Customer Service High School

ELAINE MANCINI, Ph.D.

Current Address: * ******** *****, ***** ******, NY 10603

Tel: 914-***-****

Email: tp81pu@r.postjobfree.com Website: www.mancinicomm.com

(Note: I am relocating to the Indianapolis/Carmel area in fall 2012.)

Summary

Public relations and marketing communications expert, goal-oriented, productive and results-driven

Professional Experience

Principal, Mancini Communications 1997 - Present

Website: www.mancinicomm.com

Media Relations

• Secured interviews with leading journalists top media and coverage in

75 top media relating to Hong Kong as a platform for U.S. business growth in Asia

• Obtained significant publicity in online and trade press for a Hong

Kong furniture, jewelry, and fashion design show with only a three-week lead time

• Managed award-winning publicity program for the U.S. Historical Society

achieving coverage on four TV networks, newspaper circulation totaling 94

million and radio audience totaling 13 million

Marketing

• Surpassed by 15% the quota of participants set by the client for an investment

site visit to the Tuscan region of Italy in three industries: real estate, information technology and life sciences

• Created newsletters, brochures and e-communications relating to product, information services, and investment issues

• Created and managed multi-country, multi-user database of 8,000 contacts

of CEOs and CFOs for direct marketing program

Communications

• Served as liaison between commercial real estate tenants and landlord

• Created professional procedures for internal and external communications for commercial real estate client

Fundraising and Special Events

• Increased attendance to a non-profit’s annual fundraiser by 33 through publicity coverage

• Conceived new events for dog and cat shelter that achieved substantial publicity

• Wrote successful grant applications for a non-profit’s programming needs

• Planned investment seminar for Shenzhen, Republic of China that attracted 100 attendees

Website Content and Online Communications

• Developed website content and book study guide for a non-profit organization

• Created email program targeted to military personnel to assist them

with financial planning and management

Strategic and Communications Planning

• Developed a strategic cultural tourism marketing plan for Baltimore

• Created communications program on financial planning for military personnel

• Prepared long-term strategic tourism development plan for Lancaster County

• Created walking tours of the City of Lancaster

Personal Stylist, Nordstrom 2009- Present

• Responsible for growing my own business and building a customer

base while providing excellent customer service

• Promoted to Personal Stylist in 2011

• Named Customer Service All-Star in 2011

• Ranked third in the store two years running for establishing new customer

relationships

Senior Vice President, Makovsky & Company 1996

Freelance 1997

• Achieved 45 minutes of television time and six million newspaper

readership for a special week of activities highlighting the cultural richness of Washington Heights-Inwood

• Conceived issue management program for a multinational

manufacturer of consumer products, in anticipation of pending legislation

in Europe that would adversely affect the company’s sales

• Conducted investor relations, including an IPO

Associate Partner, Strategy XXI Group 1992-1995

• Represented clients at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing

• Handled media relations for Beijing’s Olympic Bid Committee

• Conducted multi-day media training sessions for Chinese government officials

• Wrote strategic communications plans for non-profit associations

• Attracted 160 people to an investment seminar for the Istanbul Stock Exchange

• Orchestrated multi-country publicity to announce findings of a twelve-country poll

Senior Vice President, Grey Advertising’s GCI Group 1986-1992

• Named co-managing director of Grey Event Marketing, based in

Vienna, Austria

• Served as lead communications specialist for the 1995 World’s Fair,

the first to be co-hosted by two cities (Vienna and Budapest)

• Doubled stock price conducting investor relations for an Israeli

manufacturer of medical diagnostic machinery

• Managed three-year, multi-million dollar program in three countries

for the Quincentennial Foundation of Istanbul. Raised $500,000. Secured

more than 20 tour groups. Obtained massive publicity, reaching 23 million

readers, 13 million radio listeners, and 39 million TV viewers in six months

• Directed multi-country program for Jamaica Information Service.

Handled crisis communications during Hurricane Gilbert, and conducted

media training for Jamaican government officials

Education

• New York University, MA and Ph.D., Cinema Studies 1977, 1981

• University of Illinois, BA, English Education 1975

Awards and Honors

• Gold Big W Award, Advertising Club of Westchester for U.S. Historical

Society project 2004

• American Biographical Institute Woman of the Year 1999

• International Public Relations Association Award of Excellence for

work with the Quincentennial Foundation of Istanbul 1992

• Mercury Award, National Media Conference and Public Relations Forum 1989

• Fulbright Scholar, teaching at the University of Bologna, Italy 1983

• Key, Pin and Scroll Award as Outstanding Female Graduate in the NYU

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 1981

Publications (books only cited)

• Editor, A Religion of This Age: A History of the Community Unitarian Church

at White Plains. 1958-2009. 2009

• Author, The Films of Luchino Visconti: A Reference Guide. 1986

• Co-author. D. W. Griffth at Biograph. 1985

• Author. Struggles of the Italian Film Industry During Fascism, 193*-****-****

Activities

• President, Valhalla International Fund, Valhalla Middle/High School 2010-2012

• Treasurer, Valhalla International Fund, Valhalla Middle/High School 2008-2010

• Chair, Centennial Anniversary Committee, Community Unitarian Church 2008-2009

• President, PTA, Valhalla Middle/High School 2007-2008

• Chair, Comprehensive Plan Committee, Community Unitarian Church 2006-2007

References and Work Samples Available Upon Request

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