DAVID JOHN SEEL, JR.

Qualification Brief

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Lafayette Hill, PA 19444

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To provide copywriting and branding expertise within a corporate setting. Communications Served as the director of communications for The Stony Brook School in Stony Brook, New York, overseeing the school's alumni magazine, parent communications, and admissions branding. Was the alumni magazine's editor. Ghost Writer Has served as the ghost writer for two books, most recently Swing: Elite Leadership for High Performance Teams for the Severn Leadership Group. Oversaw the cover design and publication.

Writer Writer of op-eds, magazine articles, books, and curricula. Written op-eds for the president of the Boston Museum of Science for the Boston Globe and for former mayor of Waukesha, WI in the Chicago Tribune and The Wall Street Journal. Author of five books, many magazine articles, and one published social studies curriculum: Living with Our Deepest Differences: Religious Liberty in a Pluralistic Society.

Writing Instructor Have been teaching writing and communication at Saint Andrew's College in Chester, CA for the past three years. Focus has been on persuasive communication to varied audiences.

Proposal Writer Have been actively involved in grant proposal writing for the past ten years working with both the Frey Resource Group in Portland and Innov8ive Development in San Diego. In addition, have done a great deal of proposal writing through my own consulting firm.

Book Publishing Consulting Provided book publishing consulting for the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia (To Change the World, Oxford University Press, 2010) and to the Severn Leadership Group (The Virtue Proposition: Five Virtues That Will Transform Leadership, Team Performance, and You, Amplify Publishing, 2024).

Gifted Team Leader Has served as company president, headmaster, administrative director, and winning rowing coach. Is a certified mentor for the Severn Leadership Group. Coached a rowing team to a bronze medal in the USRowing National Youth National Championship.

Entrepreneur Has started two schools, two educational associations, and several non-profit firms over the course of a career in public service. Of note are The Trinity Forum, Council on Educational Standards & Accountability, The Cambridge School of Dallas, and the Williamsburg Charter Foundation. Most recently served as the director of cultural engagement for the John Templeton Foundation overseeing the investment of $8 million in grants per year.