Deborah Heddendorf is a marketing and business development professional with over 15 years of experience in brand strategy, event planning, and community outreach. She is currently working as a Client Liaison at Assisted Recovery Center of Georgia where she develops referral relationships with doctors and pain centers. Previously she has held roles in marketing consulting, account management, and golf course management. She has a proven track record of exceeding sales goals and has extensive experience in event planning and fundraising for non-profits.

1. Deborah Heddendorf
912-441-6951
PO Box 14661
Savannah, Georgia 31406
deborah_heddendorf@yahoo.com
A proven leader with extensive brand, marketing strategy, and market research experience, who has a passion for
being able to create promotional events, building relationships, and communicate effectively to develop a strategic
vision. I have the reputation for developing key referral relationships, as well as participating in community events.
I am a highly motivated professional with an excellent record of accomplishments.
3/06-Present Assisted Recovery Center of Georgia
• Business development with Employee Assistances Programs
• Developed referral system with Doctors and pain centers
• Organize lunch and learns to educate doctors and their staff
• Educating local businesses of the Executive program
• Developed informational packets for Clients and their Families as a Client Liaison
• Created Client Satisfaction Questionnaire
• Monitor clients through detoxifying process to assure they are comfortable and safe
• Created Marketing Plan/Budget
• Purchased media buys for Radio, TV and print
2/09-11/09 Great Southern Publishers Inc. / Special Project Manager
• Work with clients to create branding campaign
• Work closely with Chambers, Convention Visitor Bureaus and Economic Development Authorities to
promote their cities, towns or counties through out Georgia, and South Carolina
• Attended 9 conferences to represent GSP as well as attend classes/seminars to better understand the needs
of client
• Detail and outline clients needs for production department
5/04-6/07 Triad Broadcasting/Adventure Radio Group
Marketing Consultant
• Cultivated new client base
• Achieved monthly over-all budgets by meeting and exceeding 6 stations budgets
• Created solutions for clients to achieve marketing goals within their budget
• Presentations for promotions and ideas to set Adventure Radio apart in radios competitive field
• Worked as team player to create marketing solutions for the company to promote Adventure Radio
therefore more exposure for clients
• Created and worked promotional events to network clients and their services
3/02-4/04 Morris Multi-Media/Savannah PennySaver
Account Executive
• Cultivated new and maintained existing client base
• Created effective advertising campaigns within clients budget
• Worked with corporations for co-op dollars for client products/services
• Achieved and exceeded monthly goals consistently

2. • Worked closely with graphic department to capture clients message
• Represented Savannah Pennysaver at Events and shows
11/95-10/01 The Club Group LTD/Henderson Golf Club/Pintail Creek Golf Club
Sales & Marketing Director. General Manager
• Marketing golf course for tournaments to increase rounds
• Increased rounds monthly, rounds/sales by 6% first year and 3% - 4% following years consistently
• Worked every department of the golf business from washing carts, food and beverage, member services to
pro-shop merchandizing and sales.
• Created golf packages for hotels
• Recruited companies, Charities to bring events and weddings, organized the events, all aspects the events
• Purchased pro-shop merchandise
• Set yearly budgets for marketing
• Managed golf course from 1999-2001
• Set and met yearly budgets for pro-shop, payroll
• Pro-shop and food and beverage purchasing
• Recruited companies and charities for group sales
• Designed score cards and rack cards
References upon request
Community Outreach/Volunteer Information
American Cancer Society:
2002 Co-Chair of Gala (Food & Beverage, decorations)
2002 Relay for Life Committee
2002 Look Good Feel Better Program
2003 Relay for Life Westside Committee
2003 Making Strides Committee
2001-2011 Relay for Life participate and fundraise for a team
Ranger Memorial 2004
Fundraising, sold golf balls $25ea.to drop from a helicopter, silent auction and organized
golf tournament we raised over $84,000
Save One of Our Own
Fundraising / golf tournament
Susan G. Komen Walk
Survivor Committee for 2009- 2010 -2011
Support, education
Communication Director, Board Member for Coastal Georgia Affiliate
Young Survivor Coalition Savannah Chapter
Habitat for Humanity of Effingham County
I appreciate your time and consideration of my skills and abilities as to how they will benefit your company and I
look forward to meeting with you to further discuss.
Deborah Heddendorf
912-441-6951

3. deborah_heddendorf@yahoo.com