Experience

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  Creative Show Promotions LLC

  • Medina, Ohio

  • Owner

    • Jan 1992 - Present
    • Medina, Ohio

    Promoter and organizer for professional craft shows, home & garden show & wine festival:* An Affair on the Square Craft Fest & Vintage Fair - August* Christmas Around the World Craft Show - November* Medina County Home & Garden Show - March* Uncorked Medina Wine Festival - July

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  Uncorked Medina Wine Festival - July 21 & 22, 2017

  • Buffalo Creek Retreat

  • Co-promoter

    • Feb 2016 - Present
    • Buffalo Creek Retreat

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  Medina Community Recreation Center

  • 855 Weymouth Rd., Medina, OH

  • Marketing Coordinatior

    • Sep 2013 - Present
    • 855 Weymouth Rd., Medina, OH

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  The Home Depot

  • Copley/Fairlawn

  • Flooring Specialist

    • Jan 2012 - Sep 2012
    • Copley/Fairlawn

    offered assistance to customers choosing from all varieties of flooring for their home or business

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  Mapleside Farms

  • Festival Planning Director

    • Aug 2011 - Nov 2011

    Plan and organize eight weekend festivals for this unique farm, retail and dining destination utilizing strong organizational and interpersonal skills

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  Mapleside Farms

  • Marketing Director

    • Jan 1997 - Jan 2011

    Manage marketing efforts utilizing public relations strategies, marketing plans and effective media placement to maximize sales and increase customer traffic; challenges include working within a limited budget to get maximum results Key Accomplishments:- Saved the company the expense of hiring outside professionals by performing the writing and graphic design of all marketing collateral such as customer newsletters, brochures, press releases, ads, menus, posters, table tents, product labels, and signage. - Increased revenue in the "off season" by planning a Concerts Over the Valley series which offers free outdoor concerts in the summer- Streamlined and refined the School Tours program for local elementary students, increasing the number of children attending from 2500 to 5000- Facilitated the design of the company e-commerce website to make it both visually pleasing and user friendly

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  Sharon Design Company

  • Graphic Design Assistant

    • Jan 1993 - Jan 1997

    Assisted the owner of this graphic design studio with the design of logos, brochures, flyers, ads, programs, catalogs, posters, vinyl signs; developed strong typographic and page layout skills.

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  Old Phoenix National Bank

  • Marketing Director

    • Jan 1982 - Jan 1983

    Managed a three-person marketing department and $350,000 annual budget for this local bank

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  National City Bank

  • Employee Communications Coordinator

    • Jan 1979 - Jan 1982

    Key member of Public Relations team charged with writing and editing monthly employee newsletter and quarterly magazine, writing press releases, and planning grand opening events and employee programs at a time when the company was moving into a new 35-story building and positioning itself as the premier financial institution in Northern Ohio

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  Price Waterhouse & Co

  • Communications Specialist

    • Jan 1978 - Jan 1979

    Facilitated client development for this Big Eight accounting firm by improving marketing collateral such as proposals, seminar handouts, recruiting brochures READ-a

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  Northeastern Ohio Multiple Sclerosis Society

  • READ-a-thon Coordinator

    • Jan 1977 - Jan 1978

    Organized this fund raising program in local schools to encourage children to read while raising money for the organization.