Manager Design

Sherry B. Koven

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Professional Experience

Director of Family Biography Division, Brown Books Publishing Group of

Dallas, 1998 - Present

Manage family biography department - Oversee department and report at

weekly manager meetings.

Biographer - Conduct interviews of clients to develop into books

Marketing - Promote family biographies to create business for this division

of the company, conduct focus groups, and answer inquiries to interested

potential clients.

Director of Creative Services, Brown Books Publishing Group

Performed various tasks from answering client phone calls and editing

books, to layout and design of books.

Marketing and public relations for clients to promote their books,

including press releases, media relations, event planning, book signings

and author tours.

Writer and Copy Editor, SLP & Company, 2011 - Present

Village Life Magazines - The Village at Fairview and The Village at Allen

Writing - Interview shop and restaurant managers and write articles for the

publications.

Editing - Proofread and edit entire layout of magazine.

Edit and Proofread materials for C.A.R.E., an organization for drug and

alcohol awareness and education.

Marketing Project Supervisor, CellStar, Ltd., 1997-1998

Promotional Literature - Write, layout and design annual catalog, monthly

internal newsletters, corporate brochures, fliers and surveys.

Trade shows - Responsible for graphics and literature at the events. Worked

as reception focal point at booths.

Presentations - Create Powerpoint presentations for speeches and requests

for proposals.

Advertising - Create concepts and oversee trade publication advertising for

U.S. region and supervise two in-house graphic designers.

Co-op - Complete claims to receive payment from manufacturers for shared

advertising.

Media relations 0 Write and distribute news releases.

Video - Art direct and assist in editing sessions for two corporate videos.

Public Relations Manager, Omnitrition International, Inc., 1993-1997

Manage public relations department - Report at weekly manager meetings and

manage a public relations assistant.

Omnitrition Now Magazine - Write, edit, design, layout and oversee printing

for 52-page publication.

Product Catalog - Write, layout, contribute to creative design of annual

publication.

Employee Newsletter - Design, write, edit and print bi-monthly corporate

employee newsletter.

Calendar - Create idea for company events calendar, write monthly

headlines, art direct photo shoots.

Promotional pieces, fliers, and other publications - Create and oversee all

company promotional literature.

Corporate events - Participate in corporate events, implementing slide

presentations and photography.

Philanthropy - Gain company exposure and employee participation through

involvement in community events. Also, oversee product donations and

corporate sponsorships.

Distributor services - Approve distributor requests for advertising,

special event participation and phone listings.

Labels - Coordinate project label production with other departments,

graphic designer, manufacturers and printer.

Media relations - Write and distribute news releases.

Vendors - Regularly communicate with and obtain quotes from printers,

photographers and other vendors.

Video - Coordinate materials and art direct corporate video.

Web Site - Helped create, design, write and oversee original company

website.

Assistant to the Publisher, Key Magazines of Houston, Austin and San

Antonio, 1992-1993

Coordinate information and write monthly calendar of events, music, theater

and exhibits for the houston and Austin travel/tourist publications.

Write editorials about special events, advertisers and the Concierge of the

Month.

Assist with design and layout of advertisements.

Interviewed and trained candidates for positions at the magazine.

Volunteer Experience

Junior League of Collin County, founded in Plano - 2004- 2011

Placements: Teen Awareness Program (speaking to middle school students

about bullying); Education and Training Committee; Membership Development

Advisor; Family Violence Committee; Family Violence Conference Chairman;

Facilitation Training Committee; Project Development Committee, Membership

Event Planning Committee.

Training: Leadership Development Institute and received the honor of being

chosen as one of four women chosen to represent the organization at the

Texas Women's Conference in Austin.

American Cancer Society - 1992- Present

Founding chairman of Relay For Life of Plano and have continued to be

involved since its inception. I was also a Texas Media Award Judge on the

statewide level for more than five years and on the communications council

for Dallas. I was honored with the "A Caring Spirit" Award in 2003.

Barksdale Elementary School PTA Board Member- Secretary (2004-2005);

Secretary (2005-2006); Membership Chairman (2006-2007); Reading Ambassadors

Coordinator (2007-2008); Reading Ambassadors Coordinator (2008-2009),

Bronco Press Coordinator (2008-2009); Site Based Improvement Committee

Member (2007-2009); Publicity Chair (2010-2011)

Renner Middle School PTA Board Member

Arts and Educations Chair (2010-2011)

Sci-Tech Discovery Center

Grand Opening Chairman on the Marketing Committee for a Collin County

Science Museum Exhibit, 2005

National Junior Cotillion

Board Member, 2010, 2012

American Jewish Congress

Board Member 2008-2009

Highlights of Event Planning Experience

Founding Chairman of Relay for Life of Plano for the American Cancer

Society

Family Violence Conference Chairman and committee member for 3 years

Counselors' Workshop at Collin College Chairman

Membership Event Planning Committee, Junior League of Collin County

Grand Opening Chairman: Marketing Committee for Sci-Tech Discover Center

Preview Exhibit

Reading Ambassadors' Week Chairman

Education

The University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Journalism, Public

Relations, 1993

Journalism GPA 3.75/4.0, Dean's List

Interests

Reading, Exercising, Traveling, Theater

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