Charles Cilny Strong is an experienced producer, director, writer, and business consultant with 20 years of experience in entertainment law and large event production. He has produced global online peace summits and environmental festivals, and currently provides strategic planning and digital content services to nonprofit organizations focused on veterans entrepreneurship, men's empowerment, and public libraries. Strong has expertise in legal and contract administration, creative and digital media production, and social media marketing.

1. CHARLES CILNY STRONG
Events Producer
LinkedIn Profile: http://tinyurl.com/CharlesStrong / Cell (979) 324-9856 / CharlesStrong.LA@gmail.com
Detail oriented Producer, Director and Writer with diverse executive experience in
creative and business affairs for digital and social media production: TV/Video/Film, 20
years entertainment and corporate law, large event production, creative development,
strategic planning, contract negotiation; working with corporations and nonprofits.
Jacksonville Public Library – Creative MakerSpace 2016 -
present
Board of Advisors
Adviser to the City of Jacksonville in the strategic planning and installation of their new
comprehensive Creative MakerSpace which will further the economic development of the
City as the Technology and Innovation Center of the First Coast; an extension of the One
Spark Festival celebrating technology startups and entrepreneurship.
Bunker Labs – US Veterans Programs 2016 -
present
Mentor for EPIC (Entrepreneurial Program of Innovation and Collaboration)
Marketing and business specialist inspiring growth, professional development, visibility and
profitability for start-up organizations through customized creation, implementation and
training. BunkerLabs.org is a national nonprofit run by Veterans for Veterans whose
mission is to catalyze the entrepreneurial potential of military experience to lead the
American economy.
ManKind Project International 2015 - present
Digital Media Producer
Developing a video web series on Multicultural/Diversity Training and Safer Circles for use
by members worldwide. Providing digital content development, Social Media Marketing,
and SEO services. The ManKind Project supports men living authentic missions of service
to the world.
Salvation Army of Northeast Florida 10/2015 – 12/2015
Campaign Assistant
Assisting the Board of Governors’ Christmas Holiday Fundraising Campaign in the
administration, finance and human resources departments, that raised $460,000.
Human Rights Campaign/Equality Florida 2014 - present
Host of Gala Committee Fundraisers and HRO Activist
Working in support of the Human Rights Ordinance passage in Florida. Host of Gala
Committee – large events that raised over $600,000 for state initiatives and operations.
Strong & Associates (Jacksonville, FL) 1/2013 - current
Business Consultant & Nonprofit Adviser
Providing start-up companies with legal entity formation, business and marketing plan
research, proposal development, SWOT Analysis, online branding, social media, etc.
Strategic planning for professional development, digital and social media, corporate law
and transaction, entertainment law and production, contract negotiation, database
administration, governance, risk assessment and compliance.

2. PeaceDay.TV – Sept. 17-21st
(Global) 2008 –
2010
Founding Producer
The largest virtual interactive Peace Summit ever created for millions of people with
interactive participation in 110 countries around the world. This annual broadcast is
produced thru www.AllThingsPeace.org in conjunction with volunteers, NPOs and NGOs
throughout the world.
• Promoting the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals program
for the International Day of Peace global broadcast containing four days
and nights of 40 LIVE interactive celebrations from around the world.
• Coordinated all worldwide broadcast NPOs & NGOs programming.
• Reviewed all rights clearances and selection of programming.
• Sought out and obtained all volunteers and Internet engineers.
• Created graphic designs, web designs, photography, audio and video segments.
• Online content management and production.
• Supervised communications, content creation and Internet development.
www.UN.org/MillenniumGoals & www.PeaceDay.tv
Unity Foundation (San Francisco, Los Angeles & San Diego, CA) 2007 – 2010
Director of Creative and Business Affairs
Promoting the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals, the Foundation produces
special cultural and educational events, Internet campaigns, and digital media programs.
• Provided leadership to staff, volunteers and partner organizations.
• Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC).
• Contract negotiations and administration.
• Rights clearances for all media campaigns, programs and events.
• Supervised global communications and social media presentations.
• Created graphic designs, web designs, photography, audio and video segments.
• Online content management and production.
• Co-Producer: Earth Day/Eco-Fest 2009-2010 – the nation’s largest Earth Day
Festival on Venice Beach, CA (Los Angeles) with Oscar Winner Angelica Houston
as Parade Marshall EarthDayLA.org
• Producer: Peace Day Festival 2008-2010 – the largest U.S. Peace Festival on
Santa Monica Pier (Los Angeles) in partnership with Dr. Jane Goodall’s Roots &
Shoots Day of Peace celebration (in 60+ countries) RootsAndShoots.org
• Coordinator: Red Nation Parade 2007 – the first and only American Indian Parade
to take place in the U.S. – celebrated along the streets of downtown Los Angeles
with a 3 day pow wow RedNation.com
• Produced ‘Positive Spin’, news and public affairs television program that promotes
positive, innovative and solution-oriented news from around the world.
www.UnityFoundation.org & www.Positive-Spin.tv
Connexus Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) 9/2006 –
3/2008
Legal Administrator
Provided contract and legal administration for this international Internet media company.
This company was bought out and my position down sized.
• Reviewed all legal matters and due diligence for 23 domestic and
international companies and subsidiaries in order to prepare merger status
reports.

3. • Real Estate – review of all corporate office leases, build-outs and renewals.
• Intellectual Property (IP) filings for trademark, patent and copyright matters.
• Administrator for 26 mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
• Corporate Maintenance: Maintained all corporate Minute Books, business
licenses and all associated filings.
• Global Governance, Risk Assessment & Compliance (GRC).
• Contract review, analysis, negotiation and administration.
• Supervised an extensive legacy contract migration to a new database
management system in Salesforce for all online services worldwide;
approximately 25,000+ contracts.
• Prepared document retention and destruction policies; as well as contract
policies and procedures for the sales and legal department.
• SEC Filings; stock and investment portfolio administration.
• Trained new paralegal staff.
CREATIVE SKILLS:
Entertainment Development / Production / Distribution
Digital Photography & Media / Web Design / Graphic Design
Social Media / Content Management: YouTube, FaceBook, Twitter, LinkedIn, g+, etc.
Writer / Director / Producer / Host / Voice-Over Talent
Adobe Creative Suites 3-5: Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, In-Design, Illustrator
Familiar with WordPress, HTML, Java, CSS, Mozilla Popcorn, etc.
BUSINESS SKILLS:
Donor / Shareholder / Customer Relations Management (CRM)
Digital Rights Management (DRM) / Enterprise Rights Management (ERM)
Global Governance, Risk Assessment & Compliance (GRC) – Corporate & Nonprofit
Entertainment Law & Production / Corporate Law & Transaction
International Contract Negotiation & Administration / Global Programming
Corporate Maintenance / Extensive Database Management
Proficient with Social Media Marketing / Crowd Sourcing / Crowd Funding,
Cause Related Marketing & Fundraising / Strategic Planning / Professional Development
Organization and Motivation of Teams / Board Development
MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Access, Outlook, Salesforce, Google Analytics,
Blackbaud Razor’s Edge, WordPress, etc.
Proficient on IBM and Apple systems; type 90 wpm, 10-key by touch.
Education: Texas Tech University, Santa Monica College, San Diego College