Janet Kostielney

Current

Director at Michigan City Mainstreet Association
Owner - strategic marketing & community relations consultant at JK Enterprises

Past

Director/Marketing & Sales at BonTerra America
Consumer Relations Specialist at Weil-McLain

Education

Purdue University North Central
LaPorte High School

Recommended

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Connections

75 connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

Janet Kostielney’s Summary

JK Enterprises works closely with tourism, economic development, literacy, downtown revitalization and youth development non-profit organizations for municipalities. Other clients include engineers, architects, contractors, distributors, as well as education, entertainment and healthcare providers.

For all our clients, we produce and distribute press releases, newsletters, and blast emails. We identify potential grants, submit grant proposals and administrating grants received by our clients. JK Enterprises also creates and manages websites, produces multi-media presentations and marketing collateral. We have proven success in creating and implementing fundraising projects, and producing photo and video archives.

Jan Kostielney, owner, is a published author of non-fiction books as well as articles on websites, in magazines and newspapers. She is an accomplished photographer whose photos are used on many websites, in professional brochures and magazines as well as educational textbooks.

Janet Kostielney’s Specialties:

SPECIAL SKILLS:
- Forming partnerships and teams designed to bring needed skills, expertise, and connections to the table.
- Accurately assessing needs and determining the best course of action to be taken to fill the gaps.
- Stimulating teams toward achievable actions.
- Fostering relationships between individuals, organizations and companies to achieve strategic goals.
- Creating strategic plans and achieving them using minimal resources.

Janet Kostielney’s Experience

Director

Michigan City Mainstreet Association

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)

The MCMA Director coordinates activities within a neighborhood business district revitalization program that utilizes historic preservation as an integral foundation for commercial development.

The Director is responsible for the development, conduct, execution, and documentation of the MCMA Program. The Director is the principal on-site staff person responsible for coordinating all program activities and volunteers, as well as representing the community locally, regionally, and nationally as appropriate. In addition, the Director should help guide the organization as its objectives evolve.

Director applies for and administrates grants for Operation, Design, Economic Restructuring, and Promotion/Tourism opportunities; this includes the Farmers Market.

Director develops, in conjunction with the MCMA program’s board of directors, economic development strategies for the neighborhood business district that are based on historic preservation and utilize the community’s human and economic resources.

Director assists the MCMA program’s board of directors and committees in developing and implementing an annual work plan for a neighborhood business district revitalization program focused on four areas: design/historic preservation; promotion and marketing; organization/management; and economic restructuring/development.

Director develops and conducts on-going public awareness and education programs designed to enhance appreciation of the neighborhood business district’s assets and to foster an understanding of the MCMA program’s goals and objectives. Use speaking engagements, media interviews, and personal appearances to keep the program in the public eye.
Owner - strategic marketing & community relations consultant

JK Enterprises

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

August 1997 — Present (12 years 4 months)

JK Enterprises provides strategic marketing, public relations, communications and events planning & management services.

JK Enterprises works closely with tourism, economic development, literacy, downtown revitalization and youth development non-profit organizations for municipalities. Other clients include engineers, architects, contractors, distributors, as well as education, entertainment and healthcare providers.

For all our clients, we produce and distribute press releases, newsletters, and blast emails. We identify potential grants, submit grant proposals and administrating grants received by our clients. JK Enterprises also creates and manages websites, produces multi-media presentations and marketing collateral. We have proven success in creating and implementing fundraising projects, and producing photo and video archives.

Jan Kostielney, owner, is a published author of non-fiction books as well as articles on websites, in magazines and newspapers. She is an accomplished photographer whose photos are used on many websites, in professional brochures and magazines as well as educational textbooks.
Director/Marketing & Sales

BonTerra America

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Renewables & Environment industry)

December 1994 — August 1997 (2 years 9 months)

Created and implemented strategic marketing, advertising, communications and sales plans for more than 60 distribution companies in Canada and U.S. Instructed distribution company staff on sales and marketing; managed regional and international trade shows. Wrote white papers for conferences, professional trade journal articles, and texts.
Consumer Relations Specialist

Weil-McLain

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Consumer Goods industry)

January 1985 — April 1992 (7 years 4 months)

Responded to and resolved consumer complaints about products produced by this cast iron boiler manufacturer. Reported directly to company president on issues that could not be immediately resolved.

Janet Kostielney’s Education

Purdue University North Central

BS , Marketing , 1988 — 1990
LaPorte High School

1967 — 1969

Additional Information

Janet Kostielney’s Websites:

Janet Kostielney’s Interests:

supporting non-profit organizations, grantwriting, antiques, rejuvenating historic downtowns

Janet Kostielney’s Groups:

Michigan City Mainstreet Association, Michigan City Economic Development Corporation, Literacy Council of LaPorte County, Safe Harbor Nurturing Minds Literacy Board, Indiana Afterschool Network, Indiana Mainstreet Program, LaPorte County Rural Development, Leadership LaPorte County, LaPorte County Health Department