Brett Mohar

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Email: acywhc@r.postjobfree.com Phone: 719-***-****

PROPOSAL COORDINATOR & COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONAL

Core Competencies: Writing, proposal and grant coordination, reporting, editing, lay-out and design, public speaking, fund raising, interviewing, research and development, photography;

Computer Programs and Databases: Adobe Photoshop, In Design, PageMaker, Acrobat; Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook; Qvidian.

Summary of Qualifications

Coordinated many multi-million-dollar winning proposals;

Successful public and private sector proposal coordinator;

Well-developed and versatile writer, photojournalist, editor, and reporter;

Extensive experience working with federal, state, and local government organizations as a journalist, grant writer, gun-control researcher, and proposal coordinator;

Expertise in writing and editing content for print and online media, including: cover letters, e-mail lists, websites, brochures, data sheets, white papers, collateral material, and press releases;

Experience writing, editing, and designing newsletters, conference reports, and websites.

Selected Achievements

Award-winning photojournalist and communication professional with articles and accompanying photographs syndicated by CNN, CNN.com, the Associated Press, and other media outlets;

Awarded the Colorado Press Association’s 2008 Photo Essay of the Year for ‘Moving Experience’;

Awarded the North American Street Newspaper Association’s 2013 Photo of the Year;

Nominated for the 2012 Photo Philanthropy Activist award;

Accepted as a Master’s Degree candidate in journalism at Georgetown University.

Professional Experience

INDEPENDENCE BLUE CROSS (Philadelphia, PA) May 2012

Proposal Coordinator

Write, edit, coordinate, organize, research, and submit responses to private sector RFPs and RFIs under strict deadlines involving dozens of subject matter experts located all over the world.

Coordinate and write winning proposals, facilitate strategy meetings, develop boiler plate content and marketing materials, and submit finalize proposal responses.

ViON CORPORATION (Washington, DC) 2010-2012

Proposal Coordinator

Wrote, edited, coordinated, organized, researched, and submitted responses to RFPs, predominantly from large federal, state, and local government organizations

Coordinated winning proposals to DISA, FBI, NSA, DHS, USDA, CDC, and NIH to name a few;

Experienced and proficient using Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook), Adobe (Acrobat, Photoshop, In Design, Visio), GSA EBuy, FedBiz, BidSync, and ePipeline software;

Managed numerous large proposals involving the coordination of up to 30 people from several organizations.

THE VALLEY COURIER (Alamosa, CO) 2007-2008

Staff Reporter and Photographer

Covered breaking news and wrote feature stories with accompanying photographs for a regional daily newspaper covering the poorest and economically depressed counties in Colorado

Created public awareness on a number of social issues such as the Gardasil HPV vaccine, healthcare reform, genetically altered crops, the homeless, hospice programs, and all local breaking news;

Wrote, photographed, laid out, and edited advertisements for local businesses for special editions;

Interviewed a wide array of individuals from high-level politicians to the mentally ill and homeless.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (Washington, DC) 2009

Communications and Development Assistant

Performed a wide range of duties including: finding, researching, and developing leads on the internet and at the Foundation Center for all potential grant opportunities

Researched, prepared, and wrote grant proposals with effective and high-impact content;

Wrote and edited content for e-mail lists, official website, press releases, and newsletters;

Organized, planned, arranged and administered the “Celebration of Diversity Silent Auction,” the “ELP Inauguration Happy Hour,” and other successful events;

Wrote Annual Conference Reports and published Newsletters;

Participated in organizing, promoting, and conducting bi-weekly webinars.

THE BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE (Washington, DC) 2009-2010

Messaging and Marketing Internship

Played key roles as an intern for the nation’s largest, non-partisan, grassroots organization leading the fight to prevent senseless gun violence in the United States

Worked in the research, internet, development, and communications departments;

Assisted the Vice President of Messaging and Marketing in various assignments including proof reading and editing website content for grammar, style, and layout conflicts, and broken links;

Monitored and managed the Brady Campaign’s social media and e-mail accounts, responding to more than 10,000 e-mails for the organization while staying consistent with their writing style and branding;

Assisted in following and monitoring all media outlets for information on breaking events such as the Ford Hood Massacre and then wrote press releases stating our stance on every major shooting during my tenure;

Researched, wrote and edited content used in print and on the organization’s website, including “Ten Myths about Gun Violence” and “The Brady Campaign in a Nutshell” articles distributed in print and on the organization’s website;

Volunteer Experience

STREET SENSE (Washington, DC) and One Step Away (Philadelphia) 2009-Present

Volunteer Reporter and Photojournalist

Volunteer to write and photograph several public interest stories a month, centering on DC and Philadelphia’s homeless epidemic.

Photographs of the “Occupy DC” protests were selected and ran on CNN and were posted on CNN.com’s iReport;

Write, shoot and edit content for both papers in order to raise public awareness on poverty, homelessness, mental illness and the misconceptions associated with the underlying reasons they are on the streets in the first place.

Education

Master’s Candidate 2008

Georgetown University

Accepted as a candidate for Master’s in Professional Studies in Journalism and completed 12 hours of graduate coursework including the Washington Post Seminar.

Bachelor’s Degree 2006

Denver Metropolitan University

Major in Journalism with an Emphasis in Photojournalism and a Minor in History.

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