Loretta A. Kane
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Employment

Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Communications Director (Multi-Service Campaign), April 2004 to Present
Communications director of an international, multi-union campaign, responsible for all all facets of the campaign's communications including strategy and message development, earned and paid media, supervision of staff and consultants, coordination with partner unions and budget management.

Self-Employed
Consultant, February 2004 to May 2004
Communications and issues management consultant, with responsibilities ranging from media coordination, message development and delivery, project management and training, and specializing in women’s, labor and civil rights issues.

Carol Moseley Braun for President Campaign
Communications Director, November 2003 to January 2004
Responsible for the national campaign's overall communications, including the development and implementation of messages, strategies and materials; media relations, outreach and support; the management of staff and consultants; the facilitation of interdepartmental communications; issues management; and coordination with campaign offices and volunteers across the country.

YWCA of the USA
Chief Operating Officer, May 2003 to November 2003
Responsible for the operations of the organization's national advocacy office, including direct supervision of the public policy, communications and development departments; the development and implementation of departmental budgets, media messages and legislative strategies; the management of staff and consultants; and coordination with local associations.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Communications Director, September 2002 to May 2003
Responsible for the supervision of the organization's Washington, D.C. media relations office, including the development and implementation of messages, strategies and materials; the management of staff and consultants; the facilitation of interdepartmental communications; and coordination with affiliates across the country.

Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Campaign Communications Coordinator, November 2001 to September 2002
Responsible for the development and implementation of the Public Service Division's messages, strategies and materials for targeted campaigns, including coordination with local unions; the management of consultants; interdepartmental coordination; and the coordination of paid and earned media.

Self-Employed
Freelance Writer, August 2001 to November 2001
Delivered white papers, Web stories, direct mail pieces and other written materials to clients (which were mostly nonprofit organizations).

National Organization for Women (NOW)
Vice President - Action, July 2000 to August 2001
Responsible for the development and implementation of NOW's actions and field programs; the direction of demonstrations of up to hundreds of thousands of participants; the supervision of key issue programs and field projects; and the coordination of grassroots actions by NOW's 500 chapters. As one of NOW's four elected national officers, the Vice President Action has fiduciary responsibility for, and helps manage, the organization's five million dollar budget.

National Organization for Women
Chief of Staff, Communications and Field, October 1999 to June 2000
Responsible for the development and implementation of the organization's communications and field strategies and training programs, including the supervision of the communications and field staff.

National Organization for Women
Public Relations Director, September 1998 to September 1999
Responsible for the organization's efforts and strategies relating to the media, including scheduling interviews; writing news releases, op-eds, talking points and other materials; organizing news conferences; developing the feminist broadcast network; and overall external and internal communications strategies.

National Organization for Women
Field Director, January 1995 to August 1998
Responsible for the coordination of grassroots actions by, and communications with, NOW's 500 chapters throughout the nation; the direction of demonstrations of up to hundreds of thousands of participants; the supervision of key issues programs; development and implementation of activist training and support programs; and staff management.

National Organization for Women
Special Projects Director, March 1990 to December 1994
Coordinated specific grassroots programs and field projects, targeted training and special events.

National Organization for Women
Volunteer and Intern Coordinator, May 1988 to February 1990
Coordinated the recruitment, placement and supervision of volunteers and interns.

McDonald's Corporation
Profit Center Trainer, January 1987 to April 1988
Supervised the entry-level management training and all crew training in 21 restaurants in Northern VA.

McDonald's Corporation
Store Manager, April 1983 to December 1986
Supervised the physical plant, all employees, inventory control, and all restaurant operations. Managed up to $1.7 million in net sales and 125 employees.

McDonald's Corporation
Assistant Manager, March 1982 to March 1983
Supervised shift operations of the restaurant and specific duties, programs and projects as assigned.

McDonald's Corporation
Swing Shift Manager, June 1980 to February 1982
Supervised shift operations.

McDonald's Corporation
Crew Member, July 1979 to May 1980
Worked as a cashier and cook.

Skills
Education

Strayer University, Washington, D.C.
1998 through 2001
Major: Computer Information Systems

References available upon request.

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