Twenty-one years of progressively responsible experience in web design and development, visual arts, software design, marketing, health care, education, and the non-profit sector. Have portfolios in web design and development, graphic design, photography, publication, videos and promotions, and possess excellent writing skills, the ability to meet deadlines under pressure, and extraordinary attention to detail. Qualifications include:

Founded a web design and development company serving customers throughout the country. Received testimonials from numerous customers.

Produced public relations and health care videos and promotional materials which have garnered a total of nine national and international awards. Received recognition for productions from such luminaries as Rabbi Harold Kushner (author, When Bad Things Happen to Good People), Thomas Moore (author, Care of the Soul) and Steven Levine (author, Who Dies?). Also adept at conceptualizing and producing multi-image presentations.

Managed the marketing and distribution of the above productions throughout the United States, Canada, the British Isles and Australia.

Selected to serve as chairperson and judge for international film and video competitions.

Published in national and regional newspapers and magazines.

Assumed total management responsibility for a national fundraising campaign.

Public speaker, performer and producer of fundraising banquets and other special events. Have conducted presentations on hospice, public interest law, travel and the hammered dulcimer.

Active community member, including photographer for annual house tour project for four consecutive years.

Design

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator

Macromedia Dreamweaver
Adobe ImageReady
Fetch
CuteFTP Pro

Macromedia Flash

HTML
JavaScript
Style Sheets
Action Scripting
ASP
SQL

Microsoft Access
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word

Certificate in Graphics and Web Design: The Hendriks Institute, Woburn, MA

Certificate: Maine Photographic Workshops, Resident Program in Photography, Rockport, ME

Certificate: Cambridge Institute for Computer Programming, Boston, MA

Bachelor of Music (with honors): New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA



Web Design and Development

Jewel Tone Designs
Founder and President

Gave presentation on web design and development at national conference.

Received testimonials from numerous customers.

Vox Populi Productions, Inc.
Founder and President

Realized over $100,000 in sales during the first eighteen months of operation, doubling sales levels from those that had been achieved under prior distribution arrangements by assuming personal control of the distribution.

Conceptualized, produced, wrote and edited the internationally acclaimed videos On Life and Living, Voices and Stories, and When All is Said and Done.

Wrote all marketing materials, acquiring testimonials from over twenty prominent individuals in the field.

Conducted market research to determine the types of videos needed by the hospice community. Achieved a 50% response rate.

Government Employees Insurance Company
Senior Programmer/Analyst

Project leader and principal analyst/designer/programmer for the redesign of an actuarial reporting system. Spanning a 12-month period, the redesign effort involved the supervision and coordination of up to seven people.

Developed time responsibility schedules, completed both on time and within budget, which were regarded by management as exceptionally reliable documents.

National Association for Public Interest Law
Director of Development, Public Service Challenge

Increased contributions by 75%, raising over $180,000 annually through a series of breakfast meetings in major cities throughout the country. Arranged, secured, and prepared leaders in the legal profession as speakers for these events. Personally spoke at these meetings, attended by managing partners of major law firms.

Successfully coordinated the first annual recognition/fundraising banquet. Currently, the annual banquet is attended by over 500 individuals, grossing in excess of $100,000.

Boston 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative
Resource Development Manager

Managed the design and printing of the report Schools Alone Are Not Enough, featured in the Boston Globe's May 22, 2000 article, "Report highlights gains in after-school programs."

Produced an 81-page resource notebook for a citywide conference for after-school program providers.

Managed a campaign to encourage mayors throughout the State of Massachusetts to write letters in support of an after-school bill introduced by the Mayor to the State Legislature. As a result of these efforts, garnered letters of support from over 75% of the mayors throughout the State.

On Life and Living: The Hospice Experience, a public relations video produced for the Maine Hospice Council, explores the issues surrounding dying and death through the sharing of patient stories and the stories of those who have lost a loved one. The video provides viewers with an understanding of hospice care and its role in the end-of-life journey, and received the following national and international awards:

National Media Owl Award, Retirement Research Foundation National Media Awards Competition (presented by Gene Siskel and Ann Landers)

President's Award, National Hospice Organization Awards of Excellence Competition

Gold CINDY, Association for Visual Communicators' International CINDY Competition

Bronze Award, Association for Multi-Image International Awards Competition

Voices and Stories: An EDC Anthology, a public relations video produced for Education Development Center, profiles the mission of the organization, highlighting several projects representative of this mission. The production garnered the following recognition:

Bronze Medal, The New York Festivals' International Non-Broadcast Media Competition

When All is Said and Done: An Introduction to the Family Meeting, produced for St. Peter's Hospice, is a training film designed for hospice and health care professionals, and members of the clergy, introducing viewers to a methodology for holding a family meeting a gathering in which a family member is dying teaching them how to conduct such a meeting themselves. The production received the following international recognition:

Gold Plaque, International Communication Film and Video Competition

Bronze Plaque, Columbus International Film & Video Festival

Bronze CINDY, Association for Visual Communicators' International CINDY Competition

Finalist Certificate, International Global Awards Competition

"On this Sunday's Codman Square House Tour, little things mean a lot," The Boston Globe, June 10, 1999, pp. F1, F5. (Written by a Boston Globe staff writer, the article included 12 of my photographs.)

"Bloomtime: from country lushness to tranquil repose, four gardens on a Dorchester tour celebrate their urban setting," The Boston Globe, June 11, 1998, pp. F1, F4. (Written by a Boston Globe staff writer, the article included eight of my photographs.)

"Closing the Circle," HOSPICE, Winter 1994, pp. 25-27.

"A Portrait of H.O.M.E.," The Maine Times, July 16, 1993, pp. 16-17.

"On the Roof of Africa: Kilimanjaro's Summit Lures Amateur Climber," The Washington Times, September 13, 1992, pp. E1-E2.

"Accept the Challenge: Public Interest Law," Human Rights, Spring 1991, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 20-21.

"The Public Service Challenge: Law Firms and Students Contribute to Public Interest Fellowships," Los Angeles Lawyer, July 1990, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp. 17-18.

Held solo photography exhibition at the Portland Public Library, Portland, ME, 1994.

Received First Place in the Intergenerational Category of the National Hospice Organization Photography Competition, 1993.

Received Honorable Mention in The Caring Institute's Art of Caring Photography Contest, 1993.

Participated in a photography exhibition at the Farnsworth Museum, Rockland, ME, 1993.

Held solo photography exhibitions at the U.S. National Arboretum, Washington, DC, and at Takoma Traders, Takoma Park, MD, 1990.