Kelly N. Patterson
Global Multi-Media Communications Specialist / Writer/Editor
15 years serving international nonprofits, development agencies, academic institutions, the arts, and social entrepreneurial enterprises

Titles include: E-Content Manager and Editor; Social Media Specialist; Journalist; Public Information Writer/Editor; Development Executive; Grant Writer; Script Writer; Curriculum Developer; PR/Marketing Writer; Media Liaison; Speech Writer; Press Coordinator; Fundraising Guru; and Copy Writer/Editor

Former Health and Sciences Reporter for Reuters (SADC Region); previous clients include World Bank, Habitat for Humanity International, ICW, DFID, VSO, Medicins Sans Frontiers, DED, Seoul National University, EBS (Educational Broadcasting Systems, Korea), University of South Carolina; School of Public Health, Art Basel, Save the Children, BBC, Paramedics for Children, The Well Project, Camino Seguro, CouchSurfing International, Bajan Dream Project


Multi-media vehicles include international and local press; web development: management, editing, and writing; engineering online social media campaigns with integrated marketing, communications and PR; direct-mail campaigns; grant writing; public awareness campaigns; educational television/film design, scripting and development; press releases; e-newsletters; eCRM; journalism; educational texts; brochures; fact sheets; presentations and exhibitions; press kits and PR materials; ghost-writing/speech writing; proposal writing; report writing; copy writing/editing; research


Diverse range of multi-media communications, marketing and PR skills; easily adaptable to any audience from 5 year old Guatemalan orphans to Kofi Annan and the corporate sector; chief motivation to use writing and communications skills/experience as a tool for public education and positive change


Phone: 510/684 6497 E-mail: kellyofthepattersons@yahoo.com


FACE BOOK: Kelly N Patterson
http://www.linkedin.com/in/kellynpatterson

Current and very, very recent multi-media communications work

Kelly N. Patterson's current blogs:
http://www.examiner.com/x-2454-SF-Alternative-Recreation-Examiner
http://thenonprofitguru.wordpress.com/

For all you could possibly know about me:
FACE BOOK: Kelly N Patterson
http://www.linkedin.com/in/kellynpatterson
www.myspace.com/kellykarma
Twitter, Digg, Tribe, CouchSurfing, Trazzler, etc: KellyKarma


Recent Independent Contracts (within the past year):

• Former contributing writer for Voice of Nosara (local Nosara, Costa Rica newspaper--http://www.voiceofnosara.com/index.html) and Nightstyle (national Costa Rica entertainment magazine); also many other local publications: The Mountain Howler, http://www.mountainhowler.com/ and http://www.the-osa-peninsula.com/
• http://www.sodahead.com/user/profile/1565645/kellykarma/
• http://nosaracoconuttelegraph.wordpress.com/ (creator, blogging and social media network marketing)
• http://www.2camels.com/travel-writers/writer-104.php (blogger)
• http://icccr.wordpress.com/ (web copy and social media marketing)
• http://www.puravidaministries.org/index.html (web copy and social media marketing)
• Fundraising Guru for www.couchsurfing.com
• www.herohoops.com (social media marketing)
• www.socialmediaclub.org (blogger and consultant)
• www.taylordenim.org (social media marketing)
• http://www.trendhunter.com/kellynpatterson (blogger)
• http://www.rollickguides.com (blogger)
• www.bajandream.org (blogger)
• www.covertlyobvious.com/ (blogger)