| YEHUDA POCH 18/9 Nahal Habesor Phone: (02) 999-7624 Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel email: butrfly@actcom.co.il ________________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION: Bachelor of Arts, University of Toronto, 1995. (International Relations, Political Science, History) SKILLS: * Public Relations and Media Relations. (3 years) * Marketing and Public Relations writing and editing. (2 years) * Journalistic and Academic writing and editing. (9 years) * Office administration and organization. (2 years) * Desk-Top Publishing (Adobe Framemaker/Acrobat, Word) (75wpm) * Internet (Eudora, Pine, and Outlook, basic html). * In-depth knowledge of American, Canadian, and Israeli society. * English mother-tongue, Hebrew. EXPERIENCE: April 2002 - present: Ezer Mizion - The Israel Health Support Organization * Director of International Public Relations: Responsible for development of PR campaigns, production of publicity materials and website content, maintaining contact with media and fundraising offices, producing articles, and providing information to donors, fundraisers, and the public. November 2001 - March 2002: Hever Translations International * Managing Editor, Hever Translators' Pool September 2000 - January 2001: Meridian Translation Technologies * English linguistic manager: responsible for quality of projects before translation * DTP specialist: responsible for editing of translated materials for format and layout * Marketing: responsible for content, layout, design of company brochure; content of company collateral material; correspondence; speech content August - September 2000: Jewish Agency for Israel * Helped organize Orthodox General Assembly conference May - June 2000: Ruder Finn Israel * Account Executive: Developed PR campaigns for hi-tech clients August - November 1999: Jerusalem Post * Copy Editor * Freelance writer August 1998 - August 1999: Tel Aviv University Public Relations Department * Coordinator for Project Development: responsible for writing fundraising project proposals and maintaining database of all active projects, and assisting area desks with fundraising work and with contact with visitors. January 1998 - March 1998: Yeshivat Aish HaTorah * Information Officer: responsible for communicating with visitors to website; responsible for developing and maintaining information for teachers and website developers. ***I have been writing freelance opinion articles since 1993. I have also done freelance work as a translator and editor for various academic, political, and community agencies as well as for publishers. POLITICAL ACTIVITY: * Executive Member: Betar-Tagar Zionist Activist Movement, Toronto (1993-1996) (National Chairman, 1995) * Executive Member: Toronto Zionist Council (1993-1994) HONOURS: * Winner, Canadian Zionist Federation Public Speaking Contest, 1993. * Morris J. Pulver Scholarship, Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto, 1992, 1993. References available upon request. -- Updated August 2002 -- |