Curriculum Vitae

BACKGROUND SUMMARY

More than sixteen years of diversified creative experience—including executive management and leadership roles in publishing, advertising, international marketing, community relations, non-profit business development and consulting, traditional and new media—within fast-paced, results-oriented environments. Demonstrated expertise in copywriting, editing, graphic design, grantwriting, vendor management, program development, project management, and public/community relations. Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills, effectively demonstrated on a global basis.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Fiction Author : 2010 – present
+ Becky Moore, contemporary romance and romantic suspense
+ Dolly Dozier, children’s author
+ Freelance Blogger, MacMillan Publishing’s Heroes & Heartbreakers

Director of Public Affairs and Grants Administration :
The Alliance of AIDS Services – Carolina : 2008–2010
My work focused on three key areas: grants administration, media/marketing/PR, and sponsorships. My three years with the Alliance yielded an extremely high number of deliverables.

I raised the grant revenue from $609,000 (FY08-09) to $659,000 (FY09-10) and $2,720,493 (FY09-10); worked with the agency-wide program directors to develop programs for grants; produced all agency reports (but Prevention Education, which is done by that program director) for federal, state, local, and foundation grants; helped to plan and execute two dozen Drag Bingo, two AIDSWALK+RIDE, and three Works of Heart fundraisers; created fliers, logos, T-shirts, banners, advertisements, and other various and sundry promotional materials for agency fundraisers and events; managed print vendors for agency fundraisers; set up and managed electronic ticketing capabilities for Works of Heart and annual giving campaigns; managed the concessions for two dozen Drag Bingo fundraisers; photographed artwork for the last two Works of Heart fundraisers; sold and managed sponsorships for special events; helped to manage volunteers through their many tasks in the administrative offices, at fundraisers, and during evening volunteer hours; written press releases and secured interviews with major local media outlets; researched, launched and produced our free, cloud-computing agency Web site on WordPress; developed a strong Twitter following, which contributes to the agency’s growing social media presence; helped to provide mobile-accessible Google Mail for the agency;  and served as an all-around advocate and ambassador for the agency, our clients, and my colleagues. Particular highlights include: receiving the first annual GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT award (along with $40,000) in November 2009, and being awarded $1.9M to build the North Carolina Access Network of Care, which introduced an 11-county, regional approach to healthcare for individuals living with HIV.

Community Marketing Manager : Capital Broadcast Corp.
New Media Group | WRAL.com, GOLO :  2007–2008
As a Jill of All Trades, I worked in three major areas within CBC’s New Media Group: building and establishing WRAL.com’s new social media community; Web producer and creative conceptor for New Product Development Team; and daily blogger and gardening expert.

Marketing Director : Theatre In The Park : 2003–2006
As a Department of One in NC’s largest non-profit performing arts theatre, I managed all things creative in relation to business operations. Relying on my skills and experience as a writer, graphic artist, editor, media buyer and planner, PR expert, financial manager, I promoted seven shows and two gala event fundraisers a season to an annual audience of 50,000.

Development Director : Glory to Glory House of Refuge : 2002–2003
Coordinated operational and program funding through grantwriting, fundraising and partnering with other non-profit orgs. Enhanced community knowledge of the program, promoted prevention education programs within the surrounding community, managed community and media relations, hosted events, and fostered visual identity.

Senior Writer, Marketing Communications and Media Relations : Nortel Networks : 1997–2002
Marketed technology development, enhancements and services for the global Information Services organization. Managed international creative teams as Marketing Project Manager.  Reduced operating costs in excess of $100,000
over five years by properly managing multi-million dollar project budgets (writer, editor, graphic designer, vendor manager, global distributor). Created service- and product-specific collateral for print, electronic campaigns, white papers, NPSI rollouts, executive conferences, and internal employee global communications. Worked with employee communications to develop best practices methodology for international IT organization, and served as the internal corporate branding expert. Received over a dozen personal and team awards for creation and management of marketing campaigns. 

Copy Stylist : Sandler & Recht Communications : 1996–1997
Supported creative and editorial staff with agency advertising by proofreading, editing and formatting copy, preparing all slide presentations for client engagements, serving as assistant writer on product marketing and as assistant designer on detail aids. 

Editorial Assistant : McGraw-Hill, Inc. : 1995–1996
Edited and prepared manuscripts and flap copy; communicated with
published and prospective authors; managed printers and copyright permissions; calculated and managed royalty fees, school grants and permission payments. Implemented new page layout and design technologies and online editorial practices, and manuscript electronic scanning capabilities that increased inter-office productivity.

FREELANCE WORK

  • Grant Consultant :: AAS-C
  • Writer and Photographer  ::  WRAL.com  (Ask Fifi, Gardening Gloves)
  • Writer and Photographer  ::  Our State Magazine
  • Writer and Photographer  ::  The Raleigh Digest;  The Apex Herald
  • Writer  ::  The Cary News; Q-Notes;  Bandwidth.com
  • Graphic Artist  ::  Vision Share; Straight Way Golf; NC Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCCTM)
  • Field/Grant Reviewer  ::  Mission Tree Compassion Capital Campaign, Bush Administration
  • Graphic Artist, Editor  ::  Talent Identification Program (TIP)
    Duke University

COMMITTEE EXPERIENCE

  • Special Exhibition Community Marketing Committees,
    North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh NC
    (Monet in Normandy, 2006; Crosscurrents: Art, Craft and Design in North Carolina, 2005; In Focus: Contemporary Photography from the Allen G. Thomas Jr. Collection, 2005; Picasso to Matisse and  The School of Paris, 2004)
  • Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau Extension Marketing Team
    2004–2006, Raleigh CVB, Raleigh, NC
  • Works of Heart Art Auction Against AIDS, 2008 & 2009, Raleigh NC
  • Drag Bingo, 2008 – 2009, Durham NC
  • Town of Apex Appearance Commission, 2001 – 2002, appointed by Apex Mayor, Keith Weatherly

VOLUNTEER WORK

  • HCRW Board of Directors Public Relations Coordinator:
    Heart of Carolina Romance Writers
  • Docent Board of Directors 2005-06: North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
  • Olive Chapel Elementary School: Reading, Writing and Art Room Parent, 2003–present
  • Triangle Down Syndrome Network Buddy Walk 2006: Public Relations and Awareness, Fundraising
  • North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC, 2003–present: Senior Touring Docent,
  • NARAL-North Carolina: Graphic Artist and Writer—Created invitations, write press releases, co-hostess House Party’s on occasion

EDUCATION

North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC
Bachelor of Arts, English—Writing and Editing, 1996

University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington NC
studying Marine Biology, 1991 – 1994

Time Magazine Person of the Year, 2006

WRITING AS BECKY MOORE, ROMANCE AUTHOR

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WRITING AS DOLLY DOZIER, CHILDREN’S AUTHOR

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