Mark Friedlander

Mark Friedlander

Saint Johns, Florida, United States
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I am an accomplished corporate communications and public relations leader, practitioner…

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    Saint Johns, Fla.

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    St. Johns, Fla.

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    Jacksonville, Florida Area

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    St. Johns, Fla.

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    Prospect Heights, Ill.

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    Merrillville, Ind.

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    Greater Chicago Area

Education

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    The Ohio State University

    Activities and Societies: Beat reporter covering Ohio State football; sports editor of Ohio State daily student newspaper (The Lantern); public relations internships at Battelle Memorial Institute and Ohio Petroleum Marketers Association; officer of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity.

Honors & Awards

  • Partners in Philanthropy for 1st Time!

    Jacksonville Business Journal

    For the first time, The Main Street America Group was honored by the Jacksonville Business Journal's "Partners in Philanthropy" program in 2017. We earned this honor as a result of our hands-on employee volunteer efforts that includes a group build of a townhome community in Atlantic Beach, Fla., for the Beaches Habitat for Humanity, our team support at the annual Cummer Museum Very Special Arts Festival for children with disabilities, and our award-winning partnership with the University of…

    For the first time, The Main Street America Group was honored by the Jacksonville Business Journal's "Partners in Philanthropy" program in 2017. We earned this honor as a result of our hands-on employee volunteer efforts that includes a group build of a townhome community in Atlantic Beach, Fla., for the Beaches Habitat for Humanity, our team support at the annual Cummer Museum Very Special Arts Festival for children with disabilities, and our award-winning partnership with the University of North Florida College of Education and Human Services and Duval County's Woodland Acres Elementary School Urban Professional Development Schools program.

  • Main Street America Captures Five 2017 IMCA Showcase Awards!

    Insurance Marketing & Communications Association

    We earned five awards at The 2017 IMCA Showcase Awards Gala, including Best of Show for our 2016 Annual Report. This was our fifth Best of Show for Main Street America's Annual Report in the past decade, the most in the history of the Showcase Awards. We also captured Best of Show for our claims/integrated customer solutions digital employee newsletter and Awards of Excellence for our Pulse Orlando Nightclub tribute video, 2016 Woodland Acres Elementary School field trip highlights video and…

    We earned five awards at The 2017 IMCA Showcase Awards Gala, including Best of Show for our 2016 Annual Report. This was our fifth Best of Show for Main Street America's Annual Report in the past decade, the most in the history of the Showcase Awards. We also captured Best of Show for our claims/integrated customer solutions digital employee newsletter and Awards of Excellence for our Pulse Orlando Nightclub tribute video, 2016 Woodland Acres Elementary School field trip highlights video and 2017 custom calendar, which featured spectacular landscape photos captured by Main Street America employees.

  • Companies with Heart for 9th Time!

    904 Magazine/Jacksonville Magazine

    For the 9th consecutive year, The Main Street America Group was honored by Jacksonville Magazine's 904 Magazine as one of Northeast Florida's "Companies with Heart." Previously branded as "Companies That Care," we were honored for our impactful philanthropic efforts locally and nationally.

  • 2016 Radiance Awards

    Public Relations Society of America -- Sunshine District

    The Main Street America Group captured the "Best Annual Report" award from the Public Relations Society of America Sunshine District at its 2016 Radiance Awards program in Miami, Fla. Our annual report, produced by our corporate communications unit, was delivered in both print and interactive formats.

  • Main Street America Captures Two Awards of Excellence at IMCA Showcase Awards

    Insurance Marketing & Communications Association

    The Main Street America Group captured two Awards of Excellence at the 2015 IMCA Showcase Awards Gala in Nashville. Our company was honored for an internal flyer promoting our Cummer Museum VSA Arts Festival 2014 Jacksonville employee volunteer program (“Employee Print Communications” category), and an invitation to NGM’s customer hospitality event at the Independent Agents & Brokers Association of South Carolina 2014 Annual Conference (“External Corporate Print Communications” category). Both…

    The Main Street America Group captured two Awards of Excellence at the 2015 IMCA Showcase Awards Gala in Nashville. Our company was honored for an internal flyer promoting our Cummer Museum VSA Arts Festival 2014 Jacksonville employee volunteer program (“Employee Print Communications” category), and an invitation to NGM’s customer hospitality event at the Independent Agents & Brokers Association of South Carolina 2014 Annual Conference (“External Corporate Print Communications” category). Both winning entries were produced by our corporate communications department.

  • IMCA Showcase Awards

    Insurance Marketing and Communications Association

    Main Street America's corporate communications/human resources team captured the Best in Show Award for our 2014 Open Enrollment Online Tutorial at the 2014 IMCA Showcase Awards Gala in San Diego. Congratulations to all of our team members who worked on this year's award-winning project! We have earned five Showcase Awards in the past two years, including two Best in Shows and three Awards of Excellence.

  • IMCA Showcase Awards

    Insurance Marketing and Communications Association

    Main Street America's corporate communications team captured four awards at the 2013 IMCA Showcase Awards Gala in Philadelphia. This included "Best at Show" and an "Award of Excellence" for our 2012 Annual Report, as well as an Award of Excellence for our video production, "Woodland Acres Visits Main Street America" and an Award of Excellence for our interactive online employee benefits open enrollment tutorial.

Organizations

  • University of North Florida Dean's Education Advisory Council

    Executive Board Member/Membership Committee Chair

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  • Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety Communications Committee

    Communications Committee Member; Former Committee Chair

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  • Trusted Choice Company Partner Advisory Board

    Member

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