1. ERIC CHRISTOPHER WEBB
1133 Wicomico Street * Baltimore, MD 21230 * (443) 740-6899 * ewebbonline@gmail.com
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS & LITERARY EXPERIENCE
Professional Summary and Highlights
Advised leadership and key stakeholders of media strategy; Served as primary media spokesperson;
Oversaw planning and implementation of comprehensive marketing plan and rebranding effort, including
university name revision, development of new corporate and athletics marks, new brand identity
statement/slogan, new satellite campus naming protocols and advertising campaign, as well as effectively
used multiple social media platforms (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, Youtube), media management tools (e.g.
Meltwater, Vocus,Hootsuite, etc.) and successfully managed crisis communications;
Led and coordinated comprehensive university website redesign and redevelopment effort;
Conducted complete redesign and redevelopment of all university publications and oversaw development
of mobile publications app;
Developed media component of university’s first-ever $10 million endowment campaign;
Oversaw $1.5M communications operations, equipment and advertising budget;
Effectively navigated and managed numerous crisis communications efforts for various institutions and
organizations on a local, regional and national level;
Wrote hundreds of speeches,fact sheets, press releases,talking points, award-winning news articles, op-
eds and letters-to-the-editor major media outlets, independently and on behalf of companies and
nonprofits, resulting in journalism awards and national media placements;
Developed local and national media campaigns, media advocacy strategy, crisis communications
strategies and public relations materials on cardiovascular disease, FDA tobacco regulation, stem cell
research,HIV/AIDS awareness,etc. on behalf of agencies, companies and nonprofits, including national
public health coalitions and the largest public health nonprofit;
Authored six books, including collections of poetry and social commentary, one of which was a National
Black Authors Tour bestseller,and a novel – a finalist for the 2013 Phillis Wheatley Book Award for First
Fiction;
Taught and developed education content, programming and curriculum designed to accomplish
educational goals through creative expression for educators and students at high schools, colleges and in
the adult education and professional development arena subsequently, named consecutively to Who’s
Who Among America’s Teachers;
Served as a facilitator, presenter or keynote speaker at a myriad of national, regional and local
conferences and events;*
Served on the board of directors of 10 non-profits, professional and community-service organizations
(three of them as president/presiding officer) focusing on social services, literacy, education, writing and
mentoring;*

2. Awarded numerous academic and professional fellowships and awards for education, journalism and
literary fields;