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Present SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT COMPANY

Real Estate Leasing Agent - Assisting clients in leasing homes. Escorting clients to properties, reviewing accuracy of legal contracts, handing deposits, serving legal notices for evictions, and other legal real estate matters. Must be real estate agent with knowledge of real estate laws.

Present Macy’s On-Call Sales Associate

1996 - 2010 LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT - PR MEDIA RELATIONS SECTION

Brenda B. Benton - 661-***-**** *************@*****.***

Media Relations Coordinator, Administrative Assistant to Executive Staff and Public Information Office, Media Relations Section. Implement, organize, distribute and process 3,000+ media credentials for media organizations in the City of Los Angeles. Maintain extensive PR relationships with media entities in international, local and network TV news, print and radio stations. Public Relations liaison and coordinator between the media and the Los Angeles Police Department. Research and disseminate press releases to news media entities all information regarding criminal activities and LAPD events. Prepare itinerary and activities for visitors and visiting law enforcement officers from agencies across the U.S. and accompanying them in touring the city of Los Angeles. Prepare, type and organize press packages and press releases for distribution to media outlets at news conferences. Event planning for LAPD retirement parties.

Arrange and book public speakers for annual METPRO orientation program for college graduates majoring in communications. Orientation is a half-day session with demonstrations, and education of the LAPD procedures and protocol. Minority Editorial Training Program (METPRO) is a partnership with the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Times where newly college graduate reporters are assigned to LAPD Divisions to develop relationships with police officers, detectives and go on ride-alongs to assist them with their daily law enforcement stories. Immediate responses to department e-mail requests from media and Los Angeles citizens, maintain clippings of all media activities, processing office correspondence and separate confidential department correspondence (i.e. celebrity info, personal photos or documents) Prepare reports, type audits for commanding officers review, handle two executive appointment and master calendars (Lieutenant and Media Director), assemble any required media information and statistics for Chief of Police and law enforcement command staff for review.

Media Relations PR with the Los Angeles Police Department provided institutional knowledge which created the ability to provide opinions, sound judgments, ideas and facts to tactfully and effectively deliver to all media disseminating information to local news media representatives, movie industry screenwriters for movies, TV shows, books and governmental officials. Contacts of this nature cultivated relationships with media public information personnel and all other media representatives across the country.

Must work independently, handle pressure, meet deadlines with little supervision, articulate in media delivery, great research skills, detailed oriented and very organized because of high profile and VIP involvement.

PAST WORK EXPERIENCE - Los Angeles Police Department

Valley and South Bureau Narcotics; Van Nuys Patrol Secretary; Wilshire Detectives Secretary; Valley Communications Dispatch; Operations West Bureau; Hollywood Vice; Organized Crime and Intelligence Division; Records and Identification Division

Clerical support to specialized units and divisions. All details are units within the LAPD. Units required daily control of court subpoenas for officers. Booking arrestees for vice violations (i.e. prostitution; lewd conduct; alcoholic beverage control violations, bookmaking, etc.) Responsible for personnel complaints, typing of audits and monthly activity reports, and disseminate to Chief of Police for review. Maintain criminal reports and files, (burglaries, rapes, homicides, child abuse, etc). Administrative support for department executives and other outside entities.

VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE

Publicity Assistant – NAACP

Making sure all VIP’s and celebrities after winning awards are escorted to proper places for their interviews with print, radio and TV. Controlled and reviewed registration and validity of all media credential requests for event

Publicity Assistant – Los Angeles Times

Volunteered and assisted publicist with yearly Warner Brothers/Tribune USC event. Assisted in making sure all cartoon characters were in proper place and introduced them when necessary for event. Warner Brothers characters had to be dressed with extremely heavy costumes quickly to public event for children.

Event Planner LAPD – Retirement Parties

Coordinate with staff and other vendors were venue will be; control monetary decisions; plan entertainment for event; arrange and order food items and plan menu; decorate chosen facility with flowers or balloons and work the floor to make sure guests are comfortable and needs met and handle any problems that may occur.

PART TIME JOBS - Real Estate Sales Agent

Macy’s- Sales and Fine Jewelry; May Company (Bridal Registry); Robinson-May-Sales; Parkway Motors-Customer Service; Victoria Secret-Sales; Hallmark –Sales; The Broadway-Sales; Ohrbachs-Sales; Avon-Sales; Fine Art Paintings-Oil Paintings; Ann Taylor-Sales

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