Bonnie Blake has over 25 years of experience as an educational leader and faculty member at NYU, where she held positions including Academic Program Director and Clinical Assistant Professor. She founded Bonnie Blake & Company, an advertising and communications firm with clients in higher education and other industries. She has received several awards for her contributions to education and mentoring. Currently, she is a doctoral candidate in Educational Leadership at the University of New England.

1. Curriculum Vitae
Bonnie A. Blake
28 East 10th Street
New York, NY 10003
(917) 596-1021
bonnie@bonnieblake.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonnieblake
BIO
As an educational leader, faculty, advertising and marketing communications
professional, Ms. Blake offers transformative leadership advice to her clients and
students to create successful learning and career outcomes.
She founded Bonnie Blake & Company to bring creative communications and
measurable customer relationship management (CRM) solutions to clients across various
media. Her practice helps leaders in higher education, non-profit and commercial
companies grow and succeed in this changing media and communications landscape.
She encourages pro-active stakeholder participation, aligning best in class knowledge,
insights with emerging technologies and design thinking to changing needs of audiences
and markets.
Ms. Blake’s contributions to New York University over 25 years included Academic
Program Director, Advisor and Faculty of the Master’s Program in Graphic
Communications Management and Technology; and as Coordinating Chair for the
graduate degree programs in Publishing, Digital Imaging and Design and continuing
education programs in Design and Digital Arts. She has also served as a special advisor
to students in Independent Study and Culminating Experience at NYU Gallatin.
Ms. Blake’s leadership philosophy is to provide transformative opportunities for learners
to launch, develop and grow in their careers. She is focused on creating and developing
innovative professional programs for diverse types of learners and for various levels of
expertise. She has extensive experience working with industry leaders and advisory
boards to build strong communities. These relationships have resulted in strong learning
outcomes, internships, mentorships and jobs. She creates engaging and collaborative and
innovative events in higher education and business.
Ms. Blake serves on the New York Women in Communications Foundation board as co-
vice president of mentoring. She is also an advisor and mentor for students and alumni
from the NYU, Boston College and the Graphic Communications Scholarship
Foundation. She was recently highlighted in the Spring 2015 University of New England
press for her appreciation of the marketing, admissions and program teams’ dedication to
online learning for doctoral students. She was honored with the “Best in
Communications” award at the Fall 2014 Franklin Luminaire event, for her contributions
to education in the media and communications industry. The Luminaire Award was

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highlighted in the global magazine article by Dalim Software in Spring 2015. She
received the 2013 Naomi Berber Memorial Award honoring outstanding women for her
role as an educator. She has served on the Board of the Advertising Production Club of
New York. She was honored with the NYU PRISM Alumni Achievement Award for
Graphic Excellence in 1993.
Ms. Blake is a passionate adult learner. She is currently a doctoral candidate in
Educational Leadership at The University of New England. She earned her M.A. in 1987
from New York University. She graduated cum laude from Boston College in 1976 with
a B.A. in History and a minor in Education. Bonnie lives in Greenwich Village with her
family plus a lab named “Piper.”
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND FACULTY POSITIONS
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Clinical Assistant Professor at NYU SCPS 2013 to Fall 2014
Academic Program Director, Faculty and Student Advisor at NYU SCPS 2007 – 2013
Coordinating Divisional Chair at NYU SCPS 2007 – 2010
Special Advisor for Independent Study and Culminating Exp. NYU Gallatin 2006 - 2008
Acting Program Director at NYU Steinhardt 2005 – 2007
Associate Program Director at NYU-Steinhardt 2004 – 2005
Super Adjunct Instructor and Student Advisor at NYU Steinhardt 1998 – 2004
Adjunct Instructor at NYU Steinhardt and NYU SCPS 1989 –2012
Courses Taught
* Emerging Topics: Managing Group Dynamics for Innovative Teams*
 Design and Persuasion
 Graphic Communications Management
 Graphic Communications Management Seminar
 Buying and Selling of Print and Graphic Communication Products
 Graphic Communications II: Print and Web Media
 Culminating Experience – M.A. Capstone Thesis
 Independent Study: Customized student research projects and the internship
program with industry
Created additional emerging topics curriculum in for Data-Driven Decision
Making, Effective Communication Across Media, Strategic Sales and Building
and Managing Communities in Social Media. Guest Speaker in CRM Marketing.
Summer 2012
Visiting NYU faculty, Italy’s Lipari School of Computational
Science: Course Topic: The Importance of Human Engagement
in Social Data Mining and Emergent News” delivered live in Italy
and via audio stream to NYU students.

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HOSTED EDUCATIONAL INDUSTRY EVENTS
NYU’s Prism Award Luncheon to support student scholarships, sponsored by the
Program’s Advisory Board
New York Women in Communication (NYWICI) Twitter Chat Presenter on the benefits
of mentoring
NYWICI “Pay It Forward” career panel for high school students from diverse educational
backgrounds
NYWICI Annual Student Career Conference
NYWICI Annual “Night of the Coaches” Mentoring Event
MediaPost’s “Future of Media” Forum
Seminar on “High Growth Opportunities in Advertising”
Mobile Media panel: “Google vs. Apple: Who Will Win?”
Apple Educational Event: “Innovation with Mobile Apps”
Advertising Production Club of New York’s educational seminars at NYU
INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AND BUSINESS EXPERTISE
President and Founder Est.1982
Bonnie Blake & Company, Inc., Advertising and
Strategic Communications
Representative List of Clients
Liddell & Company: Salesforce Partner/CRM Integration Consultants:
Higher ed client projects include: Stanford NY Internship Program, University of
New England, Glass Panel (Education Dynamics)
Association of American Publishers
AT&T
Blake Global – Real Estate Appraising and Consultation
CBS Radio Networks
Chic Jeans/H.I.S Jeans
CNN
Electronic Media Marketing Association
Forbes MagazineGrubb & Ellis Real Estate
HarperCollins – College Publishers
Lippincott Raven Publishers

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Lucent Technologies/Caribiner Group
National Geographic Television Explorer and Library
National Information Standards Organizations (NISO)
New York University
PepsiCo
Pitney Bowes/Zabit
Tishman Realty Corporation – Hotel Division
Director of Strategic Marketing/Advertising and Technology 1985 – 2011
Blake Global
Director of Creative Services – Print 1980 – 1982
Showtime/The Movie Channel, Inc.
Advertising and Promotion Manager 1979 – 1980
Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment Company
Special Account Group Coordinator 1978 – 1979
DKG Advertising: Simon & Schuster, Ideal Toy
Assistant to the Director of Corporate Participation 1976 – 1978
United States Olympic Committee
EDUCATION
Doctoral Candidate, Educational Leadership
University of New England: Online Present
Master of Arts Degree 1987
Graphic Communications Management and Technology
The School of Education, Health, Nursing and Arts Professions
New York University
M.A. Thesis Culminating Experience topic:
“The Role of Communication between Clients and Printers”
Professional Certificate: Advertising and Promotion 1980
The School of Continuing and Professional Studies
New York University
Bachelor of Arts Degree, cum laude, Dean’s List 1976
Boston College/Newton College of the Sacred Heart
Major in History Minor in Education

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PRO BONO SERVICE, HONORS & AWARDS
Beaudoin Endowed Scholarship for Online Learning
The University of New England 2015-2016
Published in UNE Magazine for Online Programs
University of New England 2015
Pro bono marketing, admissions and student retention consultant,
The Manhattan Educational Opportunity Center, SUNY 2015
Co-Vice President, Mentoring and Mentor
New York Women in Communications Foundation Board Present
Mentor, The Graphic Communications Scholarship Foundation Present
Mentor, Students and Alumni from NYU and Boston College Present
“Best in Communications” Luminaire Award
Idealliance/Franklin Event 2014
“Naomi Berber Memorial Award, Distinguished Leadership”
Printing Industries of America 2013
Honored contributions to education and increased student membership 2011
NYWICI Matrix Award Luncheon
Award for Innovative Graphic Design Concept & Execution 1998
Pitney Bowes/Zabit
Featured in the National Corporate Film for Pro Bono Ad campaigns 1995
Best small business: “Winning in the City.”
New York Special Olympics
Recipient of the PRISM Alumni Achievement Award for Graphic Excellence 1993
New York University
Company Profile featured in alumni advertising campaign for the program 1992
New York University