Organizational Consultant and Broadcaster
Madison, Wisconsin Area
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- Commissioner at Madison, WI Equal Opportunities Commission
- President at United Nations Association-USA Dane County
- President at Q Solutions, LLC
- Host and Producer at Midwest Family Broadcasting
- Host and Producer at Forward Forum Radio Show
- Past
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- Owner at Quinlan Consulting
- Executive Director at OutReach, Inc.
- Past President at WI Community Fund
- Director of Public Relations at AIDS Network of South Central WI
- Managing Editor at Alternative Family Magazine
- Former Board Member at ACLU of Wisconsin
- Executive Director at Tenant Resource Center
- Education
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- University of Wisconsin-Madison
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John Quinlan’s Summary
Recipient of the City of Madison's 2008 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award
I have a diverse range of skills and experiences I bring personally to any job requiring communications and coordination -- and access to a strong network of professionals with complementary skills for larger projects. I have served as both an executive director and a board president in multiple positions, and also in a diverse range of positions as a print and broadcast journalist, and public relations specialist.
I've recently returned to the university to hone my skills on the road to graduate work. My overall objective is to achieve a fusion of my social justice/cultural competency work with new communications technologies. This includes ongoing work in collecting oral histories, and cultural competency and communications consulting.
It is my privilege to be able to offer time on my Sunday afternoon radio show, Forward Forum, to help get out the word about important issues, worthy organizations and special events locally -- and to use our streaming audio capability to arrange "radio town meetings" on social justice and civil rights-related issues and developments that are also national and international in scope. (See www.forwardforum.net.)
In 2009, I serve as president of the United Nations Association-USA of Dane County, where I hope to spotlight local efforts to work for human rights globally. I also hope to continue efforts to initiate a blog, to expand the scope of the radio show, and to produce video and audio resonant with my social justice interests for wider distribution. It is also my hope to bring together a media training/media reform conference that examines the intersections of the strengths of traditional journalism, side-by-side with the democratizing effects of new technologies in encouraging citizen journalism--all with the goal of advancing civil rights and cultural competency efforts locally, nationally, and worldwide.
John Quinlan’s Specialties:
Areas of expertise: Communications, Multi-Media Presentations, Agent/Manager, Strategic Organizational Development, Event Coordination, Cultural Competency, Conflict Resolution, Fundraising/Grantwriting. Host of Public Affairs Radio Show (local and Internet-based)
John Quinlan’s Experience
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Commissioner
Madison, WI Equal Opportunities Commission
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
May 2009 — Present (7 months)
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President
United Nations Association-USA Dane County
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2009 — Present (11 months)
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President
Q Solutions, LLC
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
September 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)
Multi-media Presentations, Strategic Development, Event Coordination, Cultural Competency, Fund-raising/Grantwriting, Web and Publication Design, Writing/Editing
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Host and Producer
Midwest Family Broadcasting
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
2007 — Present (2 years )
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Host and Producer
Forward Forum Radio Show
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
January 2005 — Present (4 years 11 months)
Host and Produce a Weekly Public Affairs Radio Show, and Associated Website, Podcasts and Blog. Airs from 2-3 pm Sundays (CT) in Madison on WTDY, 1670 AM, and streams live online, and programs are archived at www.wtdy.com. Show website: www.forwardforumexchange.blogspot.com or www.forwardforum.net.
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Owner
Quinlan Consulting
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 1989 — August 2007 (18 years 8 months)
Much of my consulting work with nonprofits and communications occurred in a consulting context, prior to the formation of my LLC in late 2007. This work sometimes occurred simultaneous to other full-time positions in the fields of nonprofit affordable housing, civil rights enforcement, and journalism.
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Executive Director
OutReach, Inc.
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
November 2002 — October 2005 (3 years )
Directed all activities of Madison's LGBT community center
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Past President
WI Community Fund
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
2000 — 2003 (3 years )
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Director of Public Relations
AIDS Network of South Central WI
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
March 2000 — November 2001 (1 year 9 months)
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Managing Editor
Alternative Family Magazine
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)
January 1997 — September 1999 (2 years 9 months)
Managing Editor of the nation's first gay and lesbian parenting magazine, which was based out of Los Angeles
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Former Board Member
ACLU of Wisconsin
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
1993 — 1999 (6 years )
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Executive Director
Tenant Resource Center
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
June 1986 — August 1988 (2 years 3 months)
John Quinlan’s Education
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
History, Journalism, Comm Arts 2006 — 2009
Additional Information
John Quinlan’s Websites:
John Quinlan’s Interests:
Photography, New Media, Hiking, Biking, Camping, Playing Piano, Movies, Theater, Creative Writing, Travel
John Quinlan’s Groups:
Downtown Madison Rotary, President-Elect of United Nations Association-USA of Dane County, Midwest Social Forum, National Spiritual Progressives Madison Chapter, Communities United Civil Rights Coalition, Madison Friends of ACLU, Friends of Progressive Talk, Northside Planning Council, WI Center for Pluralism
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Official Rotary Club International Group (Authenticated members only) -
LGBT Professional Network - Global -
Organization Development Network, OD Network, ODN -
International Professionals in Madison, WI
John Quinlan’s Honors:
City of Madison's Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award, 2008
Sally Sunde Social Justice Award, from Community Shares of WI, 2002
Stonewall Award, Milwaukee Pridefest, 1995
Man of the Year, The United (now OutReach), 1993
State Fair Housing Advocate (HUD and WI Equal Rights Div.) 1988
Fair Housing Advocate of Year, Dane Co FHC, 1987
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