Melinda Recchi

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Ventura, CA **004

Objective: Secure a position in marketing, event planning, public relations or related field.

Professional Experience

December 2015-November2019: Administration and Marketing, McBain Managerial Accounting, Ventura CA

Primary focus: Developing a successful marketing plan, contract negotiations, digital marketing/website updates, newsletter content, social media (posting promoting and analyzing), creating promotional materials, event planning, trade show marketing, attending local networking groups and events, creating new business.

Daily Responsibilities: Maintaining all assignments associated with a marketing position for a small company; Managing timely correspondences, digital marketing listed above, creating ads and sales opportunities, coordinating with sales team, maintaining accurate records, attending events, and other duties as needed.

August 2003-2008: Corporate VP & Investigative Intern, Watershed Investigations, Inc. Tallahassee, FL

Primary focus: Vice President - Acting partner in decision making for all facets of company operations including; travel, accounting/finances, strategic planning and policies. Investigative Intern - Witness Management (client relations), providing support for the chief investigator, attorneys, and clients.

Daily Responsibilities: All assignments associated with running a criminal investigative agency, including but not limited to: assisting with all facets of administrative and investigative workload, accounts receivable, providing support for attorneys, arranging travel for witnesses, scheduling and conducting client and witness interviews, maintaining client and witness relations, conducting searches, constructing affidavits from interview notes.

July 2000- January 2003: Marketing Coordinator, Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Association, Tallahassee, FL

Primary focus: Maintaining on-going schedule of marketing projects, events and their associated tasks, market development, brochure writing, print advertising and sales, automating all marketing documents and operations.

Daily Responsibilities: Writing and distributing direct mail marketing literature, creating and managing marketing mailing lists, producing and maintaining budgetary goals as well as accounts receivable for all marketing projects, coordinating ad sales for training programs and for an annual FADAA publication, The Florida Directory; all activities associated with coordinating trade shows for 5 annual conferences (including raffles, networking functions & receptions), expanding trade show client base.

Additional Responsibilities: Assisting the Training Director with event planning, including, but not limited to: brochure development, locating speakers for trainings and conferences, creating contracts and proposals for departmental partnerships and site inspections.

July 1998-December 1998: Marketing/ Training Coordinator, Executrain of Florida, Tallahassee, FL

Primary focus: Scheduling computer training and testing; maintaining accurate records; creating and maintaining promotional literature for training.

Training Administrator Responsibilities: Managing accounts receivable and registration records, establishing and maintaining local vendor accounts, maintaining two computer training classrooms and one testing lab, providing support for the director, clients and instructors (including: travel and accommodations for visiting instructors).

Marketing Responsibilities: Creating and maintaining a library of promotional literature, two course schedules, several contact lists, and an electronic registration system.

Testing Lab Responsibilities: Maintaining registration management for testing candidates, administering tests, monitoring tests in progress, resolving any testing discrepancies, maintaining records for testing activities.

Education and Training

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Marketing Management, Florida State University, August 1989.

Language skills – four semesters of Italian, one semester of French

Associate of Arts Degree, Broward Community College, June 1983

Special honors – Dean’s list both years.

Life and Career Coach Certification, Inner Life Skills Coaching International, May 2010

Mindful Schools Certification – January 2013

Education in Schools program training – June 2015

Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (2 year program) - Currently

Computer Experience

MS Office Suite, MS Outlook, Internet research, Digital Marketing, Social Media Platforms

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