C. Paschal Eze

Reporting directly to Mayor of Michigan’s 9th largest city:

• Started a City department from scratch, and reorganized and revitalized the Disability Advocacy Committee resulting in award-winning advocacy for over 12, 000 residents living with disabilities.
• Maintained pragmatic adherence to industry best practices, thus minimizing risk exposure for the City.
• Established effective relationships with diverse stakeholders both internally and externally, leading to more efficient problem-solving processes.
• Initiated and successfully championed important mayoral and city council resolutions that promoted women leadership, good neighborliness and belonging citywide.
• Conceived and implemented over 12 data-informed and human-centered awareness and education programs that fostered empathy and kindness citywide.
• Launched collaborative programs that fostered transit equity for seniors and persons with disabilities, encouraged minority-owned businesses, and bolstered opportunities for minorities by over 30%.
• Cultivated a positive and inclusive culture, promoting employee engagement and retention through tailored initiatives like the first-ever Employee Appreciation Day.

Reporting to President and CEO of the $23 million annual budget human services nonprofit, with portfolios that include media, communications, spiritual life, and community and donor relations:

• Developed 1st social media and marketing policies in 2015 and 2018 for CARF re-accreditation, and led efforts that secured special observer status at the UN.
• Wrote 2000+ high conversion proposals, pitches, letters.
• Achieved with team 133.88% jump in online income, FY15 – FY19.
• Increased social media engagement by 1000% in 3 years, and earned media worth over $1m.
• Led donor cultivation initiatives that fetched over $3m cash, in-kind donations.

• Produced successful annual book fair that offered marketing access to 100s of authors
• Trained 100s of entrepreneurs partnering likes of Wayne County Community College, and donated 1000s of books to church libraries, nursing homes.

• Editor-in-chief of a big daily newspaper
• Editor-in-chief of the monthly business magazine of a national chamber of commerce
• Freelance journalist with UK magazines
• Country correspondent of a regional news agency
• Community relations adviser to country executive of German tour giant, Frosch Touristik International, FTI
• Marketing consultant to a tourist resort
• Training manager of a security equipment and access control company
• Operations manager of an oil serving company
• Assistant editor of an auto-industry publication
• Business communications teacher