Vice President Manager

Kathleen A. Lynn

** ****** ************Jersey City, NJ 070302*917-***-**** ****************@*****.***

PROFILE_____________________________________________________________

Senior communications professional with extensive experience creating and implementing successful public relations campaigns to create client awareness. Proven track record developing and maintaining media contacts. Skilled at developing and managing imaginative photo opportunities and events that generate positive media coverage. Extensive experience working successfully with high profile clients in high stress situations. Known for relentless commitment to pitching and placing pieces in all media venues . A high-energy professional who is a true team player.

EXPERIENCE________________________________________________________

Kathleen Lynn Public & Media Relations Consulting - New York, NY 2008-present

Represent and advise clients, such as Derek Jeter’s Turn 2 Foundation and the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in an on-going or project basis, on successful public and media relations campaigns and strategies.

● Develop and implement strategies to generate media awareness while enhancing client’s image through feature stories, photo ops and media events

● Successfully convey message points to increase understanding and relevance of client’s mission through successful national and local media placements and appearances

● Manage and control media at events with high profile clients and attendees

● Develop and maintain relationships with media outlets important to the client

● Respond to and assess media inquiries then advise client as to pros and cons of participation

Rubenstein Associates Public Relations - New York, NY 1993-2008

Senior Vice President (2003-2008)

Vice President (1999-2003)

Associate Vice President (1995-1999)

Senior Account Executive (1993-1995)

Represented clients as diverse as The New York Yankees, Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, NYC 2012, The ALS Association/Greater New York Chapter, Mario Lemieux Celebrity Invitational Golf Tournament and the American Kennel Club over the years. Responsible for every aspect of each client’s public/media relations campaigns including developing message points, writing pitch letters, identifying and/or creating media opportunities and creating, managing and controlling events.

● Garnered national publicity for Mario Lemieux’s Celebrity Invitational Golf Tournament including a USA Today cover story and a live interview on “CBS This Morning,” and grew the account from a project to a year round account representing the Mario Lemieux Foundation.

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- Responsible for all media aspects during the tournament including managing the press room. Coordinated and oversaw appearances by celebrity participants in the media room while keeping the media apprised of estimated times of these media avails. Managed and controlled photo ops with celebrity participants on the course. Fielded media inquiries and requests.

- Generated media interest, including society and feature reporters, in off-course events associated with the tournament. like the kick-off party and the annual Gala. Managed media on-site at these events.

● Responsible for day-to-day publicity, as well as developing and implementing strategic public relations plans, for the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum from major events such as the ship leaving to be refurbished and Fleet Week to generating media coverage of ancillary stories such as former crew members or new arrivals to the museum.

- Generated local, national and international media interest in the moving of the ship to be refurbished including creating and overseeing events at the Museum leading up to the move, Achieved desired results by placing a front page photo of the move in The New York Times, live coverage of the move by CNN television, two-page pull out of the ship’s route on moving day in the Staten Island Advance, supplying television outlets with graphics of the ship’s moving day route and by creating and apprising the media of relevant human interest stories.

- Responsible for coordinating and overseeing live shots and interviews for all interested media outlets on the day of the move. Managed media interviews, including promoting the participation of the company responsible for the move, the facility where the ship was going into dry dock and the company responsible for the refurbishment, of the ship’s arrival at it’s temporary home.

● Fostered relationship between ALS Association/Greater New York Chapter and the New York Yankees which resulted in an annual ALS Day at Yankee Stadium on Lou Gehrig’s birthday, complete with an on-field ceremony and in-stadium signage to increase awareness of ALS.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) - NY, NY 1992-1993

Media Relations Associate

Created and implemented media campaigns to raise awareness of the IEEE. Developed effective working relationships with reporters and editors in the field.

● Responsible for the media campaign of the Institute’s first woman President, Martha Sloan which resulted in placements in The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune and Working Woman magazine.

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American Liver Foundation (ALF) - Cedar Grove, NJ 1989-1992

Director of Public Relations

Developed, directed and produced regional and national media campaigns to increase awareness of liver diseases and cures.

- Wrote and placed national public service announcements to raise awareness of liver disease and ALF.

- Responsible for public speaking engagements about ALF and liver disease to ALF chapters, hospitals, civic groups, universities and high schools

- Wrote, edited and coordinated newsletter to 75,000 physicians nationwide

WDTV-TV (CBS) - Clarksburg, WV 1984-1989

On-Air Television Personality

Responsible for writing, producing, editing, reporting and anchoring news, sports and weather.

- Responsible for writing, producing, editing and anchoring a half-hour noon news share and increased mrket share from 28%-52%

- Produced, wrote and anchored two WV Associated Press Award-Winning Sports Specials

1989 - “Year of the ‘Eers” - half hour football special

1988 - “Just for Kicks” - half hour kick-boxing special

EDUCATION_________________________________________________

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

BA in Political Science

- Resident Manager and Resident Assistant

- Member of University Intramural Council

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