Jill Kurtz

Current

• Chief Operating Officer at Balance Interactive

Past

• Communication Coordinator at Arlington Public Schools
• Senior Communications Specialist at Fairfax County Public Schools
• Government Relations Communicator at International Paper

• Manager of Communication at International Paper
• Divisional Internal Communication Supervisor at Harrison Division, General Motors Corp
• Communication Consultant at Customer Communication Systems

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Education

• State University of New York at Buffalo

Recommended

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Connections

184 connections

Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog
• My RSS feed

Jill Kurtz’s Summary

Public relations professional with 20 years of experience working in corporate and non-profit settings. Editor, writer, and project manager with extensive experience with a variety of media including Web, print and electronic communication.

Jill Kurtz’s Specialties:

Online communication and marketing, e-mail marketing, web site management, strategic public relations

Jill Kurtz’s Experience

• Chief Operating Officer

  Balance Interactive

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

• Communication Coordinator

  Arlington Public Schools

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)

  July 2006 — August 2007 (1 year 2 months)

• Senior Communications Specialist

  Fairfax County Public Schools

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)

  July 1993 — July 2006 (13 years 1 month)

• Government Relations Communicator

  International Paper

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IP; Paper & Forest Products industry)

  January 1993 — July 1993 (7 months)

• Manager of Communication

  International Paper

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IP; Paper & Forest Products industry)

  July 1990 — January 1993 (2 years 7 months)

  Ticonderoga, NY Mill

• Divisional Internal Communication Supervisor

  Harrison Division, General Motors Corp

  (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Automotive industry)

  February 1988 — July 1990 (2 years 6 months)

  Lockport, NY Headquarters

• Communication Consultant

  Customer Communication Systems

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  March 1987 — February 1988 (1 year )

  Consultant to a variety of healthcare clients.

Jill Kurtz’s Education

• State University of New York at Buffalo

  BA , Communications , 1983 — 1986

  Phi Beta Kappa
  Certificate in Public Relations and Advertising

Additional Information

Jill Kurtz’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog
• My RSS feed

Jill Kurtz’s Groups:

Public Relations Society of America, PRSA-NCC, NTEN, NSPRA, CHESPRA, GRREAT, Burke Presbyterian Church, Guiding Eyes for the Blind Dominion Region, JOTW, Leadership Fairfax '05, DC Web Women

•    Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN)
•    DC Web Women
•    University at Buffalo Alumni Association
•    GoodDogz.org
•    Balance Interactive
•    Public Relations Society of America (PRSA National)
•    Accredited in Public Relations (APR)
•    Social Media Today
•    Social Media Marketing
•    PR Professionals Network
•    CHESPRA
•    Leadership Fairfax, Inc. LFI
•    International Paper
•    PRSA-NCC (Public Relations Society of America's National Capital Chapter)
•    Focused Image

Jill Kurtz’s Honors:

Accredited in Public Relations (APR) - 2006 to Present

Jill Kurtz’s Contact Settings

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