Clark A. Simon2848 Exposition Boulevard • Santa Monica, CA 90404 • 440.371.5294 • cbuck.simon@gmail.com

Experienced community engagement professional. Looking to help tell a story, connect with people, and make an impact.

Areas of Expertise:

Community Engagement External Communications Public Relations

Event Management Social Media Campaigns Marketing

Donor Contact Non-profit Advocacy Fundraising

ExperienceI Know I Can • Development & P.R. Associate • Columbus, OH • January 2014- February 2016

Charged with public relations outreach and donor contact management for I Know I Can, a local nonprofit helping to increase college access, admittance, and completion for all Columbus City Schools (CCS) students since 1988

Organize annual “Right to Read Week”, a week long reading initiative involving CCS 2nd graders and local politicians, volunteers, state-wide elected officials, college and professional athletes and community leaders. Achieved highest school participation rate in organization’s history.

Create and manage company’s social media accounts including Twitter and Instagram which saw an increase of 200% social reach during my tenure.

Manage earned media program including coordinating press for events and public announcements. Strong knowledge of Columbus media market and successful earned media tactics.

Responsible for donor and constituent database management from donor tracking and correspondence to increasing database efficiency and maintaining various reports.

Maintain organizational web presence, ensuring all information is up to date and consistent across multiple platforms

Manage company sales of self-titled book by researching and contacting potential buyers, fulfilling orders, invoicing and maintaining inventory of merchandise

Celerity Education Group • Community Liaison • Columbus, OH • June 2013-October 2013 Main contact for families and community organizations at local charter school for underserved

populations Responsible for student recruitment and retention, school orientations, information sessions as well as

collecting all state and local documents for each student Maintained efficient collection and filing system to ensure smooth processing of each file Organized all student files on paper and in database Managed events, community fairs, and grassroots marketing campaigns to boost enrollment

RightRain Fundraising • Intern • Columbus, OH • February 2013-June 2013 Prepared and executed direct mailing campaigns for local and statewide elected officials Maintained donor databases to ensure accurate and complete files on all past and present supporters Event planning focused on nonprofit groups ie: Fraternal Order of Police Annual Fundraiser, Members

of Ohio General Assembly, and Auditor of the State Performed various activities as needed such as researching grants, writing proposals and meeting with

current and potential clients to maintain great rapport

First Option Lending • Branch Coordinator • Dublin, OH • February 2012-December 2012 Piloted Branch Coordinator position which then was expanded companywide after positive review of my

implementation Ran day-to-day operations of the office ranging from compiling reports, managing schedules, and

serving as liaison to corporate headquarters Pre-processing duties on all loans, which included scrubbing new files for completeness and accuracy

as well as registering with government lending institutions Managed employees to stay current on all licensing and procedures for various lending institutions

Trained new employees in areas dealing with computer software, website usage, compliance, as well as form display and editing procedures

First Option Lending • Loan Officer• Dublin, OH • September 2011-February 2012 Worked as Loan Officer, which entailed being very deadline oriented as well as being organized in the

sale and processing of loans Maintained daily contact with multiple clients throughout duration of loan process Reviewed various tax and legal documents to qualify each loan

Education The Ohio State University Graduated June 2010, BS in Political Science

Activities and Memberships

Development Board of Nationwide Children’s Hospital • 2015-Present • Columbus, OH Assist with the planning and implementation of various fundraising events all benefitting Nationwide

Children’s hospital Events raise money for child abuse prevention, pediatric cancer research as well as to support the

Center for Family Safety and Healing

OSU Varsity Cheerleading Captain • 2009-2010 • Columbus, OH Team member 2007-2010 Various Community service activities including: Autism Speaks, Autism Schools, Nursing Homes,

Hospitals, and other community outreach events As Captain was in charge of various independent sporting events as well as managing fellow

teammates and making sure all NCAA rules & regulations were followed

Kappa Sigma Fraternity • 2007-2010• Columbus, OH Held Executive Positions of Philanthropy Chair, Educator, Public Relations Chair, and Secretary Organized philanthropic events to benefit local organizations for Prostate Cancer Research and Toys

for Tots