Meet Rae Newman :: Strategist…Consultant…Public Speaker…Branding…Events Guru…Politico…Media…Socialista!!

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Last updated: 2008
Rachel (Rae) Newman has had over 20 years in the entertainment industry.  In a career that started out in television and music, over the years Ms. Newman has also dabbled in TV,  Film and PR; but it was in Sports, Concerts, Sound Engineering, Festival Production, Political conferences & events, and Theater that she found her niche’.

Career Highlights    :::   8 years in IATSE, 7 years at the Lincoln Theatre (DC), 2 Event Production Companies, founded an “Entertainment Think Tank”, 10 years as a sound engineer (recording studio, live music, television, and sports), 9 years in venue management, & 7 years in festival event production   :::   A diverse clientele including a Philadelphia boxing promoter, the rapper/actor Saafir, Healthy You Now – an online women’s health magazine, Pink November – a high end womens boutique, the Congressional Black Caucus, Dimensions Entertainment, Captured Light Films/GhettoPhysics, Media Personality Anji Corley, NFL, NBA, MLS, BET, & The Smithsonian   :::   3 union cards – IATSE, NABET & IBEW    :::    Events include – Heart & Soul Magazine Conference Luncheon, Million Man March, NBA All Star (DC), Mark Twain Awards honoring Neil Simon, Black Family Reunion, Stone Soul Picnic, BET Honors, CBC Annual Legislative Conference, FunkRapFest, Taste of DC, A Celebration of American Music at the White House, Soul Spectacular on Ice, Dave Chapelle’s Killin’ Em Softly, ESPN Tuesday Night Fights, & Women of Color Conference   :::   Production Manager at DC’s Historic Lincoln Theatre for 6 yrs and Production Coordinator for Special Events at the John F Kennedy Center for Performing Arts for a year    :::    Memberships in the Women’s Democratic Club, NARAS / The Grammys – DC Chapter, IAAM, NSBE – USC Chapter & St Augustine’s Church    :::    Panelist on industry panels with the CMJ Conference, Can A Sista Roc a Mic Conference & countless mentoring panels    :::   PROUD DC Native & USC Trojan!!

Recently she has focused on creating, writing and producing – along with her Strategy & Branding consulting firm.  With a body of work that is simply awesome, one of the things Rae Newman does best is make connections.

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