Robin Jean Cohn, American public relations and crisis management executive. Member public relations committee Miami"s Foreign Maine, 1982, 83, host committee, 1983; member public relations committee, Broward Arts Council, 1984-1986, Young Men's Christian Association Academy Women Achievers, 1989.
Background
Cohn, Robin Jean was born on October 18, 1952 in Portsmith, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Murry and Mildred (Shachtman) Cohn. Bachelor magna cum laude (President"s scholar), Temple University, 1974.
Director, David Gary Limited., Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1974-1975.
Education
Advertising manager Tamarac Topic (Florida), 1975-1976. Director public relations Biscayne Medical Center, Miami, Florida, 1976-1978. Staff vice president Air Florida, Miami, 1978-1984, Alamo Rent A Carolina, 1984-1986.
Director public relations New York Air, 1986-1987.
Director public relations MacAndrews & Forbes, 1987-1988. President Romann & Tannenholz Public Rels., New York City, 1989-1991, Robin Cohn and Company, 1991.
Speaker University of Nevada, Las Vegas Crisis Management Conference, 1992, Aviation Disaster Symposium, 1994, American Society Industrial Security Conference, 1995, Surviving Crises Conferences, 1996, IAEM Convention, 1996, Institute International Research Conference, 1997. Guest lecturer New York Women"s Bar Association, Yale University, 1991, U. Miami.
Expert witness, 1997.
Director Miami City Ballet, 1985-1988. Adjunct Professor Master of Arts Program in Corporation and Orgnl. Communications Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1990.
Member of New York Women"s Agenda"s Woman of the Future, 1997.
Career
Director David Gary Ltd., Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1974—1975. Advertising manager Tamarac Topic, 1975—1976. Director public relations Biscayne Medical Center, Miami, 1976—1978.
Staff vice president Air Florida, 1978—1984, Alamo Rent A Car, 1984—1986. Director public relations New York Air, 1986—1987, MacAncdrews & Forbes, 1987—1988. President Romann & Tannenholz Public Relations, New York City, 1989—1991, Robin Cohn and Company, since 1991.
Speaker UNLC Crisis Management Conference, 1992, Aviation Disaster Symposium, 1994, American Society Industrial Security Conference, 1995, Surviving Crises Conferences, 1996, IAEM Convention, 1996, Institute International Research Conference, 1997. Guest lecturer New York Women's Bar Association, Yale University, 1991, University Miami. Expert witness, since 1997.
Adjunct professor Master of Arts program in corporation and organizational communications Fairleigh Dickinson University, since 1990. Guest lecturer Crisis Communications in Japan, 2003, Nippon Electric Corporation Symposium-Japan Society, 2004, Crisis Management Symposium/Japan, 2003.
Achievements
Membership
Director Miami City Ballet, 1985—1988. Member New York Women's Agenda's Woman of the Future, 1997. Guest expert Cable News Network, since 2001.
Member public relations committee Miami's For Me, 1982, 1983, host committee, 1983. Active Leadership Miami, 1982—1985, Miami Forum, 1981—1986, Florida Tourism Advisory Council, 1983—1986. Board directors Project Horizon, 1986.
Member executive board Corporation Communications Institute, Fairleigh Dickinson University, since 2000. Member public relations committee Broward Arts Council, 1984—1986. Volunteer New York City School Volunteer Program, since 1992.
Chairman reentry employment committee Young Women’s Christian Association, since 1994. Member AEM Convention Crummer Graduate School Business, 2002. Volunteer Grace Institute Mentoring Program, since 2004.
Advisory board Young Women’s Christian Association, since 1994. Member of National Association of Female Executives (member committee since 1994), Crisis Management Symposium, Finance Women's Association, Foreign Policy Association.