SCOTT M. POTTER
**** * ****** ***, #***, Kansas City, MO 64154 / 616-***-**** /
aceflw@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
Master of Mythology Studies and Psychology 2003-2005
Pacifica Graduate Institute Carpinteria, CA
Five different Concept Papers accepted; one Dissertation Committee
Formed; Doctoral coursework completed; withdrawn end of 2010
Master of Management 1999-2001
Aquinas College Grand Rapids, MI
Bachelor of Art 1986-1995
Bachelor of Business
Studio Art Minor
Aquinas College Grand Rapids, MI
CAREER SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE
Project management
Sales executive, presenter
Landscape designer, gardener
Researcher and Strategist
Insurance Agent
Training and Development
Writer, editor, author
Professional photographer
Event planner, fundraiser
Visionary, conceptual thinker
Dining Room Manager
Kronos, InTouch, Ariba, OSHA
CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
. Completed extensive required manager training for community management
. Passed Federal and State Licensing exams for life, health and accident
insurance sales at PSI testing facility; appointed American Income
Life producing agent
. Increased participation by 10% as recruiter for March of Dimes Walk
America teams for Grand Rapids and raised over $100,000
. Appointed Editor of two different Newsletters for Nonprofits in CA
. Designed, Supervised and Implemented superb garden oasis in CA
. Founded, organized, directed numerous festivals, events, nonprofits
and spaces
. Organized Art for the Blind, a solo artist sculpture exhibition at
Aquinas; sculpted 65 piece original series; 60 sculptures in private
collections
. Founded, organized and Directed Wholistic Festival at Aquinas College
. Radio DJ of 14 different radio programs on Aquinas College FM station
. Chaired Silent Auction Committee as part of Grand Rapids Art Museum
Benefit
. Appointed Acting Editor of Between Journal; member of review board two
years; poems and images published in journal
. Emcee of two different Open Mic Nights in MI and CA
. Founded and organized Tall Ships Festival, bringing Tall Ships
"Hawaiian Chieftain" and "Lady Washington" to Crescent City; secured
$20,000 sponsorship from local organization to underwrite event
. Founded and implemented multimedia Artistic Tour of National Parks,
visiting 23 National Parks, produced more than 5500 professionally
edited images in Adobe Photoshop; photographer for published and sold
2012 Calendar
. Authored art books, Nature Sings and Tree of Love with my images and
poems