COFFEY BREAK
for
HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES
a different kind of coffee break with Gerry and Ray Coffey
Disease-Free Living Through Fitness and Nutrition

WHO WE ARE

GERRY (GERALDINE) COFFEY
28 Harbor View Court; Decatur, Alabama 35601
(256) 350-2823 OR email: gmcoffey@aol.com

MEDIA * PR * FOREIGN AFFAIRS * ENVIRONMENT * HEALTH & FITNESS

·         SPEAKER: 2^nd Annual Asian Vegetarian Congress, Bangkok, Thailand, April 2006

·         CERTIFIED CAJA: Court Appointed Juvenile Advocate for Abused & Neglected Children. 

·         Alabama Congressional District Team Leader: National Peace Alliance, March 2005- present

·         Captain, Deputy Public Affairs Officer, Alabama State Defense Force

·         SPEAKER & PLENARY CHAIRPERSON: ENVIRONMENT: World Congress, Scotland 2002; Brazil, 2004

·         SPEAKER/HEALTH EDUCATOR/PHOTOGRAPHER/WRITER: Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, 2004

·          PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER: International Vegetarian Union & The Vegetarian Union of North America

·         CERTIFIED LIVING FOODS ASSOCIATE CHEF Graduate:  Living Light Culinary Institute, Calif. June 2002

·         FITNESS INSTRUCTOR/HEALTH ED/COUNCILOR: Lectures, Workshops, Consultations: 1974-Present

·         HEALTH EDUCATOR/CO-PRODUCER: Training Manuals/Videos: Hallelujah Diet -- 2001

·         YOUNG EARTH TRUSTEES & EARTH DAY STATE COORDINATOR:  1994-2002

·         STATE COORDINATOR : TWO U. S. Presidential Campaigns: Arranged Publicity, Events, Press Releases, etc.

·         FREE-LANCE WRITER: News/Features: Associated Press/Huntsville Times/Decatur Daily: 1974-Present.

·         ADVERTISING & PROMOTIONS: Account Executive: Emcee: Christmas Parades: National Cable Promotions

·         HEALTH EDUCATOR/PR/MEDIA LIAISON: Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA. 1977-1980.

·         TOURISM COORDINATOR, V.I.P. HOSTESS FOR CITY & CHAMBER-OF-COMMERCE, Decatur, AL

BROADCAST EXPERIENCE:

·         CO-HOST WLRH-FM, NPR Affiliate, Huntsville, AL: Armed Forces Day, Veteran’s Day:1987-Presentt

·         HOST:"FEEDBACK," WLRH-FM, Huntsville, AL: Public Forum w/UN Ambassadors, Congressmen, etc.

·         PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/REPORTER: Rural America Radio Network (200 NPR Stations) 1984-85

·         PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/MODERATOR: "Coffey Break w/Gerry," WOWL-TV, Florence, AL 1976

·         NEWS & PRODUCTIONS: Announcer/ Producer news/exercise segments: WHNT-TV1978-’79

·         PR/FIELD REPORTER: WYUR-TV, HSV, AL: Coordinator Good Will Tour: Thai Royalty: UN Ambassador

JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE:

·         NEWS/FEATURES: ATHENS NEWS COURIER; UNA Newspaper; Decatur Daily; Huntsville Times

·         CONTRIBUTING EDITOR: A.P, U.P.I, Christian Science Monitor; Asia Magazine, Total Fitness

·         REPORTER/EDITOR: Bangkok World (NYTimes Affiliate): 3-page daily section on local & world news

·         Series featuring: Philippine Pres. Ferdinand & Imelda Marcos; German Chancellor ; Ronald Reagan; Bob Hope

·         Ambassador Row: in-depth profiles on diplomats/cultures. (published in 9 SE Asian countries, Europe & Africa)

EDUCATION

·         B.S. Degree, Radio/TV/Journalism, Uni. Of North Alabama, 1980

·         Assoc. of Arts Degree, Radio/TV Broadcasting, J.C.Calhoun Community College, 1974.

·         Continuing Education: Health/Nutrition/Fitness 1980-present

AWARDS/HONORS/AFFILIATIONS

·         2006 International-Vegetarian-of-the-Year Award Recipient by the Asian Vegetarian Congress, Bangkok, Thailand

·         Immediate Past President, Huntsville Advanced Toastmasters Club; Past State Public Relations Director

·         Wrote Award-winning PSA for WAAY-TV; Nominated HSV TIMES to win Earth Day Media Award at UN

·         Only journalist privileged to accompany/report on trips with King & Queen of Thailand

·         Officially presented to Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip & Princess Anne

·         Qualified for the First-Journalism-in-Space Program

·         Judged in Top 5 % of Female College Athletes Age 18-25 (at age 45, mother of 4 teens)

·         One of Top Five in Nation to host & lead network TV aerobics on USA Network

·         1^st Place-Feature-Writing, Ala Intercollegiate Press Assn., 1980; Outstanding Student Award, Radio/TV

AMPILIFICATION/REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

 

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