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Home My WebLink AboutappointmentCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk FROM : Manuel A. Di Mayor DATE : June 19, 2006 SUBJECT : Arts and Entertainment Council REFERENCES: ENCLOSURES: FILE : I Mayor Manuel Diaz wish to appoint Sandy Dorsainvil — Volmar and Marya Meyer to the Arts and Entertainment Council. 19363 NW 1ITH STREET • PEMBROKE PINES,FLORIDA 33029 PI-IONE (954) 885-8639 • CELL (954) 260-8109 • E-MAIL SANDY121776@AOL.COM SANDY DORSAINVIL-VOLMAR EDUCATION 1994-1998 1999-Present HOWARD UNIVERSITY BA History FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY Master in Educational Leadership Washington D.C. Davie, FL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 11/04 —Present Broward County Public Schools, Fort Lauderdale, FL Career, Tech., Adult/Community Ed. (CTACE) Marketing Specialist • Initiate and supervise support services to schools and teachers in CTACE • Plan, manage and organize staff development programs for CTACE ■ Coordinate public relations and marketing of CTACE • Spearhead and manage outreach recruitment activities ■ Develop a linkage with other organizations for resource and referral purposes • Evaluate existing program effectiveness and efficiency 10/03 — Present Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance Executive Director • Project Coordinator- Designed, scheduled and facilitate all programs • Grant Facilitator- Composed and/or completed all grants • Office Manager- maintained and managed HCAA office 07/02 — 10/04 Musifest Productions Inc. Grant Facilitator • Vodou Festival- grant writer and facilitator. Logistics coordinator • Haiti Twoubadou Festival- Logistics coordinator, PR coordinator Miami, FL Miami, FL 11/99 —11/04 Broward County Public Schools, McNicol Middle School Hollywood, FL Teacher ■ 6th, 7,th and 8th grade History • Safe Schools After School Program Teacher • 21st Century Grant Program Teacher ■ LEAD I and LEAD II participant • Community Involvement Chairperson, School Improvement Team • Successfully incorporated technology, ESE, and ESOL standards in content area 02/03 — 11/03 Task Force for the 200th Haiti Independence Bicentennial Celebrations Miami, FL Assistant Project Facilitator • Grant facilitator- Assisted with writing and composing grants • Public relations representative- Facilitate PR presentations to public organizations • Implemented participation guidelines and fund disbursement guidelines for the consortium 01/00 — 08/03 Centers for Haitian Studies Inc. Special Events Executive Assistant • RASIN FESTIVAL liaison to the City of Miami and City North Miami • Public Relations representative- facilitated PR presentations to public organizations ■ Successfully solicited various community and corporate sponsors Miami, FL 06/02 — 06/03 Roots and Culture Inc. Miami, FL Program Coordinator • Grant Facilitator- Assisted with writing and composing grants • Website manager- Kept website current with up to the minute information about the event • Prepared written reports for the City of Miami Special Events ■ Analyzed advertising cost and community impact 05/98 — 8/00 Minority Institute of Health Director of Health Education • Coordinated HIV /AIDS street outreach for women of color ■ Designed Health education program for teens at risk • Trained street outreach volunteers in pre and post HIV test counseling • Solicited corporate sponsorship for youth and women's programs • Facilitated classes on cultural sensitivity for volunteers and female youth groups LANGUAGES Haitian Creole COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES French English Sunrise, FL Florida International Volunteer Corp Volunteer- Conducted a work shop on college admission processes in Port -au- Prince, Haiti Better Jamaica Corporation- Project Consultant REFERENCES Mireille Chancy Gonzalez Wille Andre, PA Denise Dorset Haitian Cultural Arts Affiance Minority Institute of Health McNicol Middle School (305) 754-5467 (904) 838-6953 (954) 926-0975 CAREER OBJECTIVE To sustain a challenging employment in South Florida that will enable me to utilize my analytical skills coupled with my communication and interpersonal abilities within organizations that stress optimum levels of professionalism. ACCREDITATIONS/ SKILLS State of Florida Department of Education Certification 6-12 History Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) RESEARCH Howard University Washington, DC Haiti: The French Revolution vs. the Haitian Revolution SANDY DORSAINVIL-VOLMAR, 19280 NW 14�,-. Sr., PEMBROKE PINES, FL., 33029 (HOME) (954) 885-8639(CELL) (954) 260-8109 EMAIL: SANDYI21776 a@AOLCOM Marya Meyer 1781 Opechee Dr., Miami, FL, 33133 (305) 725-1625 maryameyer@gmail.com Executive Summary Bilingual English/Spanish Music and Artist Marketing Executive with over 20 years of international experience in the world of entertainment. Extensive experience in the Media and Artist Relations fields as well as Communications. Expertise in managing marketing strategy and its execution. Broad network of contacts in the domestic, Latin and international entertainment industries, including excellent relations with both media and the artistic community. Experience INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT Clients in 2006 to date include Latin Grammy -winning composer, producer and recording artist Estefano, Impact Marketing & Promotions, Fremantle Productions Latin Am. for Latin American Idol project, DACRA, Sony Music Publishing Latin Am., Manhattan Transfer and Cosa Bella Films. SPROCKETS MUSIC Miami, FL May 2005-November 2005 Vice President of Business Development Joined forces with an entrepreneur, producer and studio owner at Sprockets Music and Sprockets Pictures, which served as original music and content resources for recording artists, filmmakers, television creatives and advertisers in both English and Spanish. Activities ranged from artist development projects to publishing, film, television and alternative entertainment initiatives. LATIN ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES Miami, FL February 2003-May 2005 Vice President of Latin Corporate & External Affairs Key member of Senior Executive team reporting to Academy President. Responsible for overseeing Communications, Public Relations, Membership and Educational Outreach. Integral member of core team for the 2003 and 2004 Latin GRAMMY Awards shows as well as Latin Recording Academy Person Of The Year tributes to Gilberto Gil and Carlos Santana. UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATIN AMERICA Miami Beach, FL September 1992-December 2002 Vice President, Artist Marketing, Regional Office Responsible for managing all front line Latin and International artist marketing for the Latin American region, including the U.S. Hispanic market. Successfully lead the marketing strategy and implementation for international artists such as U2 and Eminem into Latin America as well as those of Latin acts such as Juanes and Paulina Rubio across the region. Fomented Latin artist's international careers in non -Spanish speaking markets. Liaison with major media groups and concert promoters. Key part of the Regional Senior Executive team reporting directly to the Chairman with dotted line to International Marketing Sr. VP in London. Responsible for setting priorities along with the Chairman and International Marketing staff; overseeing communication on marketing issues to worldwide affiliates; central role in designing, organizing and implementing international marketing conferences. Direct reports include Regional front line marketing staff and dotted line reports include Marketing and Promotions staff in regional Operating Companies. SONY MUSIC SPAIN. Madrid, Spain January 1989 - August 1992 Director of International Repertoire Responsible for overseeing marketing of the companies' International artists into Spain, such as Bruce Springsteen, Soda Stereo, Mariah Carey and The Rolling Stones. Translation skills and ability to bridge cultural understanding between artists, colleagues and media. BMG SPAIN Madrid, Spain June 1984 - December 1988 TV Promotions Manager Responsible for promoting all BMG roster artists and videos to TV channels across Spain, including news coverage. Creative placement of music into programming. EDUCATION 1983 B.A., Spanish Major, University of Wisconsin, Madison, GPA 3.75 1982-83 School year spent abroad at Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain LANGUAGES Fully Bilingual English/Spanish. Able to communicate conversationally in Portuguese. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & COMMUNITY SERVICE Member of Miami -Dade Media & Entertainment Coalition Member of the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences and National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Executive Committee Member of Music Fest Miami Board of Directors Member of DASH (Design and Architecture Senior High School) Advisory Board Note: High-level executive references can be provided upon request.