Tom Kephart

Current

• Adjunct Faculty at St. Clair County Community College
• Owner & Creative Director at Kephart + Associates

Past

• Manager of Marketing Communications at H.B. Stubbs Companies
• Public Access & Government Affairs Coordinator at Comcast Michigan Region
• Continuing Education Instructor at St. Clair County Community College

• Documentation Supervisor at Cardell Corporation
• Bill of Materials Technician at The Delfield Company
• Radio Announcer at WCFX-FM, Clare, MI

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Education

• Central Michigan University

Connections

59 connections

Industry

Performing Arts

Websites

• My Blog

Tom Kephart’s Summary

As an actor, director and teacher of theater arts, my passion is observing how we communicate and interact with each other. I enjoy the challenges of creating characters and helping the actors and students I work with learn how to communicate their characters' emotions, motivations and lives to the audience.

For twenty years, I've also been an observer as "new media" keeps getting newer! In 1989, the "new media" was desktop publishing and CD-ROM authoring; today we're blogging, Twittering and catching up with the people we lost track of in 1989 on Facebook and LinkedIn. While my business has gone through changes in focus (from graphic design to web development and new media marketing), the goal has always been to use current technology to connect businesses and organizations to their customers.

Tom Kephart’s Specialties:

actor, director, community college instructor, acting coach, writer, editor, graphic designer, teacher, marketing consultant, web developer, video and audio production

Tom Kephart’s Experience

• Adjunct Faculty

  St. Clair County Community College

  (Non-Profit; Education Management industry)

  November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

  I'm the artistic director for the four stage productions the College presents each academic year, two per semester. I also teach the two acting courses offered by the Theater Discipline of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts.

• Owner & Creative Director

  Kephart + Associates

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  1989 — Present (20 years )

  For twenty years, I've observed as "new media" keeps getting newer! In 1989, the "new media" was desktop publishing and CD-ROM authoring; today we're blogging, Twittering and catching up with the people we lost track of in 1989 on Facebook and LinkedIn. While my business has gone through changes in focus (graphic design, web development, new media marketing) and name (Prografix, norwaydesign, Kephart & Associates), my interest has always been the use of current technology to connect businesses and organizations to their customers.
  
  Tags: writer, editor, graphic designer, teacher, marketing consultant and manager, web developer and programmer

• Manager of Marketing Communications

  H.B. Stubbs Companies

  (Privately Held; Events Services industry)

  2008 — 2008 (less than a year)

  Contract position through The Creative Group in Southfield, Michigan. Managed marketing communications including the redevelopment of the company's website and leading plans for an updated web portal/interface project.

• Public Access & Government Affairs Coordinator

  Comcast Michigan Region

  (Public Company; CMCSA; Broadcast Media industry)

  2006 — 2007 (1 year )

  * Managed the Lake Huron System public access channel, including program scheduling, production and directing television coverage of local events, maintenance of equipment and supervision of production staff.
  
  * Assisted with government affairs tasks, including interaction with local and state elected officials and their staff on franchising and other issues.
  
  * Helped organize and run the 2006 Comcast/IFC independent film competition.
  
  * Served as Comcast Cares volunteer coordinator, including supervision of a community project at Latino Family Services in Detroit.

• Continuing Education Instructor

  St. Clair County Community College

  (Non-Profit; Education Management industry)

  1997 — 2004 (7 years )

  I taught seminars in Microsoft Office applications for the College's Workforce Training Institute, including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook, as well as Intro to Computers and Windows. I also developed and taught courses on personal digital assistants (PDAs) and genealogy software applications.

• Documentation Supervisor

  Cardell Corporation

  (Automotive industry)

  1995 — 1996 (1 year )

  Created and supervised the Documentation Department at a Tier 2 automotive supplier to Ford and Chrysler in preparation for the company's QS9000/ISO9001 compliance inspection. Organized existing documentation and developed and wrote a Documentation Control Manual that superseded previous technical documentation policies. Managed staff of two technical writer/editors and the department's budget.

• Bill of Materials Technician

  The Delfield Company

  (Business Supplies and Equipment industry)

  1987 — 1989 (2 years )

• Radio Announcer

  WCFX-FM, Clare, MI

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  1983 — 1987 (4 years )

  Hosted regular afternoon, evening and overnight shifts for Top 40, Adult Contemporary and Local News/Talk stations. Responsibilities included newscasts, hosting a daily community affairs program, commercial copywriting and production, selection of music playlists, football play-by-play, promotions and live remotes.
  
  Also worked at WJGS (now WUPS) Houghton Lake, MI during this period.

Tom Kephart’s Education

• Central Michigan University

  BS , Liberal Arts/Geography & Earth Science , 1981 — 1986

  Activities and Societies:

  Central Michigan LIFE, WCHP

Additional Information

Tom Kephart’s Websites:

• My Blog

Tom Kephart’s Interests:

soccer, acting, directing, playwriting, new media technologies

Tom Kephart’s Groups:

St. Clair Theatre Guild, Port Huron Civic Theatre, Theatre Sarnia, Blue Water Arts Council

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