Assistant High School

NAN SIEMER, CMF

**** **. ***** *** (***)

***-****

Alexandria, VA 22315-4744 ***@******************.*** Fax: (703)

***-****

Marketing and Communications Director with a proven track record with

internal and external communications. Certified Career Counselor

experienced with traditional and social media, as well as cutting-edge

knowledge of the latest technology and trends.

COMMUNICATOR

BREAKERS, Alexandria, VA, 1992-present

Communication/Media Consultant

. Trained American employees and local staff on five continents.

. Provided individual media coaching for Presidential Appointees

(Special Envoys), Assistant Secretaries and Ambassadors.

. Created personal and corporate Social Media accounts on sites

including, but not limited to, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Skype,

Twitter, chats and blogs.

. Advised clients on ways to track and increase effectiveness of their

online efforts.

. Designed cross-cultural communications training for a global audience.

. Taught people to communicate effectively to resolve conflicts in the

workplace.

BROADCAST JOURNALIST

StandardNews; Washington, DC, 1994-1995 - Wire Service News Editor &

Reporter

. Wrote and rewrote state wire stories and news summaries.

. Conducted interviews, wrote broadcast scripts and recorded radio news

stories.

CBS Radio; New York, NY, 1980-1993 - Stringer

. Fed self-generated news stories to a major network.

WTOP; Washington, DC, 1991-1993 - Radio News Editor/Reporter

. Directed all-news radio station's overnight operations, including

story selection and order for broadcast, making story assignments and

covering breaking news.

. Covered breaking news stories and features throughout the DC metro

area.

MissouriNet; Jefferson City, MO, 1987-1990 - Radio Stringer

. Fed self-generated news stories to KFRU-affiliated statewide radio

network.

ABC Radio; New York, NY, 1987-1990 - Stringer

. Fed self-generated news stories to the network while working for a

local affiliate.

KFRU; Columbia, MO, 1987-1990 - Radio News Director

. Directed all news operations for a news-talk radio station.

. Set newsroom policies and ethical standards.

. Supervised a staff of five news reporters.

. Anchored newscasts and covered news events in mid-Missouri.

KTVI; St. Louis, MO, 1986-1987 - Television News Writer/Assignment Editor

. Assigned television crews to cover news events.

. Collaborated with producers to determine news coverage priorities.

. Coordinated coverage with newsroom editors, writers, photographers &

reporters.

. Conducted interviews and wrote copy for television news broadcasts.

INTERVIEW SUBJECT

Federal News Radio, Washington, DC; "For Your Benefit," Turning a Negative

Work

Environment into a Positive One - April, 2012

Federal News Radio, Washington, DC; "For Your Benefit," Top 10 signs you've

been in

the same job too long and need a change - March, 2011

TEACHER

Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax County, VA - Substitute Teacher;

Preschool-

High School, 2009-Present

Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA); Alexandria, VA - Substitute

Professor - Contract Negotiations for Federal Contracting Officers,

2002

American University; Washington, DC - Adjunct Professor - Broadcast

Delivery, 1994

and Broadcast Journalism, 1993

Lindenwood College; St. Charles, MO - Adjunct Professor - Broadcast

Newswriting and

Interviewing, 1985

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

National Speakers Association and DC Chapter; Washington, DC (2001-2012) -

Member (Audio Technical Advisor - 2006)

Radio-Television Digital News Association (RTDNA), formerly Radio-

Television

News Directors' Association (RTNDA); Washington, DC (1987-2012) - D.C.

Area Chapter Founding President (1993-1994), Member of the Board of

Directors

(1997-2004), District of Columbia State Coordinator (1992-1994),

Missouri

State Coordinator (1989, 1990)

CERTIFICATION/EDUCATION

Career Management Fellow (CMF), Institute of Career Certification

International

(ICCI), Nashville, TN

Participant/Attendee, Numerous Communications and Media Webinars &

Seminars,

1981-Present

. Participated in recent webinars entitled: Center for Disease Control

and Prevention's (CDC's) "Leveraging Social Media Tools for

Preparedness, Response and Recovery" (with Stacy Elmer, US Department

of Health and Human Services - Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Preparedness and Response), RTDNA's "YouTube for Journalists: Engaging

Your Audience to Report the News" (co-sponsored/co-trained by YouTube,

July, 2011) and "RTDNA Digital Ethics Live Chat" (with Al Tompkins of

The Poynter Institute, March, 2010)

Qualified, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Otto Kroeger Associates,

Fairfax, VA

MS, Mass Communications & BA, Broadcast Journalism from Lindenwood College,

St. Charles, MO

Contact this candidate