RESUME
March 3, 2008
TERI SAYLOR
Open Water Communications
VYPE High School Sports Magazine
4524 Timberhurst Dr.
Raleigh, N.C. 27612
PH: 919-781-9284
CELL: 919-604-0288
EMAIL: terisaylor@hotmail.com
http://misscongeniality.wordpress.com
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE
To bring good writing skills to the table in a creative environment as a writer, blogger, web content provider or editor or any form of media.
OCCUPATIONAL SUMMARY
Professional with 25 years experience in community journalism, association management, strategic planning, internal and external communication and coordination of special events. Strong background in journalism, writing, editing and marketing. Fulltime magazine editor and freelance writer and photographer. Resourceful and creative with outstanding communication skills.
CAREER
VYPE High School Sports Magazine May 2008 – Present
- Editor
Open Water Communications August 2005 – Present
- Consultant, writer, editor
Writing
Editor of VYPE High School Sports Magazine
- In charge of all editorial content in monthly magazine covering high school sports in the Triangle area of North Carolina
Column and features for:
- North Raleigh News and Midtown News sections of The News & Observer www.northraleighnews.com www.midtownraleighnews.com
- Publishers’ Auxiliary, the National Newspaper Association’s monthly newspaper,
Consulting
Facilitated strategic planning sessions for:
- Association Executives of North Carolina
- North Carolina Business Travel Association
- North Carolina Manufactured Housing Institute
- Suburban Newspapers of America Foundation
Conducted an association audit for:
- N.C. Roofing And Sheet Metal Contractors Association
Facilitated media relations program for:
- North Carolina Utility Contractors Association
Association Management
For three years, managed a variety of trade associations, professional societies and educational foundations:
- Mid-Atlantic Newspaper Advertising and Marketing Executives
- N.C. Society of Health Care Attorneys
- North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging
Other:
At work on an oral history project chronicling the history of North Carolina newspapers
First Point Management Resources March 2006 – May 2008
Account executive with First Point, an association management and consulting company, located in Raleigh, NC. Started as an independent contractor In 2006 managing the N. C. Licensed Home Inspectors Association. Currently on the company’s staff as manager of the North American Society for Cardiac Imaging and the North Carolina Society of Health Care Attorneys.
Open Water Communications August 2006 – Present
A small consulting firm developed to provide strategic planning services, association management and freelance writing.
North Carolina Press Association
Executive Director
Hired from previous job as an account executive with Olson Management Group to serve as fulltime executive director of NCPA. Accountable to the NCPA Board of Directors, with a staff of 19 employees.
Olson Management Group
Account Executive
Multi – Association Management Company. Five years as an account executive and support staff managing and supporting a variety of tax-exempt client trade associations and professional societies, including the N.C. Press Association. Responsibilities included generating copy and overseeing production of newsletters, planning conventions, seminars and special events. Staff liaison for committees, and administered member services. Six years spent as principal account executive with exclusive responsibility for the North Carolina Press Association and its for-profit subsidiary, N.C. Press Services, as executive director. As clerk to the Board of Directors, ensured board policies were followed. Performed day-to-day financial management, and supervised and guided the NCPA and NCPS staff to the fulfillment of the organization’s goals and objectives. Worked closely with the association’s legislative committee and lobbyist, helping them carry out the association’s legislative goals. Served in an administrative capacity for the North Carolina Press Foundation
The Roanoke Beacon
Reporter/Photographer
.Weekly Newspaper. Worked in the trenches as a one-person news/photo staff for a 4,600-circulation weekly newspaper. Coverage of local government, courts, crime, education, and sports. News and feature writing and photography
EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts from North Carolina State University with a double major in English and Communication.
Undergraduate and graduate-level courses in Accounting and Association Management.
PROFESSIONAL
Triangle Social Media Club
Member of a networking group learning and using technology and social media to build communities
Association Executives of North Carolina (AENC)
Past president
Facilitated strategic planning goals and objectives
Led in transition from association management-run organization to a fulltime operation with two employees, and served on a search committee hire a second and third executive director following retirement of original director
American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)
Certified Association Executive
Member of Newspaper Association Managers (NAM)
Completed a term on NAM Board of Directors
Served as NAM secretary (2004-2005)
Chaired National Newspaper Week (2005)
Other
Media chair for the N.C. Roadrunners Club
