Elizabeth Ivy Hawkins

"Skilled storyteller who can thoughtfully craft narratives, boil down complex concepts into succinct communication across multiple media channels. Relationship builder and experienced development strategist leveraging creative and strategic collaborations that stand out in a noisy world.”

 

EDUCATION

1997 BA, Visual Communications, Spring Arbor University, Spring Arbor, MI
2007 MFA, Fine Art Communications, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI 2007 Ox-Bow, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Publicist/Marking, Baker Publishing Group (2021-2022)

• Work Closely with Marketing Team to Ensure Continuity
• Publicity Team Member in bi-weekly Publication Boards
• Annual Sales Conferences
• Coordination of All Media Contacts, Author Scheduling, In Data Base
• Involved in Every Aspect of Client / Author Care Ensuring High Level of Service • Correspondence with Author Agents, Marketing / Publicity Collaborations

• Media Coverage Generator—Create Press Releases and Target Media Outlets • Analyze Platform Data to Leverage Publicity Opportunities
• Develop / Cultivate Relationships / Research Creative Angles for Pitches
• Target Underserved Markets for Development in Marketplace

• Confidential Handling of Pre-Market Releases and Sensitivity of all Copyrighted Materials • Travel as Needed
• Monitor for Risk of Potential Publicity Issues

CWD Real Estate Investment Firm, a National Proprietary of Dan Devos, Sam Cummings, and Scott Wierda

  • Event Planning and Public Relations Point Person

  • CWD Fundraising & Events Planning including Annual Grand Rapids Mayor Luncheon Fundraiser

  • Oversaw General Administrative Budget

  • Branding, Marketing, Communications

  • Created Promotional Materials, Digital and Traditional Formats with Vice President of Operations

    Public Relations and Team Collaborator with InterVasity Press Author Sharon Garlough Brown

  • Pitched and project manage coordination of event for Sharon’s Newest Book Feathers of Hope in Amsterdam, NL,

  • Partner with marketing team to plan PR Strategy and protocols to create integrated promotions

  • Experienced Copy Editor and Research Assistant for Ms. Brown’s most recent trilogy, Shades of Light, Remember Me, and the

    forthcoming Feathers of Hope.

  • Pitched and Promoted PR & Marketing Strategy for InnerVarsity Press Advent 2020 Author and Artist Visits, a series of events via

    Facebook and Instagram

  • Filmed, Edited, Created Promotional Digital Marketing Content

    2009-2020 Professor of Creativity, Innovation, Design, and Communications

  • Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Valley State University, & Creativity & Innovation Honors Institute, Cornerstone University

  • Appointed Alumni Relations Faculty by President of Kendall College of Art and Design

  • Facilitated Alumni Connection, fundraising, and events planning, and scholarship endowment

  • Recruited and mentored scholarship endowment student receipantants

  • Taught variety of design, creativity, drawing, painting, art history coursework

  • Taught Design Thinking Strategies, problem solving, and collaboration

  • Promoted to Graduate (500+) Level Instruction

  • Managed Teaching Assistants and Student Workers

  • Key Point Faculty Representative, Preparator and Coordinator for University Accreditation Reviews

  • Scholarships Developer, Alumni Donor Facilitator, Grant Writer

  • Developed Key Scholarship Program with KCAD President & Ferris Foundation leading to Increased Enrollment of Underserved/

    Overlooked Student Markets

  • Faculty Developer and Leader Kendall Alternative Spring Break

Recruiting Marketing Lead, Talent Acquisition Specialist, Enrollment Management Professional, Kendall College of Art & Design (2003-2007)

  • Recruiting Marketing Lead responsible for Publicity, Events Planning, Print and Digital Materials

  • During Tenure, Enrollment Grew from 600 to 1,500 Enrolled Students

  • Scholarships Developer, Alumni Donor Facilitator, Grant Writer

  • Developed Key Scholarship Program with KCAD President & Ferris Foundation leading to Increased Enrollment of Underserved/

    Overlooked Student Markets

  • Territory Responsible for Revenue Averaging $37,500,000 Annually

  • Promoted to Lead Master’s Talent Acquisitions Specialist, & Key Point First Year Experience Faculty Member and Retention Specialist

  • Managed Enrollment Management Support Staff and Student Workers

  • Established Partnerships with Educational Influencers, cultivating trusted relationships—Increasing and Exceeding Enrollment Goals

    Annually

    Additional Executive Training & Experience

    2015-2019 Breathe Writer’s Conference Planning Committee Member

    • Assisted hospitality with KeyNote Speakers such as Leslie Leyland Fields

    • Coordination of appointments with acquisition editors, authors, and agents

    • Marketing, Branding, Media, Events Planning

    • Coordination of print and digital materials

    • Coordination of media training for authors

      Certifications

2020 On-Line Hybrid/Mixed Delivery Design & Pedagogy Certification, Grand Valley State University, MI

2020 Ally & Diversity Training, Cornerstone University
2019 Innovation/Collaborative/Leadership Process Inventory, Creativity & Innovation Honors Institute,

Cornerstone University, MI
2018 360 Change, Executive Disc Analysis, Coaching, & Professional Development, Paul Sylvester,

Facilitator

Artist Residencies and Academic Awards

2019 Golden Apple Artist’s Residency, Artist in Residence Merit Scholarship Award 2008-09 Ox-BowSchoolofArtandArtist’sResidency,WestMichiganArtistTuitionAward

2007 President’s List, Kendall College of Art and Design

Additional Hobbies & Volunteer Experience

2020 Life of Expression, A Year Long Intensive with Author Mark Nepo
2020 Cohort at the Living School for the Center of Action and Contemplation 2019 Volunteer Coach, Girls on the Run

Selected Publications

2021 Exhale, A Literary Journal. Forthcoming, Spring 2021
2020 The Portrait. Ruminate Magazine, The Waking. February 2020.

https://www.ruminatemagazine.com/blogs/ruminate-blog/the-portrait

2019 Garlough Brown, Sharon. Remember Me. InterVarsity Press. 2020. Commissioned Illustrations. pgs. 120-127.

2019 Beach, Cynthia. Creative Juices: A Splash of Story Craft, Process and Creative Soul Care. Publishing by Design, 2019. p. 25-26

2017 Kent Dobson Was Bitten by a Camel, A Conversation with the Author. The Rapidian.

https://www.therapidian.org/placematters-kent-dobson-was-bitten-camel
2017 Where I Fell in Love, The Story Gathering Podcast, https://storygatherings.com/podcast/

https://www.elizabethivy.com/blog

2015-17 Invited Returning Essay Columnist: Off The Page. An On-Line Journal for Faith Deconstruction. A Subsidiary of Our Daily Bread Publications. Journal Dissolved and Scrubbed from Google.

2016 Elizabeth Hawkins, Cultured, GR. How to Experience Art in Your Daily Life, On-line Publication

https://cultured.gr/three-hacks-to-experience-art-in-your-daily-life-595f46c29620#.xlv4teal7

Selected Fine Art Exhibitions

2019 Breaching the Margins, Juried Group Exhibition, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI. Curator: Juana Williams

2018 Solo Exhibition, Safe Space Painting Project, Arcus Gallery, Kalamazoo, MI
2018 Solo Exhibition, Safe Space Painting Project, Nomad Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
2017 Solo Exhibition, Carver Gallery, Kalamazoo Community College, Kalamazoo, MI
2016 Live Coverage, An Invitational Group Exhibition/Fundraiser, UICA, Grand Rapids, MI
2014 Paint Snob, Kendall College of Art and Design Juried Exhibition, Spiral Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI

Michele Bosak, Curator
2011 Featured Artist, Grand Rapids Ballet Opening Reception, Grand Rapids, MI
2011 Kendall College of Art and Design Alumni Representative Selection, Art Director’s Club, Manhattan,

New York City, NY
2011 Redial, An Invitational Group Exhibition, Byrneboehm Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI

Kevin Boehm, Curator
2010 Snap to Grid, A Group Exhibition, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA 2009 Launch, A Juried Group Exhibition, The Rouge Space, Chelsea District, Manhattan,

New York City, NY. Curator: Lydia Rivera