Jeffery Guin

Current

Executive Producer at Voices of the Past Heritage Media
Columnist at Natchitoches Times
Creator/Administrator at Natchitoches Preservation Network

Public Information Officer at National Center for Preservation Technology and Training

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Past

Adjunct Instructor of Journalism at Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Communications Coordinator at Willamette Industries, Inc.

Education

Northwestern State University
Northwestern State University

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Public Relations and Communications

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Jeffery Guin’s Summary

Drawing on more than 15 years experience in writing, branding, design and strategic communications, Jeff Guin inspires connections to heritage values through social media.

Jeff's passion for heritage preservation emerged as he grew up among the historic homes and sites of Natchitoches, La., the oldest town in the Louisiana Purchase. After receiving his bachelors in Journalism and English from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, he served as a communications manager for a Fortune 500 company. His experience there included facilitating strategies to promote and protect special sites of cultural and environmental value.

These sites and the people who seek to protect them served as inspiration as he returned to his hometown and NSU to pursue a Master's degree in Folklife and Southern Culture. His research in that area examines the intersection of societal self identification and cultural context in rural communities. While in graduate school, Jeff began working with a research arm of the National Park Service specializing in preservation technologies.

Jeff's experience spans print, film, and broadcast initiatives that have collectively been recognized with honors such as the American Advertising "Addy" Award.

Since 2006, he has helped preservation professionals and groups adopt social media technologies to advance the conversation about heritage values online. Part of this effort involved developing a heritage netcast and blog site called "Voices of the Past."

In addition to his public relations work, Guin has contributed articles to scholarly publications such as CRM Journal, Louisiana Folklife and the Dictionary of Literary Biography series.

You can find him all over the web with the username "jkguin":
jkguin.com
twitter.com/jkguin
friendfeed.com/jkguin
linkedin.com/in/jkguin
facebook.com/jkguin

Jeffery Guin’s Specialties:

Literary Writing, Technical Writing, Government PR, Corporate PR, Communications Plans, Event Planning, Social Media,

Jeffery Guin’s Experience

Executive Producer

Voices of the Past Heritage Media

(Online Media industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

Voices of the Past Heritage Media is a collaboration of heritage and social media advocates working to help people connect to heritage through the social web. It's a multimedia effort, combining a blog, podcast, video netcast and information-sharing through a wide range of social media sites.
Columnist

Natchitoches Times

(Newspapers industry)

May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

Write a weekly column on preservation issues for community newspaper.
Creator/Administrator

Natchitoches Preservation Network

(Online Media industry)

April 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)

The Natchitoches Preservation Network is social network for people interested in preserving the heritage of Natchitoches Parish in Louisiana--It's your heritage too. Explore it!
Public Information Officer

National Center for Preservation Technology and Training

(Government Administration industry)

September 2001 — Present (8 years 3 months)

Jeff Guin brands, promotes and markets the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training. NCPTT is the National Park Service's scientific research division, charged with equipping preservation professionals with the high-tech solutions they need to protect America's historic legacy. In this position, Guin has pioneered the use of social media technologies to communicate heritage values.
Adjunct Instructor of Journalism

Northwestern State University of Louisiana

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

September 2007 — August 2009 (2 years )

Instructor in senior-level courses in writing and public relations.
Communications Coordinator

Willamette Industries, Inc.

(Government Administration industry)

1995 — 2001 (6 years )