Profile - Stephen Ostrander

Profile: Stephen Ostrander

Award-winning Author                                                       Photographer

Communicator                                                                       Public Speaker

Educator                                                                                   Editor, Journalist

Freelance Writer                                                                  Graphic Designer

Award-winning Author

Ø  Ohio: A Bicentennial Portrait

Ø  The Ohio Nature Almanac

Ø  Natural Acts - Ohio

Ø  Great Natural Areas of Eastern Pennsylvania

Ø  Great Natural Areas of Western Pennsylvania

Communicator

Ø   Ohio Treasurer of State

Ø   Ohio Rehabilitation Services  Commission

Ø   Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources

Ø   Office of the Consumers’ Counsel

Ø   Ohio Dept. of Education

Achievements – Ohio Treasurer of State

•       Supporting Treasury programs, initiatives and communications

•        Ohio Green Guide

•        Web Site Content

•        Annual Report

•        Graphic Design

ü  Posters

ü  Advertisements

ü  Postcards

ü  Logos

•        Newsletter

•        Financial Education

•       Small-Business Profiles

Achievements - Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission

•       Developed agency’s first communications plan

•        Maintained high-quality communications after 50% cut in budget and personnel

•        Updated agency Web site content, appearance

•        News releases

•        Updated agency newsletter

•        Redesigned, renamed agency quarterly magazine

•        Developed communications for response to management audit

•        Communications Guide

•        Fact Book (online reference)

•        Veterans guide for rehabilitation

•        HireABILITY conference

•        Improved mailing and constituency lists

•        Op-Ed articles

•        Video-conferencing

Freelance Writing Publications

Ø   Ohio Magazine

Ø   Timeline

Ø   Ohio Pass

Ø   The Ohio Almanac

Ø   Cleveland Plain Dealer

Ø   Columbus Dispatch

Ø   Akron Beacon Journal

Ø   Dayton Daily News

Ø   Columbus Monthly

Ø   Airfare

Ø  Suite 101 (online)

Ø  Heartlands

Ø  Country Living

Ø   Chicago Tribune

Ø   Discover

Ø   In Buckeye Country

Ø   Cincinnati

Ø   Health

Ø   Baby Talk

Ø   LEAP Letter

Ø   Ohio Woodlands

Educator

Ø  Adjunct Professor

•             Otterbein College

•             Columbus State Community College

Ø  Substitute Teacher

•          Columbus area schools 3-4 years

•          Master’s degree in education, history

•          Former certified Social Studies teacher

Ø  Media Relations Teacher

•          Creative Arts Program, OSU

Versatile Writer

Ø  Books

Ø  Magazine articles

Ø  News releases

Ø  Web site content

Ø  Editorials

Ø  Essays

Ø  Advertisements

Ø  Newsletters

Ø  Employee communications

Ø  Brochures

Ø  Op-ed articles

Ø  Annual reports

Ø  Letters to editor

Ø  FAQs

Ø  Talking points

Ø  Conference Programs

Ø  Captions, Headlines

Ø  Lesson Plans

Ø  Speeches

Ø  Public Service Announcements

Ø  Video Script

Ø  Charts, Graphs

Ø  PowerPoint Presentations

Ø  Newspaper Stories

•           Politics, Government

•           Business

•           Sports

•           Lifestyle

•           Education

•           Features

Photographer and Artist

Ø  Galleries--Ohio, New York

Ø   Magazines

Ø   Book covers

Ø   Newspapers

Ø   Annual reports

Ø   Journals

Ø   Retail sales

Ø   Conferences

Speaker

Ø   National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates

Ø   Conferences

Ø   Governing body meetings

Ø   Consumer groups

Ø   Guest speaker for nature, travel groups

Ø   Guest on radio talk shows

Ø   Book signings

Ø   Lecturer

Ø   Slide shows

Speechwriter

•          Ohio Consumers’ Counsel

•          Talking points for directors of state agencies

•          Prepared, edited personal speeches

•          PowerPoint

Marks of Excellence

Ø  Ohioana Library Association - Best “About Ohio”

Ø  Outdoor Writers of Ohio

•          Outstanding Media Achievement (twice)

•          Best Magazine Travel Article

Ø  International Regional Magazine Association

Ø  Ohio Newspaper Association – Writing Editorials

Ø  Keep America Beautiful – Litter Prevention Report

Related Experiences

•          Editor of Ohio newspaper

•          Sportswriter for New York daily newspaper

•          Publicist – Nature photo book

Other Key Assets

•          Mentor

•          Role model for excellence, work ethic

•          Recognizes strength in others

•          Graphic designer (Adobe Creative Suite, Publisher)

•          Photographer, photo editor (Adobe Photoshop)

•          Vision of an insider and outsider

•          No turf is sacred

•          Risk-taker

•          Shares the glory

•          Plays well in the sandbox

•          Plays well out of a sand trap

•          Recognizes strength in others

•          Reliable, ready and responsible