Manager Sales

Julia Mautino Messina

*** *. ****** ******

Spring Valley, IL 61362

Cell: 815-***-****

e-mail: **********@*****.***

websites: www.cgbookcafe.com

www.starvedrocklodge.com

www.shopcattails.com

Bilingual: English/Italian

*Education*

1983 University of Illinois at Champaign, IL; Honors English

1978 St. Bede Academy, Peru, IL

*Civic

Affiliations*

Zonta, Women’s Service Group

LaSalle County Historical Society Board Member

*Publishing

Credits*

Rachel Barton Interview, Cricket, April 2002

“Grandpa Corcoran’s Irish Stew,” Cricket, March 2002

“Tiramisu,” Cricket, June 2003

First-Time Authors, Institute of Children’s Literature, 2003 (commentaries)

“July Smoothies,” Cricket, July 2004

Zoobooks: content development, September 2004 to September 2005

“Nasty New Games,” Illinois Valley Voice, May 2006

“A Simple Twist of Fate,” The Times, May 2006

“The Couch That Spurred a Business Decision,” The Times, June 2006

“Father’s Day,” The Times, June 2006

“Interesting People,” The Times, July 2006

“Cooperation Among Businesses is Good for Everybody,” The Times, June 2008

Maybe Be Rain: A Memoir by Father Bernard Horzen, OSB. 2008

Ghost of the Illinois & Michigan Canal System by David Youngquist, 2008

“When In Rome…” Calliope, July 2009

*Work

Experience*

2008 to Present Special Projects Coordinator, Starved Rock Lodge

www.starvedrocklodge.com

Routes 178 & 71

Utica, IL 61373

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Webmaster for Starved Rock Lodge’s 3 websites: Lodge, Park,

Marketplace. Design and produce web banner click-through ads in Publisher and

Photoshop; Design and create print advertising campaigns for direct mail

promotions; Coordinate and create print/web advertising campaigns; Design and

write promotional copy for special getaway packages; Write web copy for all

twelve revenue-generating entities within the Starved Rock Lodge corporate

entity. Write and edit in-house newsletter (The Rock Report); Report monthly to

General Manager and President on webstats; Index and archive web material;

Generate and edit copy for all in-house business correspondence originating from

the Lodge administration. Generate press releases and maintain media contacts.

Design and produce promotional videos for the Lodge. Sample banner ads:

Sample promotional videos:

http://www.starvedrockstatepark.org/index.cfm?pageID=338

2004 to 2008 Owner, Common Grounds BookCafé

“… coffee lovers and literary types

are regulars at the Common

Grounds Book Café. On the menu

are an excellent cappuccino and

fresh-baked scones Karen Ann

Cullotta, Friday, August 8, 2008

www.cgbookcafe.com

723 S. Clark, Utica, IL 61373

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Independent bookstore-café’

Responsible for the day-to-day management of the business: book and retail food

purchasing, accounting, financial reporting, on-site food preparation and serving,

organizing author visits and book signings, public relations, and business

promotions. Maintains and optimizes company website news and event updates.

UPDATE: This amazing, successful, acclaimed shop was devastated by the

flooding of the Illinois River in September 2008 and was closed definitively.

Implements information programs to maximize Common Ground

BookCafe’s public outreach through a variety of media sources that cover

local cultural and historical events.

Arranges press conferences and interviews with local and regional media;

organizes press coverage for

bookstore-cafe programs and other events; uses DVC, digital camera,

digital recorder and other technology to facilitate media coverage and

record events and post to website.

Develops and maintains high-level contacts with editors, journalists, and

writers from a wide variety of publications; writes press releases and book

reviews for local authors.

Develops and updates information and multimedia material on the

Common Grounds BookCafe website.

Plans and implements literary, musical and cultural programs, including

book signings, lectures, seminars, and other programs.

Supports cooperative public relations efforts between local businesses and

the local cultural and academic community.

2005 to present First Reader, Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of

Scholastic, Inc.

557 Broadway

New York, NY 10012

On a freelance basis and under the supervision of editor Cheryl Klein,

reads and evaluates foreign language children’s books written in Italian.

1998 to 2004 Senior Editor & Public Relations Coordinator, Cricket

Carus Publishing, Peru, IL

Editorial responsibilities included evaluating and acquiring manuscripts,

proofreading, indexing, copyediting, editing, performing public speaking duties,

and writing articles for Cricket. Served on editorial development team for pilot

issues of innovative children’s business publications: JAM and Achieve. Public

relations/media coordinator duties included organizing the nationwide schedule of

reading events at over 170 libraries and bookstores throughout the US in

celebration of Cricket’s 30th anniversary, writing and sending press releases to

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local and national media, promoting the company through public speaking

opportunities at conferences and workshops throughout the United States.

1993 to 1998 Certified Translator, Interpreter

Palermo, Italy

Clients included the American Consular Agencies in Palermo and Naples, the U.S.

Navy, the Palermo Chamber of Commerce, and the Italian Judicial System. Italian

publishing credits: Cinema According to Abbas Kiarostami, 1999, Italian Office of

Cultural Affairs; articles for Sikania and Memus; business brochures. Fluent in

written and spoken Italian.

1991 to 1993 English Lecturer

University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

Responsibilities included preparing university students for exams and sitting on

the exam board.

1988 to 1991 Export Manager for Il Laboratorio Italiano

Palermo, Italy

Responsibilities included developing marketing plans, contacting foreign buyers,

creating a presence at international trade fairs, follow-through sales, and in-house

management of export production schedule and shipments.

1984 to 1986 Legislative Researcher

Illinois Attorney General’s office, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities included researching and writing legislative proposals for the

office, organizing public hearings on proposed legislation, and organizing national

legislative conferences for Illinois Attorney General Neil Hartigan.

References:

State Representative Frank Mautino: 815-***-****

Spider Editor, Heather Delabre: ********@*****.***

Ladybug Editor, Paula Morrow: *******@*****.***

Kathy Casstevens, Marketing Director-Starved Rock Lodge: 815-***-****

Translator & Interpreter, Devon Shrago: 011-39-091-325498

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