High School Manager

Joe Halpern

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Membership Recruitment / Retention Event Planning / Execution

Donor Cultivation / Acknowledgment Database / Web Management

Sponsorship Development Volunteer / Internship Supervision

Written / Verbal Presentations Media & Marketing Publications

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce

Director of Membership Development, 12/2006 to Present

Recruited over 570 member businesses since January 2007; increasing overall Chamber membership to

its highest ever levels at the 90-year-old organization.

Directed organization’s 12-16 person lead volunteer committee (Ambassadors) while creating and

overseeing Membership, Non-Profit and Retail committees.

Trained and supervised college interns and volunteer members in office administrative tasks and event

planning duties.

Planned and executed member orientations and membership rallies and assisted in the execution of

networking and educational events.

Participated in the development and implementation of organization’s revised Strategic Plan and new

Branding Strategies, emphasizing organization’s business advocacy efforts and workplace training.

Coordinated editorial overhauled of organization’s monthly publication, INBusiness, resulting in the

conversion of industry-standard 12-page newsletter into an informative and entertaining 28-page

newspaper (two-time winner of the American Chamber of Commerce Executive’s Award of Excellence).

Assigned articles and photographs and served as chief editor and lead writer for INBusiness.

Developed and implemented conversion to new website and create and direct organization’s revitalized

cable access television show.

Designed and edited organization’s annual Membership Directory and Community Guide.

Maintained membership database for 650-member business organization.

United Way of Massachusetts Bay

Account Manager / Project Consultant, 8/2005 to 8/2006

Participated in the planning and execution of $47 million fund raising campaign at one of the

nation’s oldest and most renowned non-profit organizations.

Facilitated the launch of organization’s first regional affinity card program, including the initial

outreach to participating retailers / merchants along with the training of account managers.

Central Maine Newspapers

Executive Sports Editor, 1998 to 2005

Directed 10-person department for two daily newspapers (Kennebec Journal and Morning

Sentinel).

Beacon Journal, Aurora, Illinois

Editor, 1995 to 1998

Directed 5-person editorial department for daily newspaper while coordinating regional

coverage for chain of Metro Chicago dailies.

Journal Tribune, Biddeford, Maine

Editor, 1988 to 1995

Directed 4-person editorial department for daily newspaper.

VOLUNTEER PARTICIPATION

Organized regional alumni events for Ithaca College.

Judged the Head of Charles Rowing Regatta.

Provided staff support for NCAA Division I women’s lacrosse championships.

Helped arrange 30th high school reunion.

Writing instructor at college, high school and middle school level

Served as Big Brother, Big Sister mentor.

High school yearbook advisor.

EDUCATION / TRAINING

B.A. in Planned Studies, Journalism

Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York

Covey Leadership Center Training Program

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Seminar, Augusta, Maine

Frontline Supervision Program

Joliet Junior College, Joliet, Illinois

Interaction Management and Service Plus Training

Copley Newspapers, Aurora, Illinois

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