Victoria J. Graham
Brisbane, CA 94005
415-468-1345 ~ cell 650-430-1616

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    Summary of Non Profit Experience

  • Experienced marketing manager with expertise in human relations and project management
  • Extensive background in web and print media design ie newsletters, flyers, ads
  • Knowledge of Bay Area Environmental Issues, native plants, seeds and ecology
  • Superb written and oral communication skills
  • Activity planning and event organization
  • Over 16 years experience in non profit work and advocacy
  • Multitasking and covering all job tasks as necessary at small non profits
  • Incorporation of a non profit San Bruno Mountain Watch as a 501(c)3
  • Avid participation in open space preservation, environmental issues and preservation of historic buildings
  • Outreach at public events and neighborhood canvassing

NON PROFIT WORK EXPERIENCE________________________________________

Loma Prieta Sierra Club, Palo Alto Conservation Center, CA ..................................Jan 2003 to Current
Newsletter Editor/Designer and active hike leader Since 2003 Redesigned "Loma Prieta Sierra Singles" newsletter which requires: Participating in monthly Loma Prieta Sierra Singles Executive Committee meetings, photographing events and acquiring graphics, writing or soliciting feature stories about habitat restoration, leaders or historic figures. Layout done with QuarkXpress, Photoshop, online .pdf and print version   April 2010 Newsletter   Sample Newsletters

Hike leader and LPSS Executive Committee (EXCOM) and hike leader. Regularly lead easy pace hikes to Peninsula parks: Pulgas Ridge, Edgewood, Wunderlich, Sawyer Camp and San Francisco walks to Land's End, Presideo, Moraga Steps, Bernal Heights-Balmy Alley, etc.

Open Space Vote Coalition, Redwood City, CA ....................................................Aug 2008-Nov 2008
Election Measure W Redwood City Advocacy for Yes on Measure W campaign. Precinct walking with door hangers, Phone banking, tabling. Measure was backed by Save The Bay, Sierra Club, Committee for Green Foothills and Friends of Redwood City.

Dunsmuir Historic Estate, Oakland, CA ...............................................................................2000-2003
Marketing Manager Wrote articles/press releases and photographed events, designed glossy brochures, newsletters and holiday advertisements, worked with the executive director to create new promotional events, table at public events, answered the office phones when needed and answered inquiries. Coordinated advertising campaigns and free press coverage, networked with San Leandro and Oakland Chamber of Commerce. Sample Dunsmuir Print Media

San Bruno Mountain Watch, Brisbane, CA........................................................... 1991 - Current
Advocacy for the mountain, habitat restoration, seed collection and redistribution to burned areas. Photography, arranging solstice and equinox gatherings, attending city council meetings, San Bruno Mountain Oral Histories Project, and Design Ecology Brochure For San Bruno Mountain:   Protection of San Bruno Mountain An informative brochure that expounds on exotic plants such as French broom,gorse, fennel, pampas and the like, that threaten native habitats on the mountain.

San Francisco Gem & Mineral Society, San Francisco, CA........................................................... 1999-2003
Newsletter Editor/Designer Writing and acquiring appropriate articles, photography, public relations, editing and layout of newsletter "Mineralog" using Quark and Photoshop. Mineralog Sample

Seton Hospital Foundation, Daly City, CA
Reporter/Writer/Photographer Visit and interview important benefactors, tape record and transcribe talks, photograph, acquire related information, write profile features for Foundation newsletter. Seton sample

* NON PROFIT WORK AND AFFILIATIONS________________________________________
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* Sierra Club   * Dunsmuir Historic Estate   * San Francisco Ballet   * San Francisco Opera
* Seton Hospital Foundation   * San Francisco Gem & Mineral Society
* Friends of Redwood City   * Friends of 1800 Market Street   *San Bruno Mountain Watch

EDUCATION________________________________________

Bachelors in JOURNALISM, at San Francisco State University Photojournalism I, II & III, investigative reporting, pagination, web design html.
Extensive courses in: newswriting, investigative reporting, technical writing, grant writing, science writing, online journalism, desktop publishing, graphic design. SFSU Sample

Computer Skills: Quark XPress, Photoshop, html, css, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Office, Powerpoint, Quickbooks, PageMaker, Indesign, Illustrator, Mac and PC proficiency

Digital Photography: Camera ready at all times using available light. Outdoor    Indoor    Panoramio    Lightbox

SAMPLE WEBSITE DESIGN AND PUBLISHED ARTICLES________________________

http://www.TomsGroupCruises.com
San Bruno Mountain Oral Histories Project
http://www.friendsof1800.org/HISTORY/history.html
http://www.journalism.sfsu.edu/www/pubs/prism/oct97/P1.Social.html
http://www.mountainwatch.org/mountainwire/herstory/index.htm

ACCOMPLISHMENTS________________________________________

* Incorporation of San Bruno Mountain Watch to a 501(c)3. and newsletter design, photography and layout
* SBMW Oral History Project, "The History of the Environmental Movement on San Bruno Mountain, available on SBMW website under "Herstory"

INTERESTS________________________________________

Hiking, backpacking, photography, wildflower and native plant identification, gem & mineral collecting, geology, astronomy, and I volunteer at San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Ballet and Mountainview Center for the Performing Arts MVCPA

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST