Background
Harmon, Clara Chokenea was born on February 5, 1953 in Cleveland. Daughter of Arthur Charles and Clara Ann (Sinagra) Chokenea.
public relations/marketing executive
Harmon, Clara Chokenea was born on February 5, 1953 in Cleveland. Daughter of Arthur Charles and Clara Ann (Sinagra) Chokenea.
Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Bowling Green State University, 1975. Master of Business Administration, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1979.
Employee information editor, news services editor, sales representative Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York, 1975-1979. Management assistant South Central Bell/American Telephone & Telegraph Company, Louisville, 1979-1981. Account executive Caldwell Van Riper Inc., Indianapolis, 1981-1982.
Editorial staff writer Sherman-Eckert Visual and Verbal Communications, Webster, New York, 1993. Director communications Personnel Works Inc., Pittsford, 1993-1995, director marketing, 1995-1996. Group leader corporation communications Visiting nurse service Rochester and Monroe Coutny, 1996—1998.
Director marketing and public relations University New Haven, 1999—2000. Director marketing communications Pitney Bowes Office Systems (spin-off Imagistics International), 2000—2002. Manager marketing communications, property and casualty The Hartford, since 2002.
Loaned executive United Way, Rochester, 1979. Chair community relations committee, board directors Girls Clubs of Greater Indianapolis, 1982-1984. Member marketing/publ relations committee American Red Cross, Rochester, 1984-1986.
Member building management team, parent representative shared decision-making team Thornell Road Elementary School, Pittsford, 1993-1995. Various committee chair positions Plank South School Parent-Teacher-Student Association, Webster, New York, 1991-1992, chair family to family program, 1990-1992. Founder Plank Road South Public Center, Webster, 1991-1992.
Director school program Mount Rise United Church Christ, 1996-1998. Member board child and youth education, Sunday school teacher kindergarten First Church Congressional, Fairfield, Connecticut, 2003^. Member Public Relations Society of America (board directors health academy), Women in Communications (president Rochester chapter 1978-1979, membership vice president 1994-1995, national nominations chair 1982-1982), Society for Human Resource Management (newsletter editor 1994-1996), Chi Omega.
Married John Clifford Harmon, July 21, 1979. Children: Anna Grace, Gail Frances.