I am a public relations and marketing consultant. I work to promote a company's services, products, or image -- often it’s a combination of all three. My work, done in collaboration with owners and their key staff helps them make needed changes to build the bottom line. My expertise and skills have been applied across an array of industries. I have considerable expertise working with the oil and gas industry, automotive, construction management firms, K-12 education, higher education, and a variety of non-profit and professional associations.

Everything must change and having the tools for change is critical. I keep the following in my toolkit: • Analysis - Who, What, When, Where, Why

and How to improve internally and externally to impact the bottom line.

• Branding - Focus on defining the features, attributes and benefits or the 'FAB', resulting in spreading a fabulous message about a client's products and services.

• Collaborative Strategy - Precision in sizing up and outflanking the competition by applying best practices and case study evaluation.

Press Kits (e-Kits and Conventional)

Conference/Trade Show Materials

Cause Marketing Target Campaigns

Presentations and Speech writing

News Paper and Industry

Publications

COBRA and eWOM

As an award winning speaker, published writer, and skilled presentation developer, I find working with teams to be one of my greatest strengths. The considerable research I have conducted in intergenerational and global relationship building make me a value added team component. I love working with others to solve interesting challenges.

●

RESUME PROFILE

A gifted communications professional with the ability to engage all levels of the organization.

This includes the accurate preparation and proper distribution of materials both internal and

external. As a skilled manager and motivator, Ms. Tahara has excellent writing and oral

communication skills, including strong grammatical and proofreading abilities.

In addition to experience in the private sector, Ms. Tahara also has higher education,

municipal experience, non profit experience and community volunteer coordinating

experience. She also has paralegal training with a specialty in contracts.

As the key media contact for a $1.5 billion school bond program, and as the public relations

manager for a city of 40,000 citizens, Nisah has the experience and technical ability to

prepare proper material, coordinate press conferences, prepare speeches for key executives

and handle the media with ease and diplomacy.

2009 TO CURRENT (PART-TIME)

COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT

Eckerd College, www.eckerd.edu

Dumas Construction Services, www.dumasconcepts.com

Detroit Public Schools www.dps.edu

2006 TO 2009

REGIONAL MARKETING MANAGER

AECOM / DMJM Management – www.aecom.com

2000 TO 2006

SR. PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER (DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS C I P)

Barton Malow Company, www.bartonmalow.com

1994 TO 2000

PROPOSAL AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Dumas Concepts in Building www.dumasconcepts.com

Ford Motor Company - Writer/Producer

Wayne County Community College, Public Relations and Special Events Coordinator

City of Inkster, Public Relations & Media Manager

The Production People, Ltd., Writer/Producer of video for State of Michigan, Ford Motor

Company Vendor Development Program, EC4 Engine, Ford New Holland

New Detroit, Inc., Grant Monitor and Community Support Liaison

DTE Energy, Customer Service Supervisor, Trainer, Public Affairs, Policy & Issues Analyst

Michigan Department of Transportation, Public Relations seminars for Contractors

Automobile Dealers Associations for GM, Ford, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz

Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida

Bachelor of Arts, Management (Distinction: GPA 3.9/4.0 Scale)

University of Michigan – Flint, Flint, Michigan

Certificate, Paralegal Studies / Contracts, Research & Writing

njtahara@gmail.com

727. 543. 9238