September 8, 2010
 
Below you will find professionals in search of industry related employment. Contact information for each individual is within their description.
Shannon Pete Nielsen
Shannon Pete Nielsen
2924 Polaris Street, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 (530) 409-7623

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Substance Abuse Professional 2007-Present
Willingness To Change,
Pollock Pines, California

Program Manager 2000-2008
The Gates Recovery Foundation,
Sacramento, California

Instructor for Drug and Alcohol Studies 2004-2005
California Association of Addiction Recovery Resources,
Sacramento, California

AOD Counselor/Case Manager 1999-2000
Mather Community Campus-SAEHC,
Sacramento, California

Child Counselor 1997-1999
Telos Youth Outpost,
El Dorado, California

Chemical Dependency Counselor Intern 1996-1997
Progress House Counseling Center,
Placerville, California

EDUCATION

Folsom Lake College, Placerville, California
Human Services
Completed an AA degree in Human Services (Counseling).

University of Phoenix, Rancho Cordova, California
Business Management
Received a BS in Business Management.
Currently pursuing an MBA.

NAADAC
Substance Abuse Professional 12 hour Course (Completed on 12/21/2007)

CERTFICATIONS
Certified Child Counselor (CCC)
Certified by Telos Youth Outpost

Certified Addiction Specialist (Inactive)
Certified by California Association of Addiction Recovery Resources Institute
Certified Recovery Program Manager (Inactive)
Certified by California Association of Addiction Recovery Resources Institute
Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor Two (CADC II) Certification # A4006307
California Certification Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors

Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (ICADC)
Certification # 25195
The International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium

Certified Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) Certification # 13111
NAADAC Certification Commission

ORGANISATION/AFFILIATIONS
Region 5 Vice President for the
California Association of Alcohol and Drug Counselors (2007-Current)

On the Board of Directors for the
National Alliance on Mental Illness West Slope Chapter (2006-Current)

Advisory Board Member for
A Reason To Believe LLC. (2006-Current)

On the Alumni Board for the
Folsom Lake College, Placerville (2005-Current)

AWARDS/HONORS

President’s Volunteer Service Award, 2007

PUBLICATIONS

The State of our Profession, Nov/Dec 2007 Freedom Newsletter (Volume 6, Issue 6)



Joanne Dolgow
Joanne Dolgow
29 N. Montford Avenue • Baltimore, MD 21224 • 410-627-2219 • joanne.dolgow@gmail.com

EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT – BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, MARKETING
Dynamic leader and entrepreneur with 20 years of success building revenues and creating visibility through strategic marketing and partnership development.
Strong creative skills and ability to design and execute promotional campaigns to consumers and businesses utilizing educational and promotional events, TV, Radio, Print and Internet.
Skilled provider of advanced training, guidance, and motivation resulting in the retention of top performing professionals.
Big-picture thinker; talented and driven to impact bottom line.

CORE COMPETENCIES
Business Development  Strategic Marketing  Brand Growth
Building and Maintaining Alliances/Partnerships  Team Building/Development
Negotiations  Events Management  Business/Consumer Marketing
Creative Development of Digital, TV, Radio and Print Advertising  Managing Outside Vendors
Budgeting and Analysis  Press Relations


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 2007 – present
Kolmac Clinic (formerly Partners in Recovery), Towson, MD
Playing a critical role in the growth of this regional alcohol and drug treatment program into new markets, my mandate is to
Lead all aspects of business development, public and press relations, product/service presentations, and marketing campaigns.
Establish and cultivate key partnerships, generate strategic marketing plans, develop and execute advertising programs and marketing campaigns to increase professional referrals.
Design and implement continuing education programs for addiction treatment professionals.
Profit Impact:
Reversed decline in market share and helped increase patient census.
Created strategic development plan with defined targets and timelines; launched successful online/offline marketing programs.
Developed partnerships with major health care organizations, legal community, schools and government agencies.
Built staff participation in marketing process through creation of newsletter, alumni group and web traffic.

PRESIDENT 1994 – 2007
TrialBuilder LLC, Baltimore, MD
Delivering the reach and resources of a large agency with the quality and focus of a boutique firm, provided integrated clinical trials direct marketing communications to leading pharmaceutical firms and research organizations. Our unique, highly effective, ROI-driven patient acquisition, qualification and retention campaigns used TV, Radio, Internet and print media to produce outstanding client results and steady corporate growth. Representative accomplishments include:
Launched business with $500 in capital and produced over $40 million in gross revenues; established key relationships with major pharmaceutical companies; managed staff of 15 and campaign budgets exceeding $10 million; received numerous awards for content creation/originality.
Developed new methodologies for recruiting patients for clinical trials using combination of radio, TV and Internet; developed digital media to complement on-air promotions. Wrote and placed stories on major networks and press; personally provided creative concepts for all campaigns and produced media.
Developed, produced and conducted one-of-a-kind Clinical Trials Management course taught worldwide with the University of Maryland School of Nursing.

Profit Impact:
Speedy recruitment of qualified patients for clinical trials results in decreased time-to-market resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional profit over products’ patent life. TrialBuilder produced exceptional recruitment results for the following companies:
Allergan: Adult Acne, 23% response, 17% conversion.
Referred by Patty Walker, MD, Director of Dermatology, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.
Bristol Myers Squibb: GERD, 31% conversion rate, completed recruitment in three months with over 5,000 patients.
Referred by Dr. Mark Roffman - who we worked for in New Jersey – radio and Internet
Astra Zeneca: Failing study for Pediatric Asthma, finished recruitment in 11 months, enrolled 7% of respondents.
Cold-called and developed business with the Vice President of Clinical Research and Development.
Wyeth: Women’s Birth Control, recruitment complete in 10 months.
Referred by client at Astra Zeneca.
Merck: Arthritis, 4% patient conversion over one year.
Business acquired through response to RFP issue to TrialBuilder based on industry reputation.
Pfizer: Alzheimer’s, enrolled 2% of respondents over 15 months, despite extremely difficult protocol.
Responded to an RFP received due to our success in the industry.
NYU School of Medicine: over fifty successful campaigns.
Initially cold-called on Dr. Ken Washinick and developed business leads from his referrals.

CREATIVE DIRECTOR 1990 – 1994
Netvertising (sold in 1994), Baltimore, MD
An innovator in the commercial development of the Internet, Netvertising was among the first firms creating elegant and complex web sites incorporating search, electronic payments and user-friendly design for Business-to-Business (B2B) and Business-to-Consumer (B2C) marketing.
Profit Impact:
Developed web site for Cytimmune allowing electronic purchasing, doubling client’s business in six months.
Completed over two hundred web sites for clients such as Carrollton Bank, American Urology Association, Rent-a-Wreck, Entremed and Innovative Office Products.
Designed and implemented patient recruitment web sites with opt-in capabilities.


HONORS AND AWARDS
American Hospital Association – Best Hospital Marketing Program
American Psychiatric Association – Gold Award for Overall Marketing
Baltimore Mayor’s Citation for Outstanding Work
Omni Award for Creative Excellence in Advertising
Mayor’s Award for Public Service – Child Abuse Prevention
Many awards for web site excellence
nvented Simulgraphic Camera, Patent No. 4,488,794, sold to Polaroid Corp.


EDUCATION
BA, Anthropology, George Washington University, Washington, DC
PRSA, Loyola University, Baltimore, MD

LAWRENCE M. JACOBSON, MPH, LICSW
3230 73rd Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040
(206) 232-6300 MHRNLLC@Comcast.net

Objective
A management, clinical, or marketing opportunity that contributes to a quality oriented non-profit, behavioral health, senior care, social service agency, or healthcare organization
Skills Summary
Staff Team Building
Values Driven
New Program Development
Creative Problem Solver
Quality Assessment Project Management
Marketing/Customer Relations
Financial Budgeting
Counseling and Supervision
Diverse Populations
Excellent People Skills
Seniors, Adults, Adolescents

Summary of Experience
More than twenty years of social services, health care, and community relations experience including behavioral health (mental health and chemical dependency), medical group, hospital, and HMO managerial, senior care, clinical counseling and consulting positions in California and Washington

Six years clinical social work, individual and group counseling, case management, assessment, patient advocacy and family support

Fund raising and development, contracting and marketing of preventive, senior care, and other social services to corporate purchasers and communities in need

Behavioral health interface with primary care medical groups and senior care services

Network development, assessment and referral for medical patients and families

Extensive work lobbying and promoting quality behavioral recovery services to government agencies, employers, payers and community groups

Five years mental health and chemical dependency program management

Supervision of staff up to forty, budgeting, marketing/sales, financial analysis

Education
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
University of California at Los Angeles Program in Health Services Management

MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK
Barry University, Miami, FL

BACHELOR OF ARTS
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

Quality Improvement in Health Care Certificate Seattle Central Community College

Consulting 1996 – 2008
In 1995 Mr. Jacobson formed Healthcare In Partnership, LLC:
 Contract social work and care management in medical and social service settings
 Strategic Planning for a large Seattle medical center in a broad range behavioral and substance abuse services
 Implementation of a behavioral health consultation service to the long term care industry, consultation for home health, assisted living and hospice care
 Marketing Manager, plan and employer contract development, and program development for smoking cessation services at Washington’s largest HMO
 Organization and implementation of a 21 member skilled nursing care network
 Interim Director, Network Management for a regional office of a large behavioral health management company
 Establishment of a managed mental health service for a major California insurance company and a national employee assistance program (EAP) provider
 Market research and customer satisfaction assessments for a range of specialty providers including specialty, physician groups, mental health and chemical dependency
 Fund raising and development for mental health and wellness non-profit organizations
 Development of a highly successful Northwest based EAP program

Employment

MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER 2008-2009
Valley General Hospital, Monroe, WA, emergency room, medical floors

ASSOCIATEDIRECTOR 2007-2008
Atlantic Street Center, Seattle, WA, social services and behavioral healthcare

CONTRACTING DIRECTOR 2005-2007
Amplifon USA, Plymouth, MN, national ancillary services provider organization

MEDICAL SERVICES CONTRACTING MANAGER 1991-1995
Pacific Medical Center and Clinics, Seattle, WA, a 120+ multi-specialty physician group including behavioral health
Previous to this time served as Administrative Director of two hospital-based mental health and substance abuse treatment programs in California and had six years of clinical social work experience in hospitals and social service agencies in California and Florida.

Washington Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker – July 2003 – LW00007448


























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