RHONDA H. TUMAN
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CAREER FOCUS
Writing, Editing, Newsletters, Blogs, Non Profit Management, Organizational Change, Strategic Planning, Public Administration, Career Counseling
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
Management, Marketing and Promotion, Volunteer Coordination Organizational Change Management, Strategic Planning, Goal Setting, Trainer, Public Administration, Nonprofit, Event Planning and Coordination, Writing, Editing, Design and Layout Print and Web Publications, Social Networking
ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Girl Power Delaware/wnsd, Inc., President/Co-Founder, 2000-Present
Delaware Technical Community College, Georgetown, DE 1992-Present
COORDINATOR: Career Services, Office of Alumni Affairs and Alumni Relations, 1992-Present
Sussex County International Women’s Day Committee, Coordinator/Founder, 1995-Present
Sussex County Celebration 90 Committee Founder and Coordinator, 2009
Girl Power Delaware Leadership Center Programing, Executive Director, 2000-Present
The AGENDA for Delaware Women, first statewide President, 1995-2000
Delaware Commission for Women, 1990-1995. (Appointed by Governor Carper)
COMMUNITY JOURNALISM
Delmarva News, The Sussex Post, The Whale, Delaware State News, The Sussex Countian
TITLE: Editor, Writer, and Reporter, 1981-1992
FREELANCE WRITING
Shore Dog Magazine, 2008-2008, The Woman’s Journal, Sussex County, Delaware, 2001 to 2002
Title: Contributing Editor
Sussex County Democrat Executive Committee
Title: Editor/Public Relations Coordinator
UTILITY REGULATION
Delaware Public Service Commission, Dover, DE, 1987-1988
TITLE: Community Relations Coordinator
EDUCATION
ASHFORD UNIVERSITY, CLINTON, IOWA, 2012
MAJOR: Organizational Management/Public Administration/Organizational Leadership
AWARD: Master’s Degree, May 2012
ASHFORD UNIVERSITY, CLINTON, IOWA, 2012
MAJOR: Organizational Management Leadership
AWARD: Bachelor of Arts Degree, 2010
DELAWARE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE, GEORGETOWN, DE, 1984
MAJOR: Journalism
AWARD: A.A.S. Degree
TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE
OPERATING SYSTEMS: Safari, 5.01, I Works, Windows 7; SOFTWARE: MS Office Suite 2010, Adobe Acrobat Pro-9, IPad Third Generation; Social Networking, Blogging, Webpage Content Management
PUBLICATIONS
The Sussex Voter, Sussex County League of Women Voters, 2002 –2009
Secret No More, adult survivors of incest and sexual abuse newsletter, 1992 – 2006
First State Women, Newsletter BPW/de statewide quarterly publication, 1999-2008
The Woman’s Journal Delaware, 2001-2002
Girl-Powered News, Girl Power Delaware Leadership Center newsletter, 2002-2008
37 Democrat District News, 37 Democrat Representative District, 2003-2006
The Sussex Democrat Voter, Sussex County Democrat Ex.Com. 2002-2003
LEADERSHIP
Sussex County Celebration 75 Committee: Founder and Coordinator
Business and Professional Women/DE, 5 years, State Board; Seaford Club;
Sussex County Democrat Party, Sussex County League of Women Voters, AAUW/usa
COMMUNITY SERVICE
NOW, League of Women Voters, Delaware Federation of Women’s Clubs, Coalition for Choice, Domestic Violence Task Force, People’s Place II Board of Directors, Delaware Press Women
EVENT ORGANIZATION
Ginny Verosko Girl Power Delaware Leadership Center Celebration Brunch; 2005 Cyber Girls Conference; M.E. Vest Memorial Scholarship Celebration Concert; DE Women’s Health Conferences, “A Southern DE Perspective”, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2001; Vote Smart Forum, 2000; Welfare Reform: The Impact on Women & Children in DE; The Economic Impact of the 1990s on Women in 1999; Women’s Voices Women’s Votes, 1995–1996, Sussex County Celebration 75, Tribute 75th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage Struggle
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Midland Grange Community Service Award; Who’s Who of American Women; Women’s Democratic Party of Delaware Unsung Heroes Award; Home of the Brave Foundation Certificate of Appreciation; Delaware Women’s Press Association’s Communicator’s Award; Sussex County Conservation District’s Top Notch News Reporting; and DE, MD, DC Press Association various categories