Sheri Kurdakul laughing joyfully.
Sheri Kurdakul, SRMP

Entrepreneur, Healer, Ordained Minister

I am a change maker. While I will not solve every problem that exists, I can change what I see, hear, think, and do and encourage positive change for all, not just the privileged few.

I am a connector. My network is not singularly focused by design. Everyone is unique and has a perspective that may spark amazing change. Don’t have a table which can only seat a few. Have an open mind where everyone is welcomed to be heard.

I am an optimist. You can see the bad, or you can chose to work on solutions toward the greater good. I choose the latter.

I am a doer. My talents lie in community building, public speaking, design, event management, marketing operations, and business development.

I am approachable. With many years of experience under my belt, I am here to help lift those that come with me, and generations after me.

With gratitude,
Sheri

Connect with me or download my resume below.
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EDWOB-SBA and Google SDG logos

Video Production

“Believe Me”

A 60 second video to highlight the prevalence of domestic violence in the US and why legally admissible documentation is so crucial.

Company: VictimsVoice
Date: November 17, 2021
Software Used: FinalCut Pro

“The Coexistence Of SA & DV”

A 60 second video to highlight the coexistence of sexual assault in domestic violent relationships. This video was part of a larger presentation delivered at the EVAWI Conference in San Francisco, CA.

Company: VictimsVoice
Date: May 11, 2022
Software Used: FinalCut Pro

Social Media Campaigns

“We Protect Your Truth”

Promotion for the VictimsVoice Halo Aid virtual benefit concert in 2021 which hosted 12 bands to raise funds for free VictimsVoice subscriptions while raising awareness about domestic violence to a younger audience.

Meet Jayla
Meet Theresa
Meet Mae
Meet Camila
Meet Shannon
Meet Grace
Meet Duane
Meet Melissa
Meet Heidi
Meet Jaya
Meet Shirley
Meet Sophie

“We’ll Never…”

General promotion to reinforce the privacy and security tothose victims served by VictimsVoice.

We'll never spill your beans.
We'll keep your truth under our hat.
We'll never dish your dirt.

Event Organization

International Events

International Trade Events

Organized and managed on-site operations for eight US Pavilions. Created the first (international) mobile application for the trade show’s global event directory. Global Manager for emerging technologies (R&D) pavilions. Organized the first live webcast between International CES (US) and CeBIT (Int’l) keynote speakers.

CeBIT: 2000 – 2004, Annual Events
Paris Air Show: 2001, 2003
Farnborough Air Show: 2002

Webcast poster

CeBIT HIGHLIGHT PROJECT

CTIA Wireless and CeBIT: both scheduled annually in March, preventing many companies from sending their US divisions to CeBIT. I organized and secured the speakers for the first live stream webcast of keynote speakers from both events to new Jumbotron screens throughout the 27 exhibition fairgrounds in Hannover, Germany. I also secured Samsung as the sponsor for the event.

Farm To School

National Nonprofit Conferences

Contracted event manager for the National Farm To Cafeteria Conferences overseeing budgets, technology, registration, agenda, customer service, sponsorships, mobile app, and on-site management. The 2016 conference included 13 concurrent sessions with 4-5 speakers each, 5 continuing education workshops, 9 off-site field trips, and 3 plenaries (one which included Michelle Obama).

RVCF

Professional Association Events

Planned, managed, and executed a flagship annual fall conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, an annual spring conference in either New Jersey or Florida, and monthly webinars using GoToWebinar and WebEx.

Planned, wrote, hosted, and published podcast events highlighting the RVCF professional organization.

Lunch-N-Learn Events

Hosted a monthly series of domestic violence topical webinars with invited industry leading speakers.

Organization: VictimsVoice
Playlist: VictimsVoice Lunch-N-Learn Series

Additional Works & Programs

“Presentations”

The Unreported: How Data Beyond Reported Incidents Can Drive Measurable Change  – Speaker Presentation, delivered at the Maryland State’s Attorney Conference, 2022

Seek Then Speak: Technology Designed to Increase Reporting and Access to Services – Speaker Presentation, delivered at the EVAWI Conference, 2022

The Moral Considerations of Technology – New Jersey CLE program for NJ Victim Advocate Association, Presented for credits, 2021

Analytics + Brain: Understanding and Interpreting Data to Measure ROI and Optimize Your Marketing – Mid-Jersey Chamber of Commerce, Tech Committee Workshop 2017 (CLICK for handout)

“Grant-Funded Programs”

General promotion to reinforce the privacy and security of those victims served by VictimsVoice.

“SeekThenSpeak”

A joint partnership with EVAWI and VictimsVoice to build a sexual assault reporting tool that law enforcement departments could use to facilitate a safe and less threatening environment for survivors to share details of their assault.

This is a multi-year project that included conceptualizing, building (tech), and testing in live markets such as Chicago, IL, Jacksonville, FL, Denver, CO, Kansas City, MO, and more.

Organization: EVAWI – End Violence Against Women international and VictimsVoice
Funders: American Bar Endowment Fund, McBallen Foundation, US Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)
Website: SeekThenSpeak.app

Twitter Training

“I Tweet For Food”

A USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant to create a private Twitter group allowing NJ farmers to tweet available crops to NJ school food service directors for acquiring locally grown food into their school food programs.

The program resulted in a $2m contract between Sysco Foods and a NJ greenhouse farm for year round produce for school food.

Organization: NJ Farm Bureau, NJ Farm to School Network
Funder: USDA
Year: 2013
Download: Training Outline and Full Program

Professional Experience

For years, I have worked for or been an entrepreneur, expanding my repertoire of experience to ensure greater market share, growth, and engagement.

MARKETING

  • Marketing Strategy
  • Content Creation
  • Inbound Marketing
  • WP Website Design
  • Social Media Marketing & Engagement
  • Marketing Analytics

EVENT MANAGEMENT

  • Webinars
  • Live Off-Site Events
  • Registration
  • Event Sponsorships
  • Budgeting and Analytics
  • Conference Application Design & Management

CONTENT CREATION & PRODUCTION

COMMUNITY BUILDING

  • Facebook Groups
  • Mighty Networks
  • Hivebrite
  • Proprietary

Systems & Applications Experience

Marketing operations means knowing how systems function to carry out the strategies you plan. I have knowledge and experience in the systems below, but more importantly understand how databases function to easily learn any new application.

CRM

  • Salesforce
  • Zoho CRM
  • SuiteCRM (Open Source)
  • Hubspot

MARKETING OPERATIONS

  • Marketo
  • Zoho Analytics
  • WordPress
  • Zoho Social, Campaigns
  • Hubspot
  • Hootsuite
  • Campaign Monitor
  • Mailchimp (and more)

BUSINESS & MEETING OPERATIONS

  • Microsoft Office & 365
  • Google Business Suite
  • Apple Office Suite
  • Zoho Office Suite
  • Google Meet
  • Zoom Professional
  • Remo

CREATIVE

  • Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver
  • Apple FinalCut Pro (video)
  • Canva
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Awards, Recognition, and Certifications

I have worked hard and have earned the following recognitions and certifications.

Universal Life Church
EDWO-SBA
Startup Of The Year
LaunchX
Go Global Awards

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