Experience

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  Harvard University

  • Board Member And Fund Raiser

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  Tiny Dynamite Productions

  • Philadelphia and Main Line

  • Board member and Fund Raiser

    • 2011 - Present
    • Philadelphia and Main Line

    Most amazing new approach to theater at an hour and a price and duration that attracts today's busy people of all ages and interests. For $20 at 6:30 in the evening, A Play, a Pie and a Pint offers a slice of pizza pie, a beer, glass of wine or soft drink and a professional play that lasts one hour.

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  Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, Realtors

  • Main Line of Philadelphia, City Line to Malvern

  • Realtor (Retired - 2020)

    • 2006 - Jun 2020
    • Main Line of Philadelphia, City Line to Malvern

    Summary:I serve clients who are making real estate decisions in the three counties of the Main Line. I am on the team of Lavinia Smerconish which is where I started. I take only 3 clients at a time so I can give each pin point attention. LUXURY HOME EXPERT: I list and sell $2m+ residences including assistance in setting the market price of your home by providing prices of comparable properties recently sold. I bring all the resources of BHHS Fox and Roach to presenting your home and offer my full personal services to market, show and sell your house. SRES DESIGNATION: As a Seniors Real Estate Specialist, I am trained to assist over 55s in downsizing to appropriate living situations. I will help you price, stage and sell your home; find necessary cleaning, repair, packing and moving sources. Together, we will locate one floor living or other suitable space for your new life. ACCREDITED BUYER REPRESENTATIVE: As your agent, I accept full fiduciary responsibility in finding properties that suit your life style and desired location. I will negotiate an agreeable sales price and manage the myriad details required to get you through settlement and into your new home.CERTIFIED NEGOTIATIONS EXPERT: CNE courses outline gathering the knowledge and making the plan to review the options and set a strategy for successful negotiations in achieving my clients'​ goals. SPECIALITIES: -Experience in helping seniors rightsize for their current lifestyle. -Chosen to list the historic family home of R. Brognard Okie, a local architect known for the revival of stately colonial American architecture. -Sold luxury homes from $1M to $2.6M as well as 1767 Toll Takers cottage .-Experience in selling condominium properties-Use my professional background in Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing Communications, to market "outside the box"​ in presenting unusual properties in a changing marketplace.Took my original real estate license in Georgetown, Washington, DC .

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  Lantern Theater

  • Philadelphia

  • Vice President and Member of the Board

    • 2000 - 2010
    • Philadelphia

    Had leadership positions in supporting the president in bringing on effective new Board members. Chaired several annual fund raisers, bringing on new committee members and more than doubling the income from these events. Courted potential donors and successfully enouraged them to increase their gifts.In 2 years as Vice President, I took a leadership role in hiring consultants to guide Board and staff in writing the mission statement and creating strategic plan for the theater. Recruited next Board President.

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  US Census Bureau

  • Washington, DC

  • Media/Cable TV consultant

    • Jan 1999 - Jun 2001
    • Washington, DC

    Cable Television liason to cable companies and programmers inviting them to form formal and informal partnerships to promote the decennial Census count.

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  CItizens for Better Television

  • Main Line Philadelphia

  • President

    • 1994 - 1996
    • Main Line Philadelphia

    Organized members to rally for programming suitable for children to watch on TV.

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  Jones Intercable

  • Philadelphia

  • Regional Sales, Northeast

    • 1989 - 1993
    • Philadelphia

    Calling on municiple officials and cable television systems to promote the viability of online study through Mind Extension University.

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  Larkin & Company Inc

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Founder and President

    • Apr 1979 - Sep 1989
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    This umbrella company handled marketing communications and public relations for a number of programming channels coming on line for the cable industry. These included projects for such as Discovery Channel, C-SPAN, Learning Channel, ABC News channel.Worked on civic and political liasons related to the competition to win the cable franchaises in Montgomery County and Fairfax Countiy for United Cable Television. Handled similar francaising tasks in Washington, DC for Bob Johnson of BET Television. Directed the advertising and PR campaign for United Cable engineering program . Larkin and Company also operated association management for Women in Cable which she founded and ran for 8 years; launched start up of Cable Television Advertising and Marketing until they were ready to hire their own director, and managed Cable Televison Advertising start-up funding.

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  Women in Cable Telecommunications

  • Washington, DC.

  • Founder, First Executive Director

    • Apr 1979 - Dec 1988
    • Washington, DC.

    I founded this organization to highlight the contributions of professional women who were coming in great numbers to the cable television industry in the explosive 1970s. The goal was to give them visibility and position them to get pipelined into management positions in the industry. Our national educational sessions in conjunction with major business schools used teams and case studies to help members grow in their careers. WIC grew to 24 chapters with 4000 members (including 13% men) nationwide during those early years under my direction and has enjoyed national and international growth since then. By 2020, WICT had grown to 10,000 members and the number of women executives in the industry has grown exponentially.

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  National Cable Television Association

  • Washington, DC

  • Vice President for Public Affairs

    • Jan 1976 - Apr 1979
    • Washington, DC

    Improved the image of cable television on Capitol Hill and in the media. Managed the creation of the Cable ACE Awards (Awards for Cablecasting Excellence) and brought in media and political leaders to judge both paid and local access programming. Initiated efforts to include fledgling cable programming in the annual TV recognition awards.

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  Carl Byoir and Associates

  • Washington, DC

  • Director of Consummer Affairs and Public Relations Executive

    • 1967 - 1969
    • Washington, DC

    At the height of concern about protecting the consummer, Carl Byoir focused on Concummer Affairs as part of the public relations sgtrategy for promoting products for clients such as A&P, Toyota, Pentax, Mary Kay Cosmetics.. Children's Televisio Workshop was also a client..

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  Time Magazine, Life Magazine, People Magazine

  • Washington, DC

  • Journalist, Time, Inc.

    • Apr 1963 - Oct 1967
    • Washington, DC

    On air journalist with Time-Life Broadcast for four years and was the first woman radio-TV reporter assigned to cover the daily White House briefings, Capitol Hill and other agencies. Covered M.L. King speech at the Poor Peoples'​ March on Washington and President Kennedy's last press conference before he left for Dallas. Created video features for Time-Life TV stations in Bakersfield, CA; San Diego CA, Minneapolis, Mn; Grand Rapids, MI. Indianapolis, IN. Was general assignment journalist for Time Magazine; covered the post-impeachment White House for People Magazine's first make ready edition; worked on assignment for Life Magazine and Time-Life Books. .

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  Cours Marymount, Paris and Junior High School, Butler PA

  • Teacher: French and general subjects

    • Sep 1960 - Jun 1962

    Taught at Marymount International School, Bougival, France Taught French to Advanced students in Butler, PA