Mindy Manes
Connecting Innovators and Ideas
- Role
- Chief Operating Officer at Edison Awards
- Location
- Overland Park, KS, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Chief Operating Officer
Jan 2007 — Present
Managed and directed all aspects of the Edison Awards, known as the \"Oscars of Innovation,\" including finance, sponsorships, partner relationships, technology development, event production, Board of Directors and Steering Committee, and all administrative duties. Oversaw and directed all aspects of the non-profit Edison Universe, founded to foster new innovators, including all aspects of national student innovation contests.
Education
The University of Texas at Austin
B.S., Mass Communications
1985 — 1987
University of Kansas
Postgraduate work, Communications Studies
2011 — 2013
The University of Texas at Austin
B.A., English
1985 — 1987
Emporia State University
Postgraduate work, Library Information Management
1993 — 1994
Amarillo College
Certificate of Completion, Mass Communications
1980 — 1983
Fort Hays State University
Grant Writing Certification, Grant Writing
2011 — 2011
Skills
- Event Management
- Access
- Microsoft Word
- Community Emergency Response Team (Fema Certified)
- Strategic Planning
- Editing
- Higher Education
- Research
- Public Relations
- Leadership
- Event Planning
- Fundraising
- Social Media
- Program Management
- Public Speaking
- Microsoft Office
- Sales
- Strategy
- Strategic Partnerships
- Program Development
- Teaching
- Time Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Customer Service
- Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Training
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