ABOUT ME
EDUCATION
WORK EXPERIENCE
SKILLS EXTRAS
Dona L. Hall
Meticulous public relations professional
with an extensive background in content
creation, copywriting, editing and
proofreading. All work completed to
Associated Press Stylebook standards.
Independent, self-reliant, former
department manager seeking a full-time,
remote position.
CONTACT
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205 34th Street, Apt. 410
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
LinkedIn Profile
Director of Marketing
Acted as Editor-In-Chief for annual periodical distributed by France Publications. Supervised writers, wrote, edited and proofread stories on the state of commercial real estate throughout the Mid-Atlantic Created newsletters for companies, business organizations and commercial retail and office properties
Divaris Real Estate, Virginia Beach, VA - 1994 - 2017 Director of Corporate Communications and Research
Responsible for all public relations efforts, company-wide Wrote, proofread and edited web site content, video scripts and social media posts
Ghostwriter for industry expert opinion articles in Southeast Real Estate Business magazine
Compiled business segmentation data, wrote market studies for responses to proposals, brokers’ opinions of value and new business proposals
Divaris Real Estate, Virginia Beach, VA - 2017-2021 Bachelor of Arts, cum laude
SUNY College at Buffalo
1982 - 1986 BUFFALO, NEW YORK
Major in Journalism/Public Relations
Minor in Art History
EDITOR / PROOFREADER
Editing to AP Stylebook Standards
Social Media Management and postings
Proficiency with Photoshop, InDesign, Word
Press, CRM and project management tools
Marketing Associate - 1990-1994
Created sales division newsletter
Proofread and edited keynote speeches
Rich Products, Bakery Sales & Marketing, Buffalo, NY Public Relations Coordinator - 1987-1990
Wrote news releases, copywriting for advertisements, articles and client newsletters
McLaughlin Group Advertising, Buffalo, NY