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Recognition
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Winner of Silver Trumpet Award (Publicity
Club of Chicago, 2003) for Web site:
www.koach.org
(United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism).
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Winner of Silver Trumpet Award (2003) for
Web site:
http://www.pariscommunityhospital.com.
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Winner of Golden Trumpet Award (Publicity
Club of Chicago, 1998) for Home & Away, AAA-Chicago Motor
Club (AAA-CMC) membership magazine (Category: Communications
Materials)
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Winner of Golden Trumpet Award (PCC, 1998)
for "Ice Pack,"
annual AAA-CMC winter driving media campaign (Category: Public
Service)
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Winner of First Place award from Public
Relations Society of America (Chicago chapter, 1999) for Home
& Away magazine
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Winner of Third Place award from Public
Relations Society of America (Chicago chapter, 1999) for
"Ice Pack"
Accomplishments
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Created marketing and strategic plan for
Illinois Safety Council, focusing on increased attendance at
events and organizational conversion to Web-based
communication.
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Planned and executed public relations
campaign for opening of Chicagoland Jewish High School (Morton
Grove, Ill.)
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Redesigned Web site for Paris (Ill.)
Community Hospital, resulting in major increase in site
visits.
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Created faxblast client newsletter for
American Mediconnect, Inc.
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Played leadership role in conceiving and
managing two national AAA public relations campaigns, focusing
on crumbling infrastructure and teen driving
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Coordinated adoption of new AAA-CMC logo
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Coordinated and authored strategic plans
for AAA-CMC and individual business units
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Redesigned AAA-CMC publications for
stronger tie-in with organization’s marketing goals
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Managed AAA-CMC’s involvement in
ADVANCE, an in-vehicle navigation partnership of public and
private agencies
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Devised and managed media relations
workshop for Chicago Area Transportation Study (Chicago-area
metropolitan planning organization)
Professional Organizations
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Co-President (2003-2004), Publicity
Club of Chicago
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Board member, Illinois Safety Council
Volunteer Work
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Community Media Workshop (Chicago):
Workshop leader (Web sites); public relations consultant.
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Beth Hillel Congregation (Wilmette, Ill.):
Corresponding Secretary, board member, Webmaster.
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Boy Scouts of America: Speaker ("Marketing
on a Shoestring Budget")
Previous
Affiliations
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Chair, School of Speech Alumni Board,
Northwestern University
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Member, American Automobile Association
(national) Issues Task Force
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Illinois Secretary of State’s Graduated
Driver’s License Task Force
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Chair, media subcommittee, Chicago Area
Transportation Study
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Steering Committee member, Partners for
Clean Air
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Member, National Association of
Independent Insurers Public Affairs Committee
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Member and past chairman, Illinois Highway
Users Association
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