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Reading, Attending and Participating in Literary Events, Collecting Autographs

http://www.njpo.org/

Government Office

Regional

Editing, Writing, Reporting on Land Use Issues, Directing and Maintaining a Website, Managing Public Relations, Representing the Organization at State Conferences

Municipal Plans, Education, Seminars, Publications, Legislation

Playthings

Pursuing Doctorate, Southern Illinois University; Master of Science in Journalism, West Virginia University; Bachelor of Arts, Fordham University

Kappa Tau Alpha National Journalism Honor Society; Alumni Association, Fordham Preparatory School; Neal Award, American Business Press; Public Service Award, Community Action Network

The highlights of his career were being awarded three bronze stars as well as an Army Commendation Medal while serving as an information officer during the Vietnam War. In addition, as a business magazine editor, he was honored with a Neal Award from the American Business Press and several public service awards from the Community Action Network.

He attributes his success to two guiding principles that he lives by. The first is to always do your homework, be prepared and always do more than is expected. The second principle is to lead and manage by example and not just by words.

He became involved in journalism after participating in sports as a high school athlete and realizing that he enjoyed writing about sports as much as playing them.

6/14/2007

Professional of the Year in Government Communications

Bronx, NY

Communications Manager, New Jersey Planning Officials; Communications Editor, New Jersey Planning Officials; Adjunct Professor, C.W. Post College; Director, Department of Defense High School News Service; United States Army Combat Information Officer; Sports Editor, Media-Scope Magazine; Editor, Licensing Trends Newsletter; Editor, Playthings Magazine; Executive Editor, Incentive Marketing

Three Bronze Stars, Army Commendation Medal, Vietnam, Unites States Army; Neal Award, American Business Press; Public Service Award, Community Action Network

Mr. Reysen enjoyed a long career editing business magazines at several major publishing companies before becoming communications manager for the New Jersey Planning Officials in 2002. As editor of Playthings magazine from 1979 to1999, he became an international authority on the United States toy industry and appeared as a guest expert on numerous radio and television newscasts, business reports and talk shows. Under his direction, the magazine was honored with the coveted Neal Award from the American Business Press as well as receiving several Community Action Network Awards. Mr. Reysen also worked as a top editor at Incentive Marketing, Media-Scope and Licensing Trends, all located in New York. His extensive writings on various business subjects are cited in a number of scholarly volumes. As a graduate of Fordham Preparatory and Fordham University, the Bronx, New York native holds a Master's degree from West Virginia University, where he was elected to Kappa Tau Alpha National Journalism Honorary Society. He was a doctoral candidate at Southern Illinois University before serving in active military duty at the United States Army Infantry School in Fort Benning, Georgia. In addition, he served as a combat information officer in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968 where he rose to the rank of Captain and was awarded three Bronze Stars and the Army Commendation Medal. He was the first Army officer ever appointed as Director of the Department of Defense High School News Service. During his versatile career, Mr. Reysen has met and interviewed a variety of dignitaries in many fields. Among them were South Vietnam heads of State Nguyen Van Thieu and Nguyen Cao Ky, United States Vice Presidential candidate and football star Jack Kemp, film and television actors Charlton Heston, Martha Raye and Sebastian Cabot, music great James Brown, animators Walter Lanz and Jim Henson and sports legends Joe Paterno, Joe Lapchick, Bobby Bell and Howard Cosell. Mr. Reysen is an active volunteer in local school and church activities.

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