Scott Stavrou

Scott William Stavrou PERSONAL INFORMATION NameScott William Stavrou AddressUl Sredets 41, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 4000 Telephonemob. (- home (- Website/Writing Sampleswww.ScottStavrou.com-NationalityDual: USA/EU (Greek) Date of Birth11/12/1965 Mother Tongue: English Other LanguagesGerman (Good) OBJECTIVE To best use my marketing, public relations, creative writing and professional experience to make significant contributions to a thriving & dynamic organization. SKILLS WritingCopywriting EditingOnline Marketing Public RelationsSelf-Motivated EDUCATION Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA,- Bachelor of Arts: Dual Major: International Relations/EnglishHonors: Dean’s List Editor-in-Chief, Georgetown Voice Newspaper, Elected 3 term Student Senator. Valley High School, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA,- Graduated with Full HonorsEditor-in-Chief of Student NewspaperStudent Body President  Nevada State Champion Speech and Debate National Honor Society National Forensics League Honors Full Academic Scholarships offered from Tulane, Loyola and Georgetown. WORK EXPERIENCE Director Writing Programs, Write Away Europe 2015-presentEurope (various) Designed and implemented Creative Writing Education Program and responsible for Lecturing and mentoring on writing craft and creativity to Creative Writing attendees from around the world. Instructed and inspired both emerging and established writers of fiction and non-fiction on how to most successfully maximize their creativity, hone the craft of writing and cross their creative thresholds. Marketing Director, Paros Villa Rentals2009-presentParos, Greece Ownership of all B2B & B2C Marketing efforts, from planning to implementation. Responsible for all print and online content creation for top Google ranked Greek island specialty travel agency. Conducted website design, creation and implementation. Successfully coordinated public relations events and marketing cooperation with other relevant suppliers and organizations. Planned & promoted exclusive & innovative travel packages (private yacht charters, helicopters island tours, special events). Crafted and implemented online marketing strategies, including customer acquisition & CRM. Director/Partner, European Escapes, LLC-San Francisco, CA Founding partner of successful International speciality travel agency arranging luxury European travel (villa rentals, yacht charters, private luxury tours, writing & cooking tours). Directed marketing efforts, established suppliers relationships, designed and wrote website and wrote and commissioned content and promotional materials enabling company to be industry leader online. Wrote press releases picked up by major media, designed targeted advertising and served as frequent spokesman for press (TV/print/radio) interviews for the luxury travel industry. Published Writer & Contributing Editor1993-present San Francisco, CAPrague, Czech RepublicLas Vegas, NV Wrote and had published an award-winning travel guidebook, had approximately 50 freelance magazine and newspaper travel/feature articles published, wrote a Fox Searchlight-optioned screenplay, Prague Post Playwright Competition Winner (Picketing with Prometheus) recently had a novel accepted for literary representation by Marly Rusoff & Associates in NYC, one of the leading US Literary Agencies, presently being submitted to publishers. Regular contributor to the Prague Post newspaper and Contributing Editor for Radio Praha. Contributing Editor to Wine X Magazine, Features Editor, Wine X Magazine. 2001 PEN Center International Hemingway Award. Public Relations Account Executive, R & R Advertising & Public Relations- Las Vegas, NV Directed press activities of the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority (industry leading $30 million account), wrote or commissioned all press releases for Las Vegas travel & tourism that were picked up in both nationally and internationally, designed annual marketing plans, planned & coordinated special events, consulted and contributed on PR accounts and special projects & promotions of various gaming accounts (Bally's, VegasWorld, Desert Inn Hotel & Resort). Technical SkillsWord, Word Press, SEO, CMS, Dreamweaver, MS Excel, Javascript, HTML Writing/Publishing SkillsWriting, Editing, Publishing (Print & Online), Social Media Content Creation Writing SamplesAvailable Online at www.ScottStavrou.com Books PublishedLosing Venice, a novel (People's Book Prize, Hemingway Lives (PEN/Hemingway Award) OrganisationsInternational Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association, PEN Center, Camino Real Playhouse Actors, American Civil Liberties Union, Democracy for America, Hellenic-American Union Published InUSA Today, GQ Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, International Herald Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Frommer's Travel Guides, Fodor’s Travel Guides, Las Vegas Sun, Wine X, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Hemispheres (United Airlines in-flight), Cigar Aficionado, Prague Post, Prognosis, Venice Today, Drink Magazine, Orange County Register, Orange County Magazine, Munich Found, Spain for Visitors, Georgetown Voice, Trips, Waukegan News-Sun, Concierge Magazine, Family Adventure Travel, Paros Life, Snow Country Magazine, References and writing samples gladly provided upon request