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Brief ResumeMICHAEL LEWIS RICHARDSONJournalist, Editor, Author, Leader

Professional Leadership25-year newspaper career: political columnist, Editor of Editorials, former s

ports editor, news editor at newspapers in St. Petersburg, Fla. and Columbus, Ind. Numerous awards from National Newspaper Association, Hoosier State Press Association, Florida Society of Newspaper Editors, Florida Associated Press

Investigation of nursing homes in Florida; testimony in Congressional Record;testimony before Florida Legislature; before U.S. Senate Committee on Aging revealed inadequate condition and poor inspections..

President, National Conference of Editorial Writers Foundation also, chairman of Professional Standards Committee, Chairman of Minority Opportunities Committee, Treasurer of Foundation

Concept, co-Founder and president, Tiger Bay Club (Tampa Bay bi-partisan political forum organization)

Founder, president, Wells Award, promoting minority jobs in newspapers; recognizing top CEOs in national media for progress; built support from National Conference of Editorial Writers, National Association of Black Journalists, NationalBroadcast Editorial Association

Founder, Lifeline Letters Unique newspaper campaign to spur reader letters to Soviet gulags; aired on Radio Free Europe, picked up Wire services and practiced by 25 major U.S. and Canadian daily newspapers.

Three times nominated for Pulitzer Prize12-year College Executive career: Chaired Resource Development, St. Petersburg College (65,000 person served), supervised three foundations, lobbyist in Tallahassee and Washington - $90-million in special projects over 12 years (1987-2000); helped launch three campuses and establish Allstate Center as US & Florida Counterdrug Institute; presidential speech-writing, media relations.

Co-Director, Florida-Japan Institute, state agency for Japanese economic andsocial ties, 6 years.

Higher education policy adviser in Governor Jeb Bush administration, Tallahassee, and coordinator of media affairs for states 1-million student community college system..PUBLICATIONS:* 20 years of Columns and editorials, St. Petersburg Times & Evening Independent

* Author, Amazing Faith, Gold-Medallion-winning biography of Dr. Bill Bright* Author, The Bloody Pearl (documentary of human rights abuses under Idi Amin inUganda);* Editor and co-creator: Ethics Applied 2.0 and 3.0, Simon & Schuster, first college ethics textbook with Internet CD for safe website research; co-writer with11 national experts; used for postrgraduate leadership studies, University of Texas at Austin, Community College Leadership Program* Creator and Editor of pictorial biography of SBC president Dr. Bobby Welch, First FAITH.* Author, Plain Talk Celebrating Wit & Wisdom of the Red States* Adviser, editor and writer for Bright Media Foundation* Creator, editor, Editorial Excellence, Volumes I and II - used as supplementaltext American University, University of Maryland School of Communications, et a

l.RADIO: College news and talk host.TELEVISION: Executive Producer, East Africa Today; also, Producer-Director, weekly church services.Community Leadership* Director and chairman, Long-range Planning Committee, YMCA of St. Petersburg* Director and by-laws chairman, Community Youth Association* Founder, Tampa Bay Future Society* Co-founder, Pinellas Fair Campaign Practices Committee* Director, Coach, Manager, All-Star Coach, Baypoint Little League 5 years; Man

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ager of the Year* Active layman: Coordinator, overseas humanitarian missions in partnership with44 Suncoast churches. Chairman of leadership boards, two search committees, 2,000-member churches.Travel on Assignment: Russia, Japan, Australia, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Egypt, Finland, Italy, Canada and 46 U.S. states.Studies: Mass Communications (Franklin College), newspaper finance (Poynter Institute), Public policy, local, state federal, foreign; One of 30 journalists chosen for studies on Strategic Arms Limitations Talks; various critiques and seminars, National Conference of Editorial Writers, Jewish studies, athletics, music (piano and choral member)Personal Honors: Person of Courage Award St. Pete International Society, U.S. Humanitarian Award of the American Jewish Committee for The Lifeline Letters Project helping save lives of the persecuted in Soviet gulags, Angel Award Tampa BayArchdiocese, Outstanding Leadership as Youth Camp Director, seven years.Father of Three: Michele Peek, Greer, S.C.; Dr. Mark L. Richardson, Dallas, Texas; Mindy Lynn RIchardson, Nashville, TN;

Contact: 727-424-5252; mrdee060@westpost.net