Deborah Sklar

Marketing and Operations . Ethos Primary Care, PC

• Oversaw preparation of marketing copy, images, videos, emails and other collateral
• Obtained media coverage including The Today Show, New Jersey Monthly and New York Post featuring America's first farm-based medical practice
• Supervised budgets and contracts of restoration of historic farm buildings

Launched Doctor's Farmers Market Ethos Health, LLC

• Identified, built and directed team of volunteers with high level skills in design, organic foods, marketing, farming and architecture to develop all aspects of market.
• Converted dilapidated open structure into appealing market space with limited resources and three-month deadline to opening day
• Collaborated with organic farmers to create promotional signage, educational materials and tours.
• Built customer loyalty through local community outreach, social media and public events;
• Attracts over 200 customers per weekend; retention rate is over 80%.
• Market has flourished and become a community with purpose and impact in connecting like-minded people who care for the environment, support regenerative agriculture and local farming.

• Developed, wrote and delivered speeches on impact of global initiatives targeting North American stakeholders
• Wrote and published articles on JDC website. Generated press releases and secured media coverage including ABC news.
• Conducted site visits to overseas programs; interviewed staff and program recipients; wrote briefings and articles educating North American stakeholders on impact of donations.
• Collaborated with branding company and colleagues; wrote and published promotional brochure Connecting You

Regional Specialist Central, Eastern Europe, North Africa and Asia 2003-2006

• Managed board committee meetings; collaborated with board chairs to set agendas, write speeches and engage board members.
• Planned and led, together with in-country directors, overseas board missions
• Conceived and published NYT fundraising campaign "Bombs Don't Discriminate" that raised thousands of dollars for 2003 terrorist victims in Istanbul

• Collaborated with AJC national department chairs; developed national advocacy initiatives among 33 chapters across the US; coordinated campaigns and supported field directors
• Developed educational programs and debates with key decision makers in diplomatic, interreligious, immigration, arenas to engage board and promote AJC advocacy agenda
• Devised and wrote with national Polish government educational program: The Next Generation: Strengthening Ties between Polish Society and the American Jewish Community; Polish Ministry of Education adopted program and New York Board of Jewish Education;hundreds of American and Polish high school students learned together
• Planned and led, together with in-country directors, overseas board missions
• Director of Diplomatic Outreach, New York Chapter 1998-2001
• Established and nurtured strategic relationships with European and Asian governmental officials; organized advocacy programs attended by 100 plus board members featuring world leaders
• Organized all aspects of committee and board meetings; identified and communicated with high-level speakers, set themes, secured venues, coordinated events and wrote briefings and summaries.
• Recruited and retained high-net worth board members
• Created and organized panels and debates attended by 100 plus persons featuring leading politicians, journalists, international leaders and thought leaders to promote human rights
• Led mission of board members to Poland; developed curriculum to promote Polish-Jewish relations "Next Generation."

•Established and oversaw Muslim-Jewish Dialogue

• Collaborated with network executives to define and propel organization's mission and vision.
• Presented production ideas and determined creative scenarios for production and delivery
• Researched, wrote and directed news segments for air on prime-time Japanese television
• Coordinated with producers and on-air talent to create program content, new ideas and segments.
• Planned video shoots; managed production through stages to completion.

• Performed research and checked facts to maintain high standard of journalistic integrity.
• Confirmed veracity of six articles weekly, communicated with journalists and interviewed subjects to gather details.
• Wrote pieces and news stories for publication, coordinating images and layout to deliver proper presentation.
• Wrote news stories, developed leads and constructed headlines.

• Organized material, determined area of emphasis and wrote stories according to prescribed editorial style and format standards.
• Performed research and checked facts to maintain high standard of journalistic integrity.
• Pursued and developed stories independently and for assignment, covering range of topics.
• Established and maintained relationships with credible sources.
• Interviewed Ministers of Government, human rights and environmental activists

• Researched and published articles and background reports

• Researched and wrote weekly feature articles on business, art, entertainment and politics