Bentley Boyd

About Bentley Boyd

I promote the arts and education as the most powerful engines of personal growth, robust citizenship and economic mobility. I have worked with nonprofits of all sizes to bolster their educational and societal impact. I excel at building new communications infrastructure - designing and implementing high impact innovation programs at the speed of entrepreneurial activity. Specialties: Education, public speaking, graphic design, writing and editing, social media, humorous communication

Experience

1. Owner and Author

   Chester Comix Llc

   Feb 2003 — Present · Cleveland, OH, US

   I make history and civics fun for reluctant readers through 33 printed books, a smartphone app, iBooks and numerous activity/coloring books:• Create graphic adventures that include cooperative ventures with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Mount Vernon Estates, Lexington MA and the National Women’s History Museum• Conduct business growth and marketing operations, including social media engagement• Present Author\'s Purpose public talks to audiences of all ages• Conduct teacher professional training sessions on history education and literacy • Produce content for digital platforms: iBooks, classroom smartboards and app for Android, iOS devices

Education

• Harvard University

  Bachelor's degree, History and Literature

  1985 — 1990

Skills

• New Media
• Copywriting
• Journalism
• News Writing
• Blogging
• Instructional Design
• Press Releases
• Newsletters
• Public Relations
• Proofreading
• Media Relations
• Publications
• Graphic Design
• Books
• Editorial
• Leadership
• Public Speaking
• Copy Editing
• Social Media
• Editing
• Politics
• Nonprofits
• History
• Storytelling
• Newspapers
• Comics
• Facebook
• Art
• General Awesomeness
• Teaching