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John Bianchi is a Vice President in the New York Office of Boodman Media International, Inc. With an extensive background media relations, communications, and public policy work, bianchi has more than 17 years of experience in both the business and not-for- profit sectors. Prior to joining Goodman Media, Bianchi served eight years as the Director of Communications for the National Audubon Society, the nation's leading voice in bird and wildlife conservation. While there,he created strategic communications and media plans for the century-old organization, helped lead and organization-wide re-branding effort, provided media support for Audubon public policy efforts, kand helped conceive and launch several new conservation programs for volunteers, driving participation in these into the millions entirely through publicity placements. Earlier, Bianchi was a Press Representative for CBS Nwes from 1992 to 1993. In thatcapacity, he conducted publicity efforts for "CBS This Morning" and worked on coverage of the Republican and Cemocratic National Conventions. He worked on CBS News' coverage of the 1992 Presidential campaign, arranging press events including several town meetings with the Bush, Clinton, and Perot campaigns, and also provided press support for "CBS This Morning" Rose Garden broadcasts with Presidents Bush and Clinton. Fprm 1989 to 1992, Bianchi was a Senior Publicist at Turner Broadcasting System in New York City, where he handled publicity for CNN Business News, "Special Assignment," and the Persian Gulf War. He began his career as a publicity coordinator at NBC News, where he provided publicity support for "Meet the Press", "Nightly News with Tom Brokaw ", and "Today", and worked on the network's Decision '88 Presidential campaign coverage. Bianchi graduated Cum laude from Tufts University. A native New Yorker, he lives in Manhattan with jhis wife and two daughters. | 