Charlene Bert

Started as Audience Development Specialist, promoted in May 2023. Manage and cultivate community partnerships and engagement, focusing on nonprofits with a DEI focus. Liaison for all NBCUniversal Local corporate social responsibility initiatives, enacting and growing all programs in Boston. Work with ERGS on DEI, community work as well as station retention. Oversee the production of all integrated content for Sales, assist in the procurement of large and small integrated content deals, and help to implement cause marketing campaigns, bringing sponsorship dollars to our community partners. Executive produce/produce long form programming, co-created lifestyle show newsletter, manage internal and external communication. Specialize in content strategy, production, distribution, copywriting, copyediting.

Member of the advisory council for the R.I.S.E Women's Leadership Conference. R.I.S.E is designed to inspire, connect, recognize, and support women of all ages in the workplace, entrepreneurship, and beyond founded around the importance of paying it forward to the next generation. R.I.S.E is a nonpartisan and nonprofit annual event in RI dedicated to the goal of connecting women across various ages, professions, and diverse backgrounds to bring discussions around eliminating gender, pay, and socioeconomic gaps.

See VP of News, NewsPronet, 1997-2010. Same company/position.

A go-to cyber destination for women. Managed: editorial strategy, a remote staff of award-winning journalists, content creation/distribution, integrated content, external partnerships, revenue stream generation, social media campaigns, and the GalTime TV segment on nationally-syndicated "The Daily Buzz" TV show.

Co-founder of NewsProNet, a national news syndication company. Managed a remote team of award-winning journalists in the content creation, development, production, and distribution of a broadcast news product for local TV affiliate clients from N.Y. to L.A., Boston to Providence.

Sr. Executive Producer of 5:00, 5:30 and 6:00 news broadcasts in the 7th largest television market.