Brian Kantz, Buffalo, NY-based writer and editor

BRIAN KANTZ

Education

CANISIUS COLLEGE, Buffalo, New York

Bachelor of Arts degree in English, 1995

All-College Honors Program

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois

Certificate in Nonprofit Management, June 2005

Professional Experience

IINDEPENDENT WRITER AND EDITOR

June 2004 to present

Write articles for consumer and trade magazines and newspapers. †Also provide writing and editing services for nonprofit organizations and corporations.

Key Accomplishments:

• Author of “The Newbie Dad,” a monthly column appearing in Western New York Family, Charlotte Parent, and the New York Post’s Family Publications group magazines, reaching a combined circulation of approximately 200,000. The column was named one of the nation’s top parenting humor columns at the 2007 Parenting Publications of America editorial awards competition. The column has also been heard on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition in Buffalo and has been published in more than a dozen regional parenting magazines and on Fatherville.com.

• Published a collection of parenting columns in the book, Stay-at-Home Dad. Stay. Good Boy., from CafePress (March 2007). Also had essays from “The Newbie Dad” published in the books, Amazing Grace for Families (2007) and Amazing Grace for Fathers (2006), from Ascension Press.

• Edited the book, The Battle Over School Prayer: How Engel v. Vitale Changed America, for author Bruce Dierenfield, Ph.D. The book was released in 2007 as part of the University Press of Kansas’ “Landmark Law Cases and American Society” series and was awarded the prestigious Langum Prize in American Legal History for 2007.

DIRECTOR OF EDITORIAL SERVICES

Medaille College, Office of College Relations, Buffalo, New York

March 2004 to June 2004

Provided management and editorial services for all content related to promoting the College, including print and web-based communications. Specific duties included: serving as editor of Medaille’s full-color alumni magazine and annual report and editor of web content and print/e-newsletter.

PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR

Medaille College, Office of Institutional Advancement, Buffalo, New York

November 1999 to March 2004

Coordinated and produced print materials for Medaille College. †Primary responsibilities included: producing admissions/recruitment print materials; writing, editing and designing College’s quarterly alumni magazine; and producing ancillary print materials for departments and special events College-wide.

EDITOR

Ecology and Environment, Inc., Lancaster, New York

March 1998 to November 1999

Edited and produced technical recommendation reports for domestic and international clients pursuing environment-related projects.

EDITOR

Meister Publishing Company (now Meister Media Worldwide), Willoughby, Ohio

August 1995 to March 1998

Associate editor for Ag Consultant magazine and assistant editor for Farm Chemicals (now CropLife) and Farm Chemicals International magazines, three leading national/international agribusiness trade magazines.

Activities, Affiliations, Achievements

Member, Board of Directors, Child Care Resource Network, 2008-present

Chairperson, Parent Board, Amherst Cooperative Nursery School, 2008-09

Publicity Chair, Parent Board, Amherst Cooperative Nursery School, 2007-08

Meals-on-Wheels Volunteer (with two son), Amherst, New York, 2005-present

Co-Chair, Canisius College 10-Year Reunion Committee, 2004-05

Vice President, Parish Council, St. Benedict’s Church, Eggertsville, New York, 2005-07

United Way Campaign and Day of Caring Coordinator, Medaille College, 2000-03; Day of
Caring “Q Team” Member, 2004

Coursework in Master of Science in Education (Curriculum and Instruction) program, Medaille College

Wrote college senior thesis on Larry Doby and the racial integration of baseball’s American League

Presented paper at the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s “Symposium on Baseball and American Culture,” Cooperstown, New York, June 1995; Paper is now on file at National Baseball Hall of Fame Library

Editor in Chief, The Griffin, Canisius College student newspaper, 1994; Sports Editor, The Griffin, 1992-94

Sports Information Assistant, Canisius College Sports Information Department, 1991-95

Member of Di Gamma, Canisius College Honor Society and Sigma Tau Delta, National English Honor Society


Brian Kantz



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	BRIAN KANTZ Education CANISIUS COLLEGE, Buffalo, New York Bachelor of Arts degree in English, 1995 All-College Honors Program UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois Certificate in Nonprofit Management, June 2005 Professional Experience IINDEPENDENT WRITER AND EDITOR June 2004 to present Write articles for consumer and trade magazines and newspapers. †Also provide writing and editing services for nonprofit organizations and corporations. Key Accomplishments: • Author of “The Newbie Dad,” a monthly column appearing in Western New York Family, Charlotte Parent, and the New York Post’s Family Publications group magazines, reaching a combined circulation of approximately 200,000. The column was named one of the nation’s top parenting humor columns at the 2007 Parenting Publications of America editorial awards competition. The column has also been heard on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition in Buffalo and has been published in more than a dozen regional parenting magazines and on Fatherville.com. • Published a collection of parenting columns in the book, Stay-at-Home Dad. Stay. Good Boy., from CafePress (March 2007). Also had essays from “The Newbie Dad” published in the books, Amazing Grace for Families (2007) and Amazing Grace for Fathers (2006), from Ascension Press. • Edited the book, The Battle Over School Prayer: How Engel v. Vitale Changed America, for author Bruce Dierenfield, Ph.D. The book was released in 2007 as part of the University Press of Kansas’ “Landmark Law Cases and American Society” series and was awarded the prestigious Langum Prize in American Legal History for 2007. DIRECTOR OF EDITORIAL SERVICES Medaille College, Office of College Relations, Buffalo, New York March 2004 to June 2004 Provided management and editorial services for all content related to promoting the College, including print and web-based communications. Specific duties included: serving as editor of Medaille’s full-color alumni magazine and annual report and editor of web content and print/e-newsletter. PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR Medaille College, Office of Institutional Advancement, Buffalo, New York November 1999 to March 2004 Coordinated and produced print materials for Medaille College. †Primary responsibilities included: producing admissions/recruitment print materials; writing, editing and designing College’s quarterly alumni magazine; and producing ancillary print materials for departments and special events College-wide. EDITOR Ecology and Environment, Inc., Lancaster, New York March 1998 to November 1999 Edited and produced technical recommendation reports for domestic and international clients pursuing environment-related projects. EDITOR Meister Publishing Company (now Meister Media Worldwide), Willoughby, Ohio August 1995 to March 1998 Associate editor for Ag Consultant magazine and assistant editor for Farm Chemicals (now CropLife) and Farm Chemicals International magazines, three leading national/international agribusiness trade magazines. Activities, Affiliations, Achievements Member, Board of Directors, Child Care Resource Network, 2008-present Chairperson, Parent Board, Amherst Cooperative Nursery School, 2008-09 Publicity Chair, Parent Board, Amherst Cooperative Nursery School, 2007-08 Meals-on-Wheels Volunteer (with two son), Amherst, New York, 2005-present Co-Chair, Canisius College 10-Year Reunion Committee, 2004-05 Vice President, Parish Council, St. Benedict’s Church, Eggertsville, New York, 2005-07 United Way Campaign and Day of Caring Coordinator, Medaille College, 2000-03; Day of Caring “Q Team” Member, 2004 Coursework in Master of Science in Education (Curriculum and Instruction) program, Medaille College Wrote college senior thesis on Larry Doby and the racial integration of baseball’s American League Presented paper at the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s “Symposium on Baseball and American Culture,” Cooperstown, New York, June 1995; Paper is now on file at National Baseball Hall of Fame Library Editor in Chief, The Griffin, Canisius College student newspaper, 1994; Sports Editor, The Griffin, 1992-94 Sports Information Assistant, Canisius College Sports Information Department, 1991-95 Member of Di Gamma, Canisius College Honor Society and Sigma Tau Delta, National English Honor Society