RESUME:
LISA SAUNDERS
www.authorlisasaunders.com
saundersbooks@aol.com
SUMMARY: Skilled in public speaking, research, writing, editing, marketing, and event planning in the travel, education, health, recruiting and museum industries. Computer proficient in Microsoft Office and social media.
EDUCATION: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, B. S., Business Management and Marketing
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
State University of New York at Rockland Community College (RCC), Suffern, NY
2006 – Present
Campus Communications Assistant
Promote events and programs, authoring press releases and college newsletter, SCENE, with quarterly circulation of 35,000. Initiated and run the popular community event, “Open Mic Night for Writers.”
Locate and interview successful students and alumni for human interest stories.
Develop relationships with alumni and assist with Foundation fundraisers and annual campaign.
Use Twitter, Facebook, and RCC Speakers Bureau as additional promotional tools, which have resulted in additional newspaper coverage of the college and faculty.
Key Accomplishments
Received national coverage on Fox and Friends and in Associated Press through press releases relating the circumstances of individual students or faculty to current events.
Recognized as writer for award-winning ad print series, which featured noteworthy alumni and RCC’s influence on their success. Received the 2009 Bronze Medallion of Merit from the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations District 1.
National Field Service, Suffern, NY, 1998 – 2008
Recruiter / Marketing Specialist
Interviewed approximately 80 candidates monthly and communicated with clients on employment needs in the communications, right-of-way, and utility industries. Maintained database of applicants in People Trak.
Represented company at job fairs and coordinated marketing events, including annual 100-guest Christmas party and sleepover event at West Point. Placed many applicants with AT&T.
Licensed Daycare Provider, Rockville, MD, 1987 – 1989
Ran a licensed daycare center in my home, providing care and education for infants through grade school.
Jordan Kitts Music (piano retailer), College Park, MD, 1983 – 1986
Payroll Manager/Accounts Payable for 17 retail stores and warehouse. Awarded Outstanding Sales Support.
PUBLICATIONS
“Anything But A Dog! The Perfect Pet for a Girl with Congenital CMV (cytomegalovirus).” Unlimited Publishing LLC, 2008.
“Ever True: A Union Private and His Wife.” Heritage Books, 2004. Also a one-act play.
“Ride a Horse, Not an Elevator.” Cornell University, Horse Book in a Bucket, 1995.
“How to Get Published.” Smashwords.com, 2009.
Additional articles published in: Cornerstone, Battlefield Journal / Civil War News, Women Today,
American Spirit, Welcome Home, Celebrate Life, Rockland Magazine, The Journal News (Gannett),
Times Herald-Record, Rockland County Times, Sentinel, Rockland Review
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Topics: Ever True: A Union Private and His Wife…How to Get Published...Ride a Horse, Not an Elevator (children’s writing workshop)... Stop #1 Birth Defects Virus…Open Mic for Writers
Venues: Cornell University...Johns Hopkins University... West Point Museum... Seward House... Lincoln Depot Museum…USA 9 News... Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)...Museum Village…Civil War Round Tables...Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...Derek McGinty Show...The Washington Independent Writers Association... grade schools... libraries…community colleges
