Sarah Rayne

Experience

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  The Daily Times

  Jan 2010 - Jun 2012

  News Reporter

  > Produce at least one news story per day, on a daily deadline, in addition to one news feature per week.> Produce news and police briefs, as well as information for the police blotter and news trackers.> Post to the website every 45 minutes.> Cover the Salisbury city beat.> Perform editorial duties when the news editor is out of the office.> Post to the newspaper's Facebook and Twitter feeds.

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  GateHouse Media

  Apr 2013 - Jun 2014

  News Reporter

  > Produce 7 news stories per week about issues and events related to Sussex County, Delaware.> Produce all news and police briefs.> Produce all photographs, including at least one photo gallery per week to be posted on the newspaper's website.> Produce at least one video per week.> Post to the newspaper's website once per day and the Facebook and Twitter accounts twice per day.

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  Coastal Association of REALTORS of MD, Inc

  Jun 2014 - Apr 2020

  Government & Public Affairs Director

  > Develop and maintain relationships with legislative and executive branch policy makers on matters of association and member interest.> Oversee the association's political strategy, including understanding the overall political campaign landscape, effectively deploying volunteer resources, and managing the association's involvement for maximum influence.> Response to media requests.> Motivate and mobilize volunteers around issues and community projects.> Broaden members' awareness of political and policy matters through newsletters, website articles, video updates, social media, and presentations.> Promote grassroots political involvement by REALTORS® through online advocacy and personal engagement.> Coordinate the interviewing of candidates for local public office and assist the association's legislative committee in selecting and recommending candidates to receive financial support.> Utilize grants and programs available through the National Association of REALTORS® REALTOR® Party Program to further the association’s political and community outreach efforts. > Work with the Association Executive to complete annual Core Standards Requirements and Reporting.> Work with the Association Executive to administer the Coastal REALTORS® Foundation, which provides funding to community organizations supported by our members.> Serve as staff liaison to several association committees.> Trained to utilize the RAMCO and Sentrilock software products to provide membership support and services. Show less

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  Howard County Association of REALTORS®

  Apr 2020 - now

  Chief Executive Officer

  Sarah Rayne, Chief Executive Officer of the Howard County Association of REALTORS® (HCAR), is responsible for the strategic direction, vision, growth, and performance of the HCAR brand. At HCAR, she works directly with the Board of Directors and oversees all facets of the association.