Dana Hamilton

Experience

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  The Daily Record Publishing Company

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1998

  Government/Business Reporter/Editor

  Covered all aspects of local government. Writing, editing, pagination and partnering with local government officials to both inform and create stronger connections between the public and the local government.

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  Dunn Area Tourism Authority

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2006

  Marketing Director

  Responsible for the disbursement of more than $200,000 in hotel occupancy tax for the promotion of Dunn, NC and the Harnett County area for travel and tourism. Founding director of the Touchstone Energy NC Cotton Festival, an event that attracted more than 10,000 people to the community. Developed and maintained a tourism website, visitor's guides and worked to increase occupancy rates in Dunn area hotels by recruiting sporting events from baseball to golf. Spokesperson for the tourism industry for the county. Show less

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  Select Bank & Trust Company

  Apr 2006 - Apr 2018

  SVP/Marketing Director/Certified Financial Marketing Professional

  Responsible for all marketing, branding and public relations activities, including media relations, community relations and employee communications. Coordinate the customer relationship management program, advertising, promotions and new product development for Select Bank & Trust. Oversee development and implementation for all marketing channels, including social, digital and print. Ensure consistent brand image and positioning. Experienced in CRM systems, content management systems for website, merger and acquisition communications, employee, customer, crisis and media communications. Show less

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  North Carolina Trucking Association

  Apr 2018 - Jul 2019

  Director of Marketing and Communications

  Advocated, promoted and educated a safe and sustainable trucking industry. Created a new logo and new website, the first in more than a decade for the organization; coordinated events across the state for leaders in the industry; served as a liaison between leaders in the trucking industry and legislators and served as Managing Editor for the state trucking magazine.

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  First Federal Bank NC

  Oct 2019 - now

  VP, Mortgage Operations Administrator

  Operations Administrator of the residential mortgage lending division. I work to establish and maintain vendor and investor relationships, risk grade residential mortgage loans, coordinate audits, develop board reports and packages, create marketing materials, and manage a large construction to perm portfolio. Other key aspects include working with Mortgage Loan Originators to expand our reach and with Mortgage Processors to create and improve efficiencies.