Marketing Consultant / Publisher
Greater Los Angeles Area
Marketing Consultant / Publisher
Greater Los Angeles Area
Judy's media career started in the late 1980s, when she was a college disc jockey and promotions director for KUSF-FM, San Francisco. She earned her Master’s in journalism and public affairs at American University in Washington, D.C. and served as a producer for Potomac News Bureau and C-SPAN’s “America and the Courts.”
Currently, Judy is the publisher of The Astute Recorder, a startup online-magazine focusing on politics, leisure and news, which appeals to a global audience from a multicultural perspective.
Broad range of media and communication experience. Developing employee communication programs, community relations, training, broadcast and marketing.
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
May 2005 — Present (4 years 3 months)
Modern marketing services, writing and editing, Web development and marketing. Sports and political columnist, blog producer.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Utilities industry)
August 2002 — May 2005 (2 years 10 months)
Wrote and edited company communication materials, designed and implemented large-scale communication plans. * Primary story coverage included transmission, distribution and regulatory issues. * Managed all of these areas including technology communication projects affecting employee audiences of 4,000 - 15,000.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)
October 2000 — April 2002 (1 year 7 months)
Managed and edited four employee publications. * Reported on the U.S. manufacturing operations of Ricoh Company Ltd., Japan. Stories appeared in the parent company’s internal publications, which were widely distributed to subsidiaries throughout the world. * Wrote news releases to publicize the company’s environmental and community service projects. Represented the organization to the media.
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)
September 1996 — July 1998 (1 year 11 months)
Stories ranged from land use debates to human interest stories and aired on Native America Calling—an internationally syndicated radio program—and KUNM-FM, Albuquerque, N.M. * Information gathering relied on face-to-face interviews for compelling audio clips. * The listening audience represented the diversity of New Mexico—considered to be a “minority majority” state because of its high Native American, Chicano and Mexican populations.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
May 1996 — September 1996 (5 months)
Supported the assignment editor and reporters with on-site field production, story assignments and general bureau support during Campaign '96.
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
August 1995 — December 1995 (5 months)
Researched court cases for "America and the Courts."
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
1992 — 1994 (2 years)
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
December 1986 — December 1990 (4 years 1 month)
Coordinated on-air promotions to enhance listenership and generate audiences for small to mid-size concerts in the San Francisco Bay area. Led a team of volunteer staff to design and implement relevant, creative and entertaining promos for alternative music fans.
M.A. , Journalism, Public Affairs , 1995 — 1996
1986 — 1990