Okaloosa County BOCC — May 4, 2013 — TDC Council Applicant Resumes 2013 — reading text

Winston”/Guest Star The West Wing; “Ted Mitchell”/Guest Star ER; “Mr. Davis”/Guest Star NYPD Blue; “Israel’/Guest Star Becker; “Mr. Rainey”/Co-Star Speak of Me As I Am; One Man Play; University of West Florida; The Matrix Theatre, Los Angeles; Southern Playworks, Birmingham ¢ Ali; One Man Show; Birmingham Festival Theatre ¢ My Children! My Africa! “Mr. M’”/Starring; Alabama School of Fine Arts e American Buffalo; “Donny Dubrow”/Starring; Town and Gown Theatre ¢ Guys and Dolls; “Big Jule”/Featured; Okaloosa-Walton Arts Center coc eco ee ee ee wo ew we Business Establish systems and policies for the functioning of small business including hiring, budgeting, business development, organizational development, marketing, and personnel reviews. Consultant to Fortune 500’s and governmental agencies. Consultancy includes Marketing, Public Relations, Communications. Directed the daily activities of public relations and communications personnel, Taught University level students Public Relations and Media. Selected results: ¢ Consultant: Auburn University, Gulf Power (Current) e Recruitment of VCOM medical College to Auburn University. 2011-2102 e Executive-in-residence athletics Auburn University 2013 ¢ Coordinated visit by Barrington Irving, youngest to fly solo around the world to Okaloosa schools 2013 e Increased small business revenue and profitability for more than 20 consecutive years 1987- current e Keynote Speaker Better Basics, 2013 ¢ Keynote, National Extension Society, Motivation 2012 ¢ Birmingham Advertising Federation: Diversity is More than a Word; 1999 Thom Gossom Jr. Page 2 ¢ Designed and implemented successful campaign to secure Birmingham, AL as the site for Olympic Soccer; produced recruitment video. * Master of Ceremony; Auburn University: The Capital Campaign; 2006 ($500,000,000) «Increased diverse and minority participant involvement in leadership and community roles ¢ International Management Conference Keynote Speaker, Revere Corporation, Leadership, 2002 © Service Excellence Award, Project Corporate Leadership, Birmingham Area Chamber of Commerce 2001 * Leadership Alabama: Leadership Challenge: 1993 ° Leadership Birmingham: Leadership Challenge; 1986-1992 Communications Research and write scripts and screenplays for theatre, film, and television. Develop public relations and communications programs for industrial, financial, telecommunications, aviation, educational, community, and service clients. Designed and developed video and print public relations materials for use by telecommunications, industrial, and service organizations. Investigated and reported daily news for television news broadcast. Designed and produced newsletters, collateral pieces, articles, marketing campaign pieces for service, industrial, community, governmental, and educational organizations. Researched and wrote speeches for executive level personnel. Designed and co-implemented external communication programs for corporate and service organizations. Planned and coordinated events and campaigns for service, industrial, political, and governmental functions. Selected results: ° Cover Feature Emerald Coast Magazine July 2013 * Creator Insight television show Cox Communications 201 1-current ¢ Published Author, Walk On, My Reluctant Journey to Integration at Auburn University 2008 ¢ 2001 International Screenplay Competition Certificate of Merit: The Gatekeeper « Speak Of Me As Am, Writer, Produced theatrical « Award of Excellence; Olympic Soccer Video; Birmingham, AL; 1996 ¢ Primetime; Creator, writer, producer; Produced BellSouth video magazine ° Sport's Rap; Creator, writer, producer, host; Produced Television broadcast ° Birmingham News columnist ° Auburn Plainsmen columnist e Down Home Magazine features and fiction writer * Bama Magazine correspondent * Speechwriter for BellSouth President and officers ° The Christmas Present; Writer; Pre-production Feature film © Destination, Florida; Creator and co-writer; Television series Thom Gossom Jr. Page 3 JOB HISTORY Best Gurl Entertainment, Inc. February 2004Present: President/Co-owner Screen Actor’s Guild, 1983-Present: Stage, Screen, and Television Actor jTG consulting, Inc., January 1998-January 2004: Owner/President University of Montevallo, January 1997-May 1999: Adjunct Instructor Thom Gossom Communications, June 1987-December 1997: Owner/President BellSouth, February 1978-May 1987: Staff Manager-Public Relations WBM42-TV Birmingham, 1976-1977: News Anchor National Football League, 1975-1977: Professional Football Player Birmingham City Schools, 1975-1976: Supply teacher and Football coach EDUCATION Actor’s Workshop; Town & Gown Theater; Birmingham, AL; 1984-1985 Actor’s Workshop, University of Alabama at Birmingham Theater, 1983-1984 Master of Arts, Mass Communications-Public Relations, University of Montevallo, 1981 Bachelor of Arts, Mass Communications-Television & Radio, Auburn University, 1975 PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Auburn University Foundation Board - Director Spokes Person Better Basics, Literacy Program Screen Actor’s Guild - Member Executive—In Residence- Auburn Athletics Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Former Board of Directors, Auburn University, Alumni Magazine Advisory Board Former Board Member, University of Montevallo Foundation Former Board Member, Alabama School of Fine Arts Former Secretary, Rotary of Birmingham Chairman, Birmingham International Festival of Arts: Salute to Nigeria, 1984 Chairman, National Alliance of Business: Youth Motivation Task Force, 1980-1983 REFERENCES Provided upon request