Ken Fanelli

Assist with membership and event promotion and management for CBN-NOVA and its half-dozen area chapters. Handle promotional copy writing, member correspondence, print brokering, graphic design and event marketing through Constant Contact and Wild Apricot.

Support work of publications department and Foreign Service Journal editors by: - distributing monthly magazine to interested parties according to issue's editorial content - managing the collection and editing of obituaries for the bi-monthly "In Memory" department - supporting the work of the editorial board by tracking votes on article submissions and comments on articles - identifying and providing embedded electronic links and "read more" content for issues of The Foreign Service Journal - Writing occasional "Talking Points" articles and book blurbs for The Foreign Service Journal - Managed The Foreign Service Journal digitization project, which included collecting, sorting and packing 90 years of Foreign Service Journals, vetting vendors and supervising the scanning OCR optimization process

Editor of quarterly e-newsletter NARFE Insider, which is distributed to more than 5,500 federation and chapter officers nationwide; ghostwriter of the association president's column; edit and proofread feature stories and content for monthly narfe magazine; manage and edit special projects as assigned. Some page layout work in QuarkXpress and InDesign.

- Run vestry meetings in the absence of the pastor - Be a conduit between congregants and the rector - Sign checks to vendors and suppliers - Represent the church to the community - Speak to the congregation during stewardship drives - Member of Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia Stewardship Commission, fall 2013 to present

Developed and edited publications, books and wrote newsletter articles for CMAA Premier Club Services and Bookmart. Developed new sources of non-dues revenues. Responsible for the development of association-published materials, particularly business manuals. Assisted with concept research; text development; author negotiation, contracting and contributor supervision.

Provided marketing support and customer service for Alban’s new titles and catalog of more than 150 published products dealing with aspects of congregational health. • Promoted and administered the Standing Order Service subscription series for new Alban titles • Handled copyrights and permissions for churches and others wishing to reproduce or excerpt Alban materials • Responded to customer inquiries for information on resources or assistance with fulfillment problems • Designed sell sheets and ads promoting Alban titles • Solicited and placed advertising for Alban’s quarterly Congregations magazine • Coordinated preparation and follow-up for trade shows. Represented Alban publishing at various book and religion exhibitions in San Antonio, Philadelphia, and Indianapolis • Edited monthly online newsletter In Progress

• Developed and implemented marketing strategies for individual titles (e.g., books, bishops’ statements, etc.) • Produced direct mail pieces and established print run and pricing for individual titles • Coordinated development of the annual publications and video catalog and oversaw its distribution • Developed and coordinated promotions and advertising for The Living Light (quarterly journal of catechetics) and the USCCB Publishing Resource Service (a subscription service for USCCB titles) • Represented USCCB Publishing at various Church- and publishing-related meetings and conventions

Associate editor and contributing feature writer to alumni periodical CUA Magazine • Edited quarterly Parents’ Council newsletter, Parents Network • Developed, designed, and placed more than $150,000 of display advertising for 10 schools • Produced major gifts and annual fund material for CUA’s Office of Institutional Advancement • Wrote press releases and story tips for distribution to the media Director of Publications May 1997 to June 1998 • Supervised a staff of two graphic designers and the campus photographer • Continued to conduct all of the marketing manager functions •Oversaw and monitored university’s visual identity system •Coordinated and art directed photo shoots

Coursework included: principles of philanthropy and fundraising; accounting and financial management; economics; marketing and market research; nonprofit law; ethics; strategic planning; public policy (Welfare Reform); and internship with CUA Annual Fund Office.

Internships included those with the office of Sen. Claiborne Pell (D.-R.I.); The National Trust for Historic Preservation, Education Office; The American Revolution Bicentennial Administration (ARBA), Heritage Division; The Smithsonian Institution, Joseph Henry Papers; and the Committee for a National Museum of the Building Arts (the National Building Museum)