SUZANNE FLEMING __________________________________________

1261 Beaconsfield
Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230
313.823.1936
sf937db4@westpost.net
Professional Experience
FORD MOTOR COMPANY, WORLD HEADQUARTERS, DEARBORN, MI
PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS
- Contributing writer: co-wrote weekly e-mail, On the Road, to employees, worldw
ide, for then-President and CEO Jacques Nasser
- Speech writer: formulated speeches from executive talking points for then-Huma
n Resources Vice President David Murphy for global executive meeting; helped pre
pare speeches for other speakers at same, three-day event
- Managing editor: helped create Ford Motor Credit Companyas first global, month
ly newspaper, aInside Financiala
PUBLIC AFFAIRS, EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS
- Press release writer/editor/ proofreader: helped create wording after the fire
/explosion at the Rouge Plant; created releases for the Leadership Group, led by
members of the Wharton Business School; wrote releases, brochures and press kit
s for U.S. auto shows
- Speech writer: crafted college recruitment speeches for then-Human Resources V
ice President David Murphy; wrote the U.S. astump speecha for employeesa United
Way contributions
- Chief copy editor: fully edited and helped compose Ford Motor Company Annual R
eport; Ford Motor Company Corporate Citizenship Annual Report; Ford's Centennial
Booklet for school children
SELF-EMPLOYMENT, CYRANOTES
- Writer: compose, mostly anonymously, personal letters, notes, prose or poetry
for clientas memorable occasions; also business- and Web-related writing and ed
iting
- PR/marketing, copy, promotional director: Apollo Distributions, Scottsdale, A
Z.
- Photographer: specializing in black and white, vintage auto art photographs
WRITING SEMINARS
AUTOWEEK MAGAZINE, CRAIN COMMUNICATIONS, DETROIT, MI
- Taught: grammar, editing and writing seminars for all staff writers and edito
rs
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN, DETROIT, MI
- Taught: grammar and persuasive writing seminars for grant and application wri
ters

Teaching Experience
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, DETROIT MI,
-20-year adjunct instructor, Communication Department, journalism area
Classes taught: Media Survey; Newsroom Grammar and Style; News Writing; Editing;
Feature Writing; Editorials, Column and Review Writing; Professional Writing Wo
rkshop and The South End WritingWorkshop
Faculty Advisor, WSU Student newspaper, The South End
GROSSE POINTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
-Substitute, 2008-2009 school year
- Visiting teacher: PierceMiddle School, journalism classes
- Advisor: student newspaper, The Trojan Times
 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- ESRP: substitute teacher in a regular position, K through 12th grades
- ES: Emergency substitute, K through 12th grades
Publications
OAKLAND PRESS
- Feature story: Wrote and provided photographs for a two-page, Fourth of July
Feature Section cover story about the filming of "Saving Private Ryan"
FOMOCO
- Editorials, reviews, columns, features and news: All written with byline or f
or corporate executives in Inside Financial, Ford World, Ford Motor Company Annu
al Reports, Ford Motor Company Corporate Citizenship Annual Reports and The Ford
Motor Company Centennial Book
Education
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, KALAMAZOO, MI
- BA; major: sociology; minor: English; Michigan Secondary Teaching Certificate
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
- Post-graduate work for MA; journalism credits toward Permanent Certification
U OF D MERCY
- Post-graduate classes
Honors and Awards
WMU
- dean's list
WSU
-dean's list; Ven Marshall Award, Adjunct Teacher of the Year
FOMOCO
- two-time winner, as editor, top prize for American Annual Reports; top prize,
as managing editor, Midwest corporate newspapers for Inside Finacial
HUTCHINS
MIDDLE
SCHOOL
- Parentsa Award for establishing an Honors English class and instituting a scho
ol paper
References
WSU
-Benjamin Burns, director, WSU Journalism Area
-Jack Lessenberry, Metro Times writer, Public Radio host, lecturer
-Matt Seeger, Acting Dean, College of Communications, Fine and Performing Arts
FORD MOTOR
- Michael Karagozian, former IT producer, Ford Motor Credit
- Francine Romine, former FoMoCo director; CEO, Backyard Industries