Patty Gray

Current

• Owner at Alice Cosmetics

Past

• Development Officer at Amherst College
• Director, Public Relations and Publications at Springfield College
• Staff Writer at University of Massachusetts

• Public Relations Manager at Coopers & Lybrand
• Director of Communications at Peat Marwick
• Director, Corporate Communications at Temple, Barker & Sloane
• Writer/editor at Arthur D. Little

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Education

• The University of Connecticut
• Pennsylvania State University-Great Valley Graduate Center

Connections

36 connections

Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Websites

• My Company
• All Things Mineral Makeup
• My Blog

Patty Gray’s Summary

Ms. Gray has been a writer, editor, public affairs professional, corporate communications executive, interior designer, fundraiser, and internet entrepreneur. Alice Cosmetics is her first internet startup company.

A detailed look at the creation of the Alice Cosmetics brand can be viewed in the "Biz Blog" series of blogs by small business owners appearing each week on the Logoworks/Hewlett-Packard Small Business Website. The web address for this blog is http://smallbusiness.logoworks.com/bizblog/category/alice-cosmetics.

More about Alice Cosmetics can be found in "All Things Mineral Makeup" (www.squidoo.com/alicecosmetics) and "Story of a Startup" (http://makeupstartup.blogspot.com).

Patty Gray’s Specialties:

On-line retail sales, social network marketing, business writing, and expert copy editing.

Patty Gray’s Experience

• Owner

  Alice Cosmetics

  (Retail industry)

  Currently holds this position

• Development Officer

  Amherst College

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

  1997 — 2001 (4 years )

• Director, Public Relations and Publications

  Springfield College

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  1994 — 1995 (1 year )

• Staff Writer

  University of Massachusetts

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  1991 — 1994 (3 years )

• Public Relations Manager

  Coopers & Lybrand

  (Partnership; 10,001 or more employees; C&L; Accounting industry)

  1986 — 1990 (4 years )

• Director of Communications

  Peat Marwick

  (Partnership; 10,001 or more employees; Accounting industry)

  1982 — 1985 (3 years )

• Director, Corporate Communications

  Temple, Barker & Sloane

  (Partnership; 201-500 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  1976 — 1982 (6 years )

• Writer/editor

  Arthur D. Little

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; ADL; Management Consulting industry)

  1974 — 1976 (2 years )

Patty Gray’s Education

• The University of Connecticut

  English 1970 — 1974

• Pennsylvania State University-Great Valley Graduate Center

  BA, MA , English , 1965 — 1970

Additional Information

Patty Gray’s Websites:

• My Company
• All Things Mineral Makeup
• My Blog

Patty Gray’s Interests:

mineral makeup, social media, internet marketing

Patty Gray’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch