President
The Foval Group LLC
June 2016 ? Present (5 months)
Strategic Political Consulting, Events and Media Production, Start-Up Strategy and Technology Consulting.
People For the American Way
Regional Political Coordinator
People For the American Way
March 2012 ? June 2016 (4 years 4 months)
Conducted political activities, issues advocacy and lobbying, Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV), research, press, social networking, and grassroots organizing for PFAW's members and allies. Led PFAW's political field consultants in issues advocacy, organizing, and electoral efforts. Managed the Young Elected Progressives (Y.E.P.) endorsement program for the PFAW Political Action Fund, performed research and knowledge management on behalf of PFAW Voters Alliance PAC; and supported PFAW's Political Director in strategy, media, and operations.
Diversified Media Enterprises
Talk Radio Host / Media Relations Consultant
Diversified Media Enterprises
March 2012 ? January 2013 (11 months)
Primary fill-in host for live daily talk radio program, The People's Mic with Doug Cunningham on The Mic 92.1 FM, Madison, WI; and media relations representative for The People's Mic and Workers Independent News.
Wyndham Vacation Ownership
Sales and Marketing Agent, Glacier Canyon Resort
Wyndham Vacation Ownership
July 2011 ? January 2012 (7 months)
Introduced guests and prospects to Wyndham Glacier Canyon Resort at The Wilderness, Wisconsin Dells, and its luxury resort amenities. Consulted with Club Wyndham owners to manage their timeshare ownership features and benefits.
Contributing Writer
Wisconsin Gazette
December 2010 ? April 2011 (5 months)
General assignment reporter for Wisconsin's statewide LGBT bi-weekly newspaper. Visit Wisconsin Gazette: Progressive. Alternative. to read the latest 24x7.
The Huffington Post
Contributing Writer
The Huffington Post
July 2008 ? December 2010 (2 years 6 months)
Contributor to The Huffington Post's Off The Bus project, and to the Politics, Media, and Chicago local sections of HuffingtonPost.com. Check out my work at Scott Foval | Huffington Post
President, Contract Consultant
The Foval Group Inc.
December 2003 ? November 2010 (7 years)
Consultant on media, events, sponsorships, business, and sales and marketing for start-ups, small businesses, global brands, not-for-profit groups, and trade organizations. Produced broadcast and new media, meetings and events, news and commentary programming, social and feature content. Wrote for corporate public relations, government relations, political, business strategy plans, marketing plans, presentations, technical proposals, business plans, corporate profiles, blogs, news, and opinion writing.
Account Executive
Newsweb Radio Company
July 2007 ? February 2008 (8 months)
Developed and sold broadcast and interactive media advertising, events sponsorship, and brokered programming time for WCPT 820/850 AM, and the 9FM cluster of broadcast stations, weplayanything.com, and chicagosprogressivetalk.com.
Marcus Evans
Director, N.A. and Americas, Television Division
Marcus Evans
2004 ? 2005 (1 year)
Responsible for all television broadcast sales and development activities for North America, South America, Caribbean, Central America; including production, sales, distribution, and clearances.
Wackenhut
C.P.O. / F.A.A. Security Officer
Wackenhut
March 2001 ? May 2002 (1 year 3 months)
Licensed and practiced in armed and unarmed security operations for Fortune 500 corporations and USDOT/FAA. Specialized in security advance operations, hospitality/resort security operations, and emergency response deployments, including foot patrol, airport patrol, bicycle patrol, and disaster response.
Director of eStrategy
EpicEdge
2000 ? 2000 (less than a year)
Contributed to strategy project team for major global corporate executive level client. Responsibility included primary formulation of corporate product and service mix strategies, media and marketing roll-out formulation, and overall strategy consulting methodology for the firm.
Razorfish
Client Partner
Razorfish
2000 ? 2000 (less than a year)
Managed key client relationships, contributed to ongoing strategy and business development, mentored project teams, assisted in global practice management.
Advance Operative
Gore/Lieberman Inc.
2000 ? 2000 (less than a year)
Contributed to political advance team for U.S. Presidential campaign organization. Assignments included media, transportation, volunteer coordination, communications, law enforcement liaison activities.
CSC Consulting
Professional Services Strategist
CSC Consulting
1999 ? 2000 (1 year)
Contributed strategy element on project definition and launch team for a global financial services firm. Cultivated global business development initiatives with practice leadership.
Advance Operative
The White House
1997 ? 2000 (3 years)
Performed advance, transportation, political events, and press relations for the Office of Scheduling and Advance, Executive Office of the Vice President of the United States.
Director, Emerging Technologies
Reliacom
1998 ? 1999 (1 year)
Contributed to strategic growth and management of professional services practice; key decision maker on firm management and direction. Spokesperson for the firm, both in technology press and major market press.
IT Consultant
Self Employed
1997 ? 1999 (2 years)
Independent contractor, managed and improved information technology and computer networks for not-for-profit clients.
Democratic National Committee
Finance Administrator
Democratic National Committee
1996 ? 1997 (1 year)
Assisted the Director of Finance and the DNC Chairman on reform of DNC Finance Department. Assisted in overhaul of finance and fund raising operations for DNC and related entities.
Director, Operations and Advance
Citizens for Harkin
1994 ? 1996 (2 years)
Managed operations and advance activities for U.S. Senate campaign.
Secretary, Iowa Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Iowa Legislature
1995 ? 1995 (less than a year)
Conducted all committee legislative business on behalf of the Chairman, William Palmer; and Vice-Chairman, Tom Vilsack.
Iowa Democratic Party
Political Field Staff
Iowa Democratic Party
1994 ? 1995 (1 year)
Managed grassroots political campaigns for statewide and legislative candidates for office.
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