Stephanie Sharp

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Professional Experience

Oct 2009 Jan 2011 Owner Lenexa, KS

Sharp Connections, LLC

Translating Politics Into English www.sharpconnections.biz

Political communications consulting for state and local elected officials

and candidates: newsletters, websites, direct mail content composition

and coordination.

VoteSharp web application: Reconstructs the Kansas voter registration

database into a communications tracking and campaign tool

www.sharpconnections.biz/votesharp-app.

Politics for Real People seminars: board, small group, small business,

and non-profit training to communicate effectively with elected

officials and be your own lobbyist.

Oct 2009 Jan 2011 Director, Community Relations Kansas City, KS

University of Kansas Medical Center

Served as public liaison between medical center and community,

business, and philanthropic organizations, community leaders and

legislators.

Interim Communications Director, Dec 2009 June 2010: Led

communications efforts for radio, print, television and internet,

including crisis communications.

Interim Event Planner, Jul Dec 2010: Planned & executed black-tie

gala for 600 physician and nurse alumni and community members.

Jul 2009 present Trustee Overland Park, KS

Johnson County Community College

Elected in a county-wide election to a four-year term serving Kansas

largest undergraduate institution.

Serve on JCCC Foundation Executive Board and Learning Quality

Committee.

Jul 2007 Oct 2009 Public Relations Officer Lenexa, KS

CommunityAmerica Credit Union

Primary focus areas include managing 20+ chamber of commerce

relationships and community partnerships, serving as primary media

contact, strategic distribution of corporate philanthropic dollars, and

supervising the relationship with the Kansas City T-Bones baseball

team as the naming rights sponsor of CommunityAmerica Ballpark in

Kansas City, Kansas.

Kansas State Representative, 17th District

2003-2008 Topeka, KS

Committees served: Vice-Chair, Government Efficiency &

Technology, Commerce & Labor, Transportation, Health & Human

Services, Insurance, Ethics & Elections, Governmental Organizations

& Elections, Higher Education

Secretary/Treasurer, Johnson County Delegation 2003-2007

Council of State Governments 2004 Henry Toll Legislative Fellow

American Council of Young Political Leaders - 2003 China delegate

American Council of Young Political Leaders - 2005 Indonesia/East

Timor delegate

Maintained www.stephaniesharp.com, and composed the Sharp

Record e-newsletter to thousands of subscribers.

2003-2008 Legislative Communications Consulting Lenexa, KS

Composed, maintained databases, and sent legislative e-newsletters for

Senator Vicki Schmidt, Representatives Don Hill, Rich Proehl, Kay

Wolf and former Representative (now District Judge) Jeff Jack.

Crafted text and graphic design of postal and e-newsletters, press

releases, radio and website content for more than a dozen Kansas

Senators and Representatives and candidates.

2004-2007 Client Relations Lenexa, KS

The Record Publications

Designed and composed pieces and developed political and mailing

strategy for 50+ state and local campaigns.

Education

1998 2000 George Washington University Washington, DC

The Elliott School of International Affairs

Master of Arts, International Affairs

Major: International Security Policy

1994 1998 Southwestern College Winfield, KS

Bachelor of Philosophy, International Politics

Bachelor of Arts, French

Graduated Magna cum Laude

Community Activities and Awards

2004 Toll Fellow, Council of State Governments

Member, Congressman Kevin Yoder s Educational Advisory Committee

Board Member, Shawnee Mission Committee for Excellence

Lenexa Vision 2030 Chair, Strong Economic Base Task Force

2008 Southwestern College Young Alumni Award

Leadership Lenexa Class of 2008

Leadership Kansas Class of 2007

2004 Co-Host, Inside Kansas Politics radio show, Saturday mornings, 10:00 am, 1510 AM

Pi Gamma Mu International Social Science Honor Society

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