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Bill Brauker
Ala Moana Beach, with Diamond Head in the distance, 1991.
My photo of Stonehenge at dusk,
May 1998.
Bill at Calke Abbey, Derbyshire, England,
October 1999.
Bill, in Amsterdam,
October 2003.
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Bill Brauker
Extensive experience in all aspects of
journalism, marketing, public relations, and media relations.
Daily interaction with newspaper, TV and radio reporters as Press Secretary for a U.S.
Congressman, and media relations officer for a university, major hospital and Mayor of
Honolulu.
Successful supervisor of full-service media relations staffs.
Crisis media expert/conducted classes for government officials and corporate executives.
Skilled writer and editor of newspaper, corporate and government publications.
Speech writer for Congressman, Mayor, and top corporate executives.
Articulate and persuasive in verbal and written presentations.
Accomplished public speaker. Have done many radio and television interviews.
Skilled in research, analysis, administrative problem solving and organization.
Effective advisor on government and community relations.
Writer, designer and editor of World Wide Web sites.
Professional Experience
1998- Present Brauker and Company, Westminster, Colorado
Internet Services Company. Full service web site design and marketing,
ecommerce, search engine marketing, and consulting.
1995-1998 Chief Information Officer, Mayor's Office of Information, City and County of Honolulu,
Hawaii
Administered the development and implementation of public information programs for the
City and County. Supervised staff of six. Consulted with other departments on public
information programs and plans. Wrote speeches for Mayor; coordinated media relations;
edited Mayor's correspondence; Managing Editor of Honolulu Employee Journal; planned and
administered budget; coordinator for World Wide Web site and Teleprompter. Computer
skills: IBM and Macintosh desktop publishing experience.
1993-1995 Assistant Information Officer, Mayor's Office of Information, City and County
of Honolulu, Hawaii
Assisted Department Director and Chief Information Officer with public information
programs for the City and County. Producer for The Mayor's Report, weekly television
program.
1992- 1993 Public Information Officer, Office of Rapid Transit, Department of
Transportation Services City and County of Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii
Planned, supervised and implemented public information programs for a 16-mile, $1.7
billion transit system. Supervised four public information specialists. Served as
principal staff specialist and advisor on public information and community involvement
issues and strategies; government relations; and public relations.
1983-1992 Senior Media Relations Officer, Office of Communications, McAuley Health
System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Coordinated media relations and served as chief spokesman for 958-bed hospital
complex. Supervised a staff of 11 Community Relations specialists. Responsible for media
relations, special events, patient relations and publications. Extensive management
responsibilities: staff training; planned and administered budgets; and established
departmental policies. Computer skills: system administrator for Macintosh desktop
publishing network.
1982-1983 Director, Public Information Office Madonna University, Livonia, Michigan
Responsible for media relations and advertising for Madonna, a Catholic,
coeducational, liberal arts university with 3500 students. Edited quarterly student and
alumni magazine. Planned and administered budget for the department. Created promotional
material to assist Development Department.
1981-1982 Editor, Dearborn Heights Leader, Dearborn Heights, Michigan
Top editorial and administrative person at 14,000 circulation newspaper. Managed a
staff of 10. Planned and administered budget and personnel.
1978-1980 Press Secretary and Staff Assistant,
U.S. Congressman Donald Albosta, 10th Dist. Michigan
Managed all press relations for the Congressman. Handled constituent cases. Wrote and
edited district newsletter. Represented Congressman at public speaking engagements.
Handled all press relations and Secret Service details for visits to the district by
Speaker of the House Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill and Joan Mondale, wife of Vice
President.
1975-1978 Owner and Publisher of The Harrison Star, Harrison, Michigan
Editor and Publisher of 5,000 circulation newspaper.
1974-1974 Reporter, Columnist, Cheboygan Daily Tribune, Cheboygan, Michigan
General reporting and editing duties, and three-day-a-week political column.
OTHER EMPLOYMENT
In high school and working my way through college, I held a variety of jobs, including
being an attendant nurse, caring for severely mentally retarded children; driving a fork
lift truck for a lumber yard; driving an auto parts delivery truck; working at a ski
lodge; and assembling human skeletons for sale to medical schools.
EDUCATION
Graduate School - Central Michigan University - journalism.
College - Central Michigan University, B.S., political science/journalism.
High School - Coldwater High School, Coldwater, Michigan.
EXPERIENCE
I have served on several community related committees: served a term as chairman of
the Clare/Gladwin Intermediate School District Parents Advisory Committee (1979-80); a
member of board of directors of the Palolo School Association of Parents and Teachers,
1993.
Candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives in 1980. Successful in the primary,
defeated in the general election.
I have had articles published in many newspapers in Michigan and also had a column
published on the Op-Ed Page of the New York Times, which was reprinted in The
Congressional Record.
I have traveled to Kenya, the Bahamas, Canada, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Germany,
France, Luxembourg, Switzerland, The Netherlands, and almost all areas of the United
States.
Personal
I am married to the former Anne Jarvis, and have three children, Robert, Margaux and
Chelsea. I enjoy traveling, genealogy, trading stocks, photography, painting,
reading and writing.
After living most of my life in Michigan, my family and I embarked on a great adventure,
by moving to Hawaii. After vacationing there for several years in a row, we decided that
the time was right, my daughters were young and my son was finishing high school in
Michigan and living with his mother. We didn't know anyone, but we knew that we wanted a
change. Anne works for United Airlines and was able to transfer, and not long after
arriving, I was able to land a job with the city.
We enjoyed our six years in "paradise." We lived near Diamond Head, and spent
many evenings at the beach watching the most beautiful sunsets imaginable. The weekends
meant snorkeling at Hanauma Bay, or trips to the North Shore of Oahu, to watch the surfers
at the Banzai Pipeline, Sunset Beach, or Waimea Bay.
It was a good time for us, but we eventually found that 84 and sunny every day, can get a
little old after awhile. Also we travel a lot. Anne was born in England and came to the
United States when she was seven. We go to Britain every year to visit relatives and the
flight from Hawaii was very long and exhausting.
Adding to our desire to return to the mainland was the fact that Margaux and Chelsea were
anxious to get back to "the seasons." They missed the fall and winter and were
anxious to get back to building snowmen instead of sand castles.
We turned our attention to Colorado. We have friends who live in Vail, and Denver is a
great city. We soon learned that we had moved from one paradise to another. The
sunshine, high blue skies, and friendly people of Colorado have made us feel right at
home. We love it here.
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