Addendum to Resumé of GEORGE C. LEPOSKY 2311 South Bayshore Drive Miami FL 33133-4728 Phone - 305-285-2200
E-mail:
gleposky@aol.com Web: www.ampersandcom.com |
FIELDS OF INTEREST AND COMMUNICATIONS EXPERIENCE:
Architecture and design | Environmental issues |
Community association management | Hospitality management |
Community and resort development | Medicine and health |
Energy supply and utilization | Solid waste management |
Engineering | Travel and tourism |
CLIENT SERVICES: Client organizations for which George C. Leposky has provided public relations, advertising, and/or marketing communications services include:
In the Miami area:
Amerifirst Development Corp. | Lotspeich Company |
AMI Palmetto General Hospital | Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing |
Baptist Hospital | Messett Associates, Inc. |
Belzona America, Inc. | Miami Children's Hospital |
BluePage Network Software | Miami Heart Institute |
Cedars Medical Center | Resort Data Corporation |
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation | Ryder System, Inc. |
CPA Inc. (Consultants in Pharmaceutical Advertising) |
The Smith, Korach, Hayet, Haynie Partnership |
Dade Heritage Trust | SISMA Corporation |
Deering Hospital | Smitco Advertising |
Disaster Management, Inc | South Florida Health Action Coalition |
Florida General Life Insurance Company | South Florida Hospital Association |
Florida Power & Light Company | TASA |
Health Providers, Inc. | Total Public Relations |
Hialeah Hospital | Total Sports Marketing |
Interval International | Tropigas International Corp. |
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | University of Miami School of Nursing |
The Law Office of Ronald Peter Roman, P. A. | World Vacation Services |
Elsewhere in Florida:
American Resort Properties, Inc. | Independent Timeshare Sales |
Anderson Johnson Henry Parrish Architects-Engineers, Inc. | Mid-Atlantic West Group, Inc. |
Arvida Corporation | New College Development Office |
Brand Tango | Old South Bar-B-Q Ranch |
Bullard & Walling, Inc | The Penner Financial Group |
Candeub, Fleissig & Associates, Inc | Petersen Industries, Inc. |
The Don CeSar Resort Hotel | Pinpoint Communications |
Energy Systems Consultants | Publix Super Markets, Inc. |
Environmental Confederation of South West Florida | Punta Gorda Isles, Inc. |
Florida Hotel & Motel Association | Ring Advertising, Inc. |
Florida Nurses Association | Robinson, Yesawich & Pepperdine |
Grand Vacations Corporation | Star Island Development Corporation |
Hood Industries, Inc. | Suncoast Adventures, Ltd. |
W. M. Zemp & Associates,Inc. |
In the Chicago area:
Building Construction Employers' Association | John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company |
Chicago and Cook County Building and Construction Trades Council |
Midwest Legislative Council on the Environment |
The Daniel Burnham Committee | The Orchestral Association (Chicago Symphony
Orchestra) |
Evans Products Company | Peoples Gas Company |
Evanston-North Shore Board of Realtors | Urban Gateways |
Illinois Planning and Conservation League | Urban Investment and Development Company |
In other locations:
Carol Sullivan & Associates, Inc. - Washington, DC |
Pelican Resort & Casino - St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles |
Econo Lodges of America, Inc. - Charlotte, NC |
Rancho Banderas S.A. de C.V.- Punta de Mita,
Nayarit, Mexico |
Flagship Resort - Atlantic City, NJ | Success Marketing, Inc.- Minden, NV |
Grupo Sol (Sol Hotels and Melia Hotels)
- Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
TIME, Inc.
(Travel Industry Marketing Enterprises) - Memphis, TN |
La Quinta Beach Resort - Aruba | Timeshare Board Members Association - Tenafly, NJ |
Midlan International Resort Realty, Inc. - Lake Tahoe, CA |
TRSA (Textile Rental Services Association
of America) - Alexandria, VA |
Morrison & Company - La Jolla, CA | Wyndham Hotels - Dallas,TX |
TECHNICAL WRITING: George C. Leposky has performed services as a technical writer and/or editor for the following clients:
Architects: |
Richard Bennett, A.I.A | Irvin Korach, A.I.A. |
William E. Haynie, A.I.A | Miles Price, A.I.A. |
Bernard Horovitz, A.I.A | James F. Riley, A.I.A. |
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Engineers: |
Nariman Balsara, P.E | Leonard Hayet, P.E. |
Franklin Z. Glickman, P.E. | H. Harry Phipps, P.E. |
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Educators: |
Lynn Leight, Ph. D. | Chester Warzynski, Ed. D. |
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Nurses: |
Julian S. A. Cicatiello, R.N. |
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Physicians: |
William T. Brown, M.D. - Cardiovascular surgeon | Lester A. Russin, M.D. - Orthopedic surgeon |
Charles L. Byrd, M.D.- Cardiovascular surgeon | Ashok Sonni, M.D. - Orthopedic surgeon |
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Social Workers: |
Mildred Sterling, M.S.W. |
COLLEGE TEACHING: 1981-1998
· Dade-Monroe Teacher Education Center - In-service course for public school teachers on the
teaching of writing
· Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, South Florida Center - Humanities
· Florida International University - English (technical & business writing), School of Hospitality
Management (timeshare management).
· Miami-Dade Community College, Kendall Campus - Business Administration
· Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine - Medical Communications (Guest Lecturer)
· University of Miami - English and Communications
PUBLICATIONS:
Publications for which George C. Leposky has written and/or provided photographs on a freelance or assignment basis include:
Books:
Study guides for industrial standards published by the American Welding Society. Co-author. 2006.
AEI Resource Manual. Washington, DC: American Resort Development Association. A study guide for the certification exam that is the initial stage in the ARDA Education Institute’s professional-development program. Co-author of editions published in 1991, 1994, 2002, and 2005.
“Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Development in Southeast Asia.” Co-author (with John Edmonds). In Tourism in Southeast Asia: Opportunities and Challenges. Edited by Dr. Kaye Chon. Binghamton NY: Haworth Press, 2000.
Developing Timeshare and Vacation Ownership Properties. Washington, DC: Urban Land Institute, 1999. Marketing chapter, case study of Club Asia International, and photographs.
Business Writing for Fun and Profit. Miami, FL: Ampersand Communications, 1995.
Technical Writing for Fun and Profit. Miami, FL: Ampersand Communications, 1992, 1997.
The Law and Business of Resort Development. New York: Clark Boardman Company, Ltd., 1990 edition. Chapter on public relations.
Travel and Hospitality Career Directory. Hawthorne, NJ: The Career Press, Inc., 1989. Chapter on career opportunities in the vacation-ownership industry.
Fodor's 90 Greater Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach. New York: Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc., 1988. Co-author (with Rosalie E. Leposky).
Fodor's 90 Florida. New York: Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc., 1988. Co-author (with Rosalie E. Leposky) of southeast Florida and Keys texts.
Fodor's 89 Greater Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach. New York: Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc., 1988. Co-author (with Rosalie E. Leposky).
Fodor's 89 Florida. New York: Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc., 1988. Co-author (with Rosalie E. Leposky) of southeast Florida texts.
An Employer's Guide To Preferred Provider Organizations. Miami, FL: South Florida Health Action Coalition, Inc., 1984. Author.
Public Relations workbook for course at Miami-Dade Community College. 1985. Co-author (with Roger Wadsworth).
Junior high school textbook published by Rand McNally & Company. 1976. Contributor.
Born of the Sun. Hollywood, FL: Florida Bicentennial Commemorative Journal, Inc. 1975. Contributor.
Elementary school textbooks published by Science Research Associates, Inc. 1969-71. Contributor.
Miami and Florida texts for Weissmann Travel Reports®, a division of NORTHSTAR Travel Media, LLC. 2003.
Editorial Activities for Magazines and Trade Journals:
Editor of TimeSharing Today (bi-monthly magazine), 2013-present.
Co-editor of Timeshare Resort Management Newswire, montly e-newsletter for Timeshare Resort Management Association, 2004-present.
Editor (1991-2001) and managing editor (1985-91) of Vacation Industry Review.
Contributing editor for Hotel & Resort Industry (under the pseudonym "Lincoln Avery"), 1987-90.
Contributing editor for Inland Architect, 1968-72.
Syndicated Columns:
Author and editor: |
Business Insights | HealthScan |
Business Traveler | Pet Insights |
EnviroScan | Travel Adventures |
Golden Years | Traveling the South |
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The Bookworm | House and Home |
Food for Thought | Southern Book Reviews |
Detailed
information on syndicated columns is available online at:
http://www.ampersandcom.com
Video Scriptwriting:
The Best of Travel Florida/State and National Parks, International Video Projects, Inc., 1989.
Writing for Magazines and Trade Journals:
Advertising Age | In Business |
Air Cargo Focus | International Medical Tribune Syndicate |
Animal Kingdom | Interval |
ASD/AMD Trade News | Jet Cargo News |
Baby Talk | Journal of Energy Medicine |
Business Features Syndicate | Laboratory Management |
Business News (Office Depot) | Lifestyles (Bluegreen Corporation) |
The Call | Lodging |
Campus Magazine | Medical News |
The Center (Univ. of Florida) | Medicenter Management |
Chicagoland | Miami Magazine |
Communique | Miami Medical Letter |
Cleaner | Missouri Life |
The Co-operator Chicagoland | Mortgage Banking |
The Co-operator New Jersey | Mothers' Manual |
The Co-operator New York | MSW Management (Municipal Solid Waste) |
The Co-operator South Florida | New Florida |
The Co-operator Western Florida | New Vistas (General Development Corporation) |
The Criminologist | Nursing Homes |
Data Processor | Odyssey |
Destinations (Celebrity Cruises) | On Board Media (annual books for several
cruise lines) |
Developments | Onsite Water Treatment |
Distributed Energy | On The Sound |
Diversion | Outdoors in Georgia |
East-West Journal | Pets of the World |
European Traveller | Pumper |
Explore! (Royal Caribbean International) | The Real Deal |
The Florida Architect | Resource (Baptist Hospital, Miami) |
Florida Life | Science Digest |
Florida Motorist | Senior World |
Florida Naturalist | Skylite (Butler Aviation) |
Florida Nursing News | Successful Hotel Marketer |
Florida Trend | Sunjet (BWIA in-flight) |
Florida Wildlife | Sunshine (Air Florida in-flight) |
Focus/Midwest | Timeshare Times |
Friends Magazine | TimeSharing Today |
Grading & Excavation Contractor | Travel & Camera |
Healthcare Marketing Report | Transmission & Distribution |
Host Pacific | Underwater USA |
Hotel & Resort Industry | Welkom (Holland America Line) |
Illinois Schools Journal | Wings (Air Florida in-flight) |
Image | Winners |
Writing for Newspapers:
Atlanta Journal & Constitution | Meridian Star |
Boston Herald-American | The Miami Herald |
Boston Herald | Miami News |
Bradenton Herald | Miami Today |
Buffalo Courier-Express | Minneapolis Tribune |
The Buffalo News | Mira! (Margarita I.,Venezuela) |
Calgary Herald | Newsday |
Chattanooga News-Free Press | New Hampshire Sunday News |
Chicago Sun-Times | New Haven Register |
Chicago Today | Orlando Sentinel |
Chicago Tribune | Palm Beach Evening Times |
Chicago's American | Providence Journal |
Cincinnati Enquirer | Raleigh News & Observer |
Cleveland Plain Dealer | Roanoke (VA) Times & World-News |
Columbus Dispatch (Ohio) | The Record (Hackensack, N.J.) |
Dallas Times-Herald | St. Augustine Record |
Dayton Daily News (Ohio) | St. Petersburg Times |
Denver Post | Salt Lake Tribune |
Edmonton Journal | San Antonio Express-News |
Fayetteville Observer (N.C.) | San Francisco Sunday Examiner & Chronicle |
Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville) | San José Mercury News |
Ft. Lauderdale News & Sun-Sentinel | Senior Life & Leisure |
Gainesville Sun (FL) | South Bend Tribune |
Gannett Westchester Newspapers | Southland Explorer |
Globe & Mail (Toronto) | Suncoast Single Life |
Greensboro News & Record (N.C.) | Sunday Press (Atlantic City, NJ) |
Hamilton Spectator | Tampa Tribune |
Hartford Courant | The Times-Picayune (New Orleans) |
Houston Chronicle | Today (Cocoa, FL) |
Indianapolis Star | Toronto Star |
Island Navigator | The Tribune (Oakland, CA) |
The Ledger (Lakeland, FL) | Tulsa World |
London Free Press (Ontario) | Worcester Sunday Telegram |
Maine Sunday Telegram |
MISCELLANEOUS PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Panelist in Writing Across the Disciplines conference at Florida International University (February 16, 1996). Topic: "Between Two Worlds: The Academic and the Professional."
Meeting Planner as professional development committee chairman for International Association of Business Communicators, South Florida Chapter (1988). Led a committee which organized a daylong conference, "Hands Across The World: International and Multicultural Communications In Our Global Village."
Contest Judge for Mark Twain Awards of Midwest Travel Writers Association, to select the best single newspaper article and newspaper series (1985-86.)
Lecturer at 3rd Annual Florida State Writers Conference
(May, 1985). Topic: "Unscrambling Technical Language for Fun & Profit."
AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION:
Academic: Phi Beta Kappa.
Advertising and Public Relations: Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice Advertising Club, Academy of Hospital Public Relations (MacEachern Awards), Florida Hospital Association Public Relations Council, International Association of Business Communicators (Miami Chapter).
Journalistic: American Dental Association, Florida Magazine Association, National Society for Medical Research, American Resort Development Association, American Psychological Foundation.
Photographic: Izaak Walton League Photography Contest, Mount Sinai Medical Center Arts & Crafts Exhibition.
Miscellaneous: Listed in:
International Authors and Writers Who’s Who
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest.
CIVIC AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFILIATIONS:
American Resort Development Association - Registered Resort Professional designation, 1995; Certification, 1994.
International Association of Business Communicators, South Florida Chapter - Officer and board member in various capacities (1983-89).
South Florida Hospital Public Relations Association - Member, Board of Directors (1977-78).
Florida Freelance Writers Association - Member (1982-present).
Florida Public Relations Association, Ringling Chapter - Member, Board of Directors (1973-74).
Oneco Community Association - President (1972-75).
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