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Linnie Frank Bailey is a Marketing, Outreach, and Communications Consultant. She has over 30 years of experience providing public relations, communications, writing, and publishing services to private, non-profit, and government organizations. She is a graduate of UCLA.     

 

Currently, she is the Business & Community Liaison for the Corona-Norco Unified School District Career Technical Education (CTE) Department. She also provides CTE consulting and writing services for numerous school districts including Riverside Community College District, Norco College, Desert Regional Colleges, and Central California Colleges. Bailey is also the Coordinator of the Youth Education Motivation Program (YEMP). YEMP Career Days are held at middle schools throughout the inland area.

 

In 2016, Bailey was the California Representative for the grassroots 'Draft Biden' movement.  In 2008 & 2012, she was an elected delegate to the DNC Convention. In 2008, she was a Regional Manager for the Obama campaign.

 

Bailey has taught Bible Study for nearly 20 years. She was married for 31 years to the late Greg Bailey. She has two children.

 

Marketing, Outreach, and Communications Experience:

 

Writing/ Publishing:

• Creator, Editor, and Writer for Valley Life Today Magazine serving the cities of Moreno Valley, Perris, and Riverside.

• ​​​​Writer, Black Voice News, including the weekly column - The National Scene. 

• Huffington Post Blogger.

• Published Author: This Far by Faith: How to Put God First in Everyday Living (Random House); 

• Wrote the manual Career Exploration for Middle School Students·

• Op-ed, blog, and article writer for publications such as the Los Angeles Times, the Riverside Press-Enterprise, West Coast Magazine, Corona Business Monthly, Working Mother Magazine, Vision Magazine, dTales Magazine, and many more local and national publications.        

 

Writing Fellowships: 

• New America Media/ California Endowment Health, “Ethnic Elders and Medicare Options”

• University of Maryland Medical School Fellowship on Bioethics, Health Disparities, and Clinical Trials. "Disgrace and Distrust – Minority Participation in Clinical Trials”

• USC Annenberg Fellowship on Reporting on Health “Sick, Broke, and Homeless in Riverside, CA”

• New America Media Fellowship on the Stimulus (ARRA) - 2-part Series –”Seniors and the Stimulus”

• New America Media Fellowship on CA Policy - 3-part Series – “Aging in the Inland Empire”

 

Media/ Public Relations / Administration:

• Developing promotional materials including, eNews, press releases, media kits, brochures, how-to manuals, web content, vision statements, and guides for corporate, non-profit, and government clients;

• Identifying media sources and establishing relationships with local media, professional organizations, faith-based groups, and political campaigns.

• Event Planning for conferences and conventions including program layout, media relations, and speaker selection;

• For corporate and non-profits, responsible for conducting cost-effective advertising campaigns, including determining advertising themes; ad content and layout; and identifying local and national advertising sources.

• Extensive speaking experience with radio, television, and print media interviews for both client and personal projects (including book tours and campaign events).

• Motivational speaking for social, professional, and religious organizations; Presenter of seminars and workshops in corporate, faith-based, and non-profit environments.

• Project Management for corporate and non-profit clients, including fund-raising, planning, staffing, implementing, volunteer recruitment, selection, and coordination;

 

Prior Corporate Experience: 

• Western Area Technical Recruiting Manager, General Electric; 

• Associate, Paul-Tittle (Technical Recruiting)

• Associate, Booz Allen (Computer Systems Design Project Manager); 

• Analyst, Sperry Univac (Marketing & Systems Design)

• Computer Programmer, State of New York