997

    In the position of Executive Director for the Village of Walnut, I explored the opportunities to promote the community in the media, supervised Chamber events, collaborated with the Board of Directors to enhance the community and headed its sesquicentennial celebration.

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  WIXN Radio Station

  • Dixon, Illinois

  • Sales Account Executive

    • 1990 - 1992
    • Dixon, Illinois

    In selling radio commercial time, I covered businesses in the Rock Falls-Sterling IL area. I created themes, wrote, and voiced many of the commercials for my customers.

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  Kline's Department Store

  • Dixon, Illinois

  • Women's Department Manager and Buyer

    • 1977 - 1989
    • Dixon, Illinois

    I managed the Juniors, Missy, and Women's clothing department. I was responsible for the staff hiring and scheduling, department merchandising, displays, and for a portion of the store's merchandise buying which made our Dixon location a signature store. In addition, I assisted the store...

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  Gimbels Midwest

  • Madison, Wisconsin Area

  • Retail Department Manager

    • 1974 - 1976
    • Madison, Wisconsin Area

    As the Men's Department Manager for Gimbels Midwest East Towne, I was responsible for the operations of the department, staff scheduling, merchandising, and customer services.