DONALD L. CRAWFORD VITA

P.O. Box 984, Liberty Hill, Texas  78642

512-515-7979 (home); 512-627-5450 (wk)

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Broadcast Media: Creator and Host of THE FLIP SIDE, a talk radio program that focuses on ethics and politics on Rightalk Radio beginning in April, 2006, after five years on local radio in Austin, TX.  Hosted and produced award winning radio talk shows carried in Austin and Los Angeles, state-wide on The Radio Network of Texas, and world-wide on The Armed Forces Radio Network (AFRTS).

 

Conferences: Planning, implementing, promoting and advertising, and hosting local, state-wide and national conferences of all sizes for universities, government agencies, non-profits, and ministries.

 

Management: Staff recruitment, development, supervision, and evaluation; goal and program analysis, development, implementation, and evaluation; budget projection, development, analysis, and reporting; oversight of divisions and division coordination throughout needs analysis and goal development, implementation and evaluation.

 

Print Media: Editorials and commentaries carried by Waco Tribune-Herald newspaper (member of their community editorial board) and prominent web journals such as World Net Daily and GOPUSA.  Regularly writes newspaper, journal, newsletter, and magazine articles and commentaries.  Published and edited newsletters for several non-profit organizations.

 

Public Relations: Serving as media and community liaison for government agencies, corporations, and non-profits; developing and implementing promotional campaigns; generating press releases and conferences; developing media relations; periodical and newspaper articles and print media advertising design and layout.

 

Public Speaking: Frequently gives educational, motivational, fund-raising and humorous after-dinner speeches, seminars, and workshops on a variety of subjects to service clubs, political organizations, religious groups, and business organizations.  Recipient of several awards for public speaking.

 

Sales: Sales of radio advertising, securities and pension programs, and life insurance.  Training workshops and seminars on improving sales for numerous sales organizations.

 

Skill Training: Specializes in curriculum design, development, testing and evaluation using system design theory and applying mastery learning concepts for numerous organizations including businesses, government agencies (U.S. Dept. of Ed., Housing and Urban Development.), school systems, universities (Michigan State University; University of CA, Santa Barbara; Pepperdine University; University of Southern CA; CAL Poly San Luis Obispo; Florida State University, LSU, University of Alabama; Abilene Christian U.; University of Texas), churches, and non-profit corporations.  Production of skill training manuals and conducting training seminars, workshops, and courses for these organizations.

 

Teaching: Directing a university graduate extension center; teaching university, adult education; high-school, and middle school classes; directing skill training camps for adults, collegians, and high school and junior high students, supervising a day-care center; and supervising staff training of church educational programs.