About Frances Kirschner


  Frances Kirschner, owner of Frantasy Enterprises, LLC, a public relations firm in Lakewood, N.J.

Frances Kirschner entered the field of public relations in 1976 when she began writing press releases for teachers and programs in the Lakewood schools. Later she wrote and coordinated all the publicity for the district. Ms. Kirschner also wrote for the Superintendent of Schools and published a bimonthly newsletter for the Board of Education until 1999.

In addition, she created and marketed Frantasy Workshop, a company that created and sold social expressions, the children's book Nosey Notes, and audio cooking cassettes. Her materials were sold across the United States from 1979 - 1999.

From 1993 to 2001, Ms. Kirschner was the editor of Pro Bono, a classical newsletter for Latin and Greek high school teachers and college professors.

Besides her expertise in writing press releases for clients in many industries, Ms. Kirschner is experienced in proofreading, copyediting, and writing newsletters. She copyedited and proofread Visions, a magazine for the product development industry. Ms. Kirschner wrote the quarterly newsletter of the Lakewood UEZ for seven years and was also a proofreader for the magazine HR Innovator.

Frances Kirschner holds a B.A. in Classical Latin and English; and two masters' degrees, one in Human Development and another in Administration and Supervision. Ms. Kirschner is also a certified trainer in the 4-MAT System, Teaching Model.

Memberships

CRA (Corporate Resource Alliance): Member (2002-); Secretary of Executive Board (2003-04); Vice President of the Executive Board (2005-2007); President (2008- )

Lakewood Chamber of Commerce: Member (2001-); Board of Directors (2003-)

MODC (Monmouth Ocean Development Council): Marketing Committee (2003-)

JSPRAA (Jersey Shore Public Relations and Advertising Association): Member (1997- ); Treasurer (2002-04)

JSAHR (Jersey Shore Association of Human Resources): Member (2006 - ); Communications Committee (2007 - )

Executive Committee Member, National Committee for Latin and Greek (1992-2001)

North American Cambridge Classics Project: Executive Board (1989-1999)



Awards

Lakewood Chamber Business Person of the Month (Nov. 07, Nov. ’06, Dec.'05, and March '04)

Citizen of the Year (2003), Lakewood Chamber of Commerce

1992 Professional Award for Excellence in Foreign Language, Foreign Educators of New Jersey

Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship (1989)




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Frances Kirschner, President
Phone: 732-363-3988
Fax: 732-367-3726
Cell: 732-267-7542
fran@frantasypr.com

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