Business
Background of Barbara Lee Cohen
COPY CHIEF AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR FOR
TWO MAJOR AD AGENCIES |
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SHORT
FILM WRITER
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PROFESSIONAL
ENTERTAINER (SINGER , DANCER &
DIRECTOR)
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CO-AUTHOR,
CO-PRODUCER AND ON-AIR PERSONALITY
FOR LIVE WEEKLY TEEN TELEVISION SHOW
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*OWNER/
PRESIDENT - NATIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS
FIRM
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*EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR/ SPECIAL CHILDREN'S CHARITIES
(co-sponsor of The Special Olympics
programs)
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*CONSULTANT/
DEPARTMENT HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE
(to create special
public awareness campaigns and train
Developmental Disabilities Councils
in 10 states)
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*CONSULTANT
TO ILLINOIS AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
FOR RETARDED CHILDREN AND ADULTS
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*OWNER
& PRESIDENT/ THE COORDINATORS, INC.
(National Event and Promotional
Marketing firm) |
| PRESIDENT
& CEO/ PRODUCTIONS USA, Inc. |
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Services |
Board
Director/ The Chicago Convention and
Tourism Bureau
Past President/ International Special
Events Society (ISES)/Greater Chicagoland
Chapter
Member and Committee Co- Chair- Meeting
Planners International (MPI)-Chicago
Area Chapter
Lifetime Advisor and Board member/Senior
Vice President / Special Children's
Charities
Volunteer Coordinator/ St. Joseph's
Carondelet Child Center and Solace Place
-31 years
Mayor's Advisory Committee on Special
Events -during eras of Kathy Osterman
and Jim Sheahan
Volunteer Entertainment Coordinator/
18th District Police Department Senior
Programs 28 years
Volunteer event planner/ Centers for
abused and battered children, teens,
women. and seniors 34 years
Member - 33 Cultural, Recreational &
Educational organizations/ facilities
serving the community at large
Winner 2004 Lifetime Achievement award
from ISES and NACE and the International
ESPRIT
More extensive credentials available
upon request (* indicates programs run
simultaneously) |
