Phyllis Barr   Work 888 Eighth Avenue NY, NY   10019 Tel: 212-765-6968   Home 888 Eighth Avenue New York, NY   10019 Tel: 212-765-6968 Objective   PROJECTS: Specializes in leveraging the anniversary of a company, brand or not-for-profit. Research and writing: general and historical. Also: curator, oral historian, archivist Work Experience 7/92–4/09 President/Sole Proprietor , Corporate Culture Marketing by Barr Consulting New York, NY   Assist companies with leveraging history & heritage as a marketing tool, particularly at the time of an anniversary with the following services: Research, writing, editing, curating, historian, oral historian, preserving vital and historic records. Also, using history methodology to deal with corporate culture clash after a merger. 1/78–6/92 Historian, Curator, Liason with Media, Trinity Church New York, NY   Historian; created museum; curated exhibits; oral historian'; writer; researcher; speech writer; liaison with media and researched; wrote, produced and acted in historic pageants. Head of department with multiple functions; supervised staff; trained interns. 7/64–1/78 Various, Various New York, NY   Researcher - Time, Inc. and other. Education 9/75– 6/82 Master's Degree at New York University New York, NY M.A. History M. Phil. History Certificate in Archived Management 9/60– 6/64 Bachelor's Degree at Adelphi University Garden City, NY Journalism and Literature Created, edited, wrote arts section in newspaper Special Skills Historical research including into companies' histories; writing; curating; Awards Articles in ADWEEK, BRANDWEEK, REAL ESTATE WEEKLY THE FASHION GROUP BULLETIN, etc. and for three years, I was editor and writer of The Advertising Club of New York newsletter. Received Volunteer of the Year award from The Arts & Business Council and the Crystal Prism award from The Ad Club of New York.