Resume

• 2009

  Master's of Fine Arts

  Creative Nonficiton writing

  Florida Atlantic University

• 2004

  Recreation and Leisure Services Administration

  Special Event Management

  Florida State University

  Grantwriting Bootcamp—The Foundation Center

  SF

• The Office Events Space

  Full service private event space with full bar & catering options. Perfect for parties

  wedding receptions

  fundraisers

  corporate events. 100 person occupancy

  Malina Suliman

  “Khala

  ” (2013) Glass

  metal. approx. 55.1 x 55.1 x 156 inches. Courtesy the artist. Photo: Jawid Taiman.  “Haq Khwastan Jurm Hast (It’s a Crime to Ask for Rights)

  ” (2011). Fiber glass

  auto body filler. approx. 7.9 x 67 x 47 inches. Courtesy the...

  Malina Suliman

  Oops. The Benefits of Running a Flawsome Small Business

  If someone approached you and they claimed to be flawless

  could you trust them? Chances are

  slim to none that you could; the same disbelief applies to ...

  Oops. The Benefits of Running a Flawsome Small Business

  Making The Time: 4 Groups Worth Tuning-In To

  Taking on a leadership role is not an easy task; being successful at it? Even more difficult. Finding the time to tune-in may seem impossible considering your busy schedule.

  Making The Time: 4 Groups Worth Tuning-In To

  6 Questions to Ask During Your Interview That Will Make an Employer Want to Hire You

  It's common advice among job seekers: when you're interviewing

  you need to interview the employer right back. After all

  you're the one who is potentially going to fill this position

  so you need to know if it's going to be a good fit

  right?

  6 Questions to Ask During Your Interview That Will Make an Employer Want to Hire You

  This Week In Small Business: Surviving Shark Tank

  Competing budgets

  competitive vigor

  and nap time. Plus

  do you have time to button your shirt?

  This Week In Small Business: Surviving Shark Tank

  Management

  Blogging

  Event Management

  Nonprofits

  Strategic Planning

  Magazines

  Editorial

  Creative Writing

  Marketing Strategy

  SEO copywriting

  Fundraising

  Project Planning

  Public Speaking

  Publications

  Nonprofit Organizations

  Editing

  Journalism

  Writing

  Communication

  Social Media

  Step to Me

  Fundamentalism

  Interview piece with Malina Sulliman

  a young female graffiti artist living in Afghanistan and fighting for her art in spite of Taliban disapproval.

  Step to Me

  Fundamentalism

  Gregorio

  GoRiverwalk Magazine

  Palm Beach Women Magazine

  The Office SF

  Boca Raton Magazine

  New Teacher Center

  Flaunt Magazine

  Pacific Community Ventures

  Advantage Capital Funds

  Fort Lauderdale

  FL

  While working toward obtaining my Masters degree

  I volunteered my writing skills to GoRiverwalk Magazine

  a popular lifestyle publication in Fort Lauderdale. Writing for GoRiverwalk for nearly three years proved to be invaluable; gaining experience with interviews

  deadlines and editors

  all while validating my true passion: writing.

  Contributing Feature Writer

  GoRiverwalk Magazine

  West Hollywood

  CA

  During this 3 month commitment to the award-winning Flaunt Magazine

  I polished fundamental journalism skills- from transcriptions to fact checks. I also pitched and received in-print publishing for an interview piece with Malina Suliman

  a young female graffiti artist living in Afghanistan and fighting for her art in spite of Taliban disapproval. Uncovering the challenges of international story telling proved to be an eye-opening and thrilling point in my career.

  Editorial Intern

  Flaunt Magazine

  Remote

  Strategy and Development Manager

  New Teacher Center

  Boca Raton

  Florida

  Growing up in Boca Raton

  it was a personal goal of mine to one day write for Boca Magazine. While working another full time job

  I took it upon myself to reach out to Senior Editor

  Kevin Kaminski. Mr. Kaminski welcomed me into Boca Mag’s office with the gusto of a true mentor. \n\nI was able to see firsthand the necessary efforts of quality journalism

  while crafting my own story-lines and leads. Through the support of the amazing staff I continued building my editorial education

  interviewing skills and learned the unique elements of writing for a blog audience.

  Blog Contributor

  Boca Raton Magazine

  San Francisco Bay Area

  I implemented my formal education and 4 years of hands-on event management experience to market and sell the space

  book events

  schedule staff and manage vendors while planning and running all of the in-house events. Most importantly

  my two former bosses (successful hospitality entrepreneurs in the Bay Area) taught me the power of crafting -and living- an inspiring company culture. In hindsight

  this experience inspired my future articles and engaged my passion for the small business community.

  Special Events Manager

  The Office SF

  San Francisco

  CA

  Under strict deadlines

  I led PCV’s grant proposal writing and reporting initiatives. I worked across departments to write

  submit

  and track grants while identifying new prospects and managing content strategy for executive leadership.\n\nI pitched in a highly competitive market

  and produced winning proposals to organizations such as JPMorgan Chase

  the City of San Francisco

  Charles Schwab

  Bank of America

  the Irvine Foundation

  and many others. As one example

  my narrative was selected as top 10 nationwide

  and top 4 in the west coast for a Wells Fargo nationwide grant competition—Increasing Lending to Diverse Small Business Owners. I also contributed to marketing efforts by helping with content strategy and creation

  and by ghost guest blogging for executive leadership on high traffic small business websites.

  Development Manager

  Pacific Community Ventures

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  I guest blogged on popular business and career sites: Business Insider

  Brazen Careerist

  Venture Beat

  the Huffington Post

  Simply Hired

  etc. More than 190 exclusive articles were conceived

  edited

  pitched and published within this in-house-position-turned-freelance-business.\n\nI sought out sites with SEO and audiences in mind

  pitched editors and ran my own editorial calendar. Accomplishments: Recognition from The New York Times

  The Miami Herald

  The Chicago Tribune and over 300k views on my article(s).

  Business Blogger

  Advantage Capital Funds

  West Palm Beach

  Florida Area

  I signed on to help Palm Beach Women Magazine churn out their second issue and took on the challenge of writing the Achievers section of the magazine with a two week turn around time. Highlighting 10 women for their professional Palm Beach success

  I was honored to interview doctors

  entrepreneurs

  the Chief of Police and a winning contestant on NBC’s Shark Tank. I also contributed a feature piece for the American Cancer Society

  printed in Issue 2.

  Staff Writer

  Palm Beach Women Magazine