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Linda Healy Vespa is a seasoned marketing professional with 30+ years of experience in diverse assignments, including marketing communications, public relations, event planning, and copywriting. She has worked as a freelancer, staff writer, executive director, director of marketing, and marketing communications manager for various organizations. Linda holds a BA in Organizational Communication from Queens University of Charlotte and has a strong background in editing, writing, and project management.

Experience

  • LH Vespa Resources
    • Charlotte, North Carolina Area
    • Freelancer
      • Jun 2013 - Present
      • Charlotte, North Carolina Area

      Creative, talented, energetic, reliable professional with highly successful experience in diverse assignments, such as:>Copy editing and proofreading brochures, presentations, white papers, catalogs, website and intranet content, blogs, business books, direct mailers, menus, signs, art catalog...

  • Gaston College
    • Dallas, NC
    • Staff Writer
      • Apr 2014 - Present
      • Dallas, NC

      Responsible for assisting with the communications efforts of the College’s PR/Marketing Director• Writing news releases on Gaston College programs, courses, students, achievements, activities• Interviewing alumni, faculty, students, contributors for newsletters and articles• Copy editing and proo...

  • Carolinas' Carrousel, Inc.
    • Charlotte, North Carolina Area
    • Executive Director
      • Apr 2008 - May 2013
      • Charlotte, North Carolina Area

      Carolinas' Carrousel, Inc. was the non-profit organization that produced the annual Carolinas' Carrousel Parade--rated among the top Thanksgiving parades in the nation and included on US News & World Report's 2012 list of America's Top Thanksgiving Day Parades--and the adjunct...

    • Director of Marketing
      • Mar 2006 - Apr 2008

      Responsible for all marketing and communications, including website content, advertising, press relations.Wrote proposals to communicate event planning company’s capabilities and creativity to prospective clients; proposals won contracts resulting in over $500,000 in revenue.

    • Associate Editor
      • 2002 - 2006

      Researched and wrote Chew on This, a weekly food trivia column in Creative Loafing newspaper.Contributed to staff articles at Creative Loafing.Copy-edited and proof-read all content for print and on-line versions of Creative Loafing.

    • Marketing Communications Manager
      • Feb 1998 - Sep 2001

      Marketing Communications Manager for this telecommunications company (was acquired by PaeTec, which was in turn acquired by Windstream).

    • Marketing Communications Manager
      • Jun 1987 - Apr 1997

      Responsible for advertising, PR, literature & collateral production, trade shows and sales meetings. Company produces computer media and other peripherals.

    • Assistant Advertising Manager
      • 1978 - 1987

Education

  • 1997 - 2003
    Queens University of Charlotte
  • 1971 - 1974
    Montclair State University
  • 1959 - 1971
    ALK/NBHS

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