Julie Ziemelis is a communications expert with a background in public relations and digital marketing, holding a B.A. from San Jose State University. She has extensive experience working with various clients and organizations in Hawaii, including the Kona Chocolate Festival and the Kona Cacao Association, while also managing her own media outlets and blogs. Ziemelis is actively involved in community service and professional organizations, and she offers social media training and marketing expertise.

2. Julie Ziemelis
Ziemelis Comunications
 Education:
B.A. Public Relations, minor Marketing-San Jose State
University 1988
Further studies in Hospitality Management, San Jose
State University 1989-1991
Extensive hands on work in all forms of social media and
digital marketing 1998-2014

3. Public Relations Background
 1992-1995 Worked at public relations agencies in
San Jose, CA in consumer related fields of real
estate, non-profits and campaigns for the opening of
the San Jose Arena and the San Jose Convention
Center.
 1995-2010 Worked at four different real estate trade
associations in the Bay Area in the areas of
communications, media relations, public affairs, event
planning, fundraising and Foundation management.

4. Kona Clientele
 Director of the Big Island Chocolate Festival 2012-2015
 ***Worked with the Kona Chocolate Festival from 2006-2008 with Lara
Kilpatrick
 Co-founder of the Kona Cacao Association 2012-present
 Current Clients: Kokua Roofing, Hawaii Coffee Connection, Kona Natural
Soap Company, Bill Babbitt, Realtor, Java on the Rock, and Big Island
Chocolate Festival.
 Past Clients: LUVA Real Estate, AssureClose, Kinoshita
Communications/Shops at Mauna Lani/Bite Me Fish Market, North
Community Hospital-Waimea, Dolphin Journeys, Pointe Financial,
Kokululu Farm/Cancer Retreat, and Kona Cloud Forest Sanctuary
 Other Kona Work: Creator of TechConKona 2012 and 2013
 Social Media Trainer for Hawaii Life Real Estate and other individual
business owners in West Hawaii.

5. Media Relations

6. TechConKona 2012

7. TechConKona Press
http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/blog/2013/11/henk-rogers-
hawaii-cio-chef-to-talk.html

8. Big Island Chocolate Festival
Press
Consistently have received media coverage in all Big Island
media outlets, Honolulu Advertiser, Forbes Travel and
national chocolate food blogs for this signature event.

9. References
 Vivian Landrum-Exec. Director- Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce
 Usha Kotner- School Director-Kona Pacific Public Charter School
 Greg Colden-owner- Kona Natural Soap Company
 Laurie Mattos-owner- Hawaii Coffee Connection
 Ron Lloyd-owner-Kokua Roofing
 Farsheed Bonakdar-owner-Cocoa Outlet
 Norman Bezona-owner-Kona Cloud Forest Sanctuary
 Andrea Pro-owner-Java on the Rock
 Lance Owens-Broker-LUVA Real Estate

10. Being the Media
 While many professionals in public relations rely on the
media to cover their stories, I have created my own
opportunities to share the stories of my clients.
 My 365Kona.com blog and “365 Things to Do in Kona”page
on Facebook page garner a steady stream of readers
looking for information about West Hawaii.
 Huffington Post-I am a blogger on Huffington Post and have
had my posts appear on the front page of Huffington Post,
as well as in the Travel section and the Hawaii Section.
 Author- “How to Move to Kona” available on Amazon and
local bookstores.

11. Digital Marketing
 As public relations has progressed into the realm of
social media, I have spent the past five years attending
national conferences, sometimes as a speaker and
ambassador, to learn, master and train others in social
media and digital marketing.
 Twitter: Over 4000 followers @JulieZiemelis
 Facebook: Over 800 friends and 700 followers
 Instagram: @JulieZiemelis
 GooglePlus: @JulieZiemelis

12. LinkedIn Testimonials

13. LinkedIn Testimonial

14. Volunteer/Professional Organizations
 Vice-President-Co-Founder-Kona Cacao Association
 Board of Director member-Habitat for Humanity-West
Hawaii
 Marketing Committee Member-Kona Kohala Chamber
of Commerce- 2010-Present
 Fundraising Committee member-Kona Pacific Public
Charter School-2010-Present

15. Contact Information
 Julie Ziemelis, Owner, Ziemelis Communications
 808-854-6769
 Julie@Ziemelis.com
 Website: www.JulieZiemelis.com
 More info: http://bit.ly/JulieZiemelisProfile