Summary

Frank H. Fox was the Chief Alumni Officer of The Hague Masters Alumni Association. He was the Manager,Recruitment, Admissions and Alumni Affairs for the MBA and BBA programs at The Hague University. He was appointed MBA Course Manager in September 1989 as a member of the project group to develop English stream international undergraduate and graduate business and management education in The Hague University’s Faculty of Economics & Management (now The Hague University’s Graduate Studies Center). Prior to the appointment, he was the Managing Director of the American-owned Dutch machine manufacturing subsidiary, Schmutz Internationaal-Gefra BV, located in Roosendaal and ‘s-Gravenzande. Before the 1985 appointment to the Dutch based operation, he served stints as the executive assistant to the Governor of Kentucky; Municipal Relations Director of the Chief Executive’s Office of the Jefferson County government; and as an investigative reporter for the state-wide Courier-Journal daily newspaper. In 1972 Fox was awarded the Louisville-Jefferson County (legal) Bar Association’s Investigator of the Year award for the Pulitzer prize winning newspaper. After completing his higher education in Sociology in Florida and Kentucky, Fox served as a Public Affairs officer with the U.S. Marine Corps and it’s Officer Selection Office’s in California, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and the former Republic of South Vietnam.

Specialties: MBA and BBA applicant interviewing and recruitment. Program development, management andadministration. MBA and BBA alumni contact, activities liasion and coordination.

Experience

Owner at Frank Fox & Company November 2009 – Present (6 years 11 months) Frank H. Fox was the Manager, Recruitment, Admissions and Alumni Affairs for MBA & BBA. He was appointed MBA Course Manager in September 1989 to develop English-stream international undergraduate and graduate business and management education in the Haagse Hogeschool’s Economics & Management (now The Hague University’s Masters Studies). Prior to the appointment, he was the Managing Director of the American-owned Dutch machine manufacturing subsidiary, Schmutz Internationaal-Gefra BV, located in Roosendaal and ‘s-Gravenzande. Before the 1985 appointment to the Dutch based operation, he served stints as the executive assistant to the Governor of Kentucky; Municipal Relations Director of the Chief Executive’s Office of the Jefferson County government; and as an investigative reporter for the state-wide Courier-Journal daily newspaper. In 1972 Fox was awarded the Louisville-Jefferson County (legal) Bar Association’s Investigator of the Year award for the Pulitzer prize winning newspaper.

• Alumni Officer, The Hague Masters Alumni Association at The Hague University
• March 2009 – November 2011 (2 years 9 months)
• Managed and coordinated Masters international alumni activties on a global basis.
• MBA Course Manager at The Hague University
• August 1989 – March 2009 (19 years 8 months)
• Created, established, supervised and managed development and launch and operation and management of
• international Master in Business Administration study in part-time and full-time variants.
• Managing Director at Schmutz-Gefra International
• July 1985 – July 1989 (4 years 1 month)
• Europe-based USA machine manufacturing company located in The Netherlands with customers in China,
• Taiwan, Indonesia, South Korea, India, Singapore, as well Europe and South America. Company re-located
• to USA in 1989
• Executive Assistant Media Relations, Governor of Kentucky at Commonwealth of Kentucky
• November 1979 – December 1983 (4 years 2 months)
• Executive Assistant to the Governor of Kentucky, John Y. Brown, Jr., specifically dealing with media affairs
• and relations for the Governor, and the Governor’s Executive Cabinet.
• Reporter/Journalist at Louisville Courier-Journal & Times
• 1971 – 1976 (5 years)
• Investigative Reporter. Then general coverage of Louisville and Jefferson government operations.
• Public Affairs Officer at U.S. Marine Corps
• December 1965 – December 1969 (4 years 1 month)
• Recruitment and Public Relations for the USMC recruitment and Officer Selection Office.
• Sigma Nu Fraternity at University of Miami (Florida)
• September 1963 – December 1965 (2 years 4 months)
• Vice President of Pledge Class. Social Chairman of chapter. Interfraternity Council representative

Languages

Netherlands (Dutch)

Skills & Expertise

• Public Relations
• Media Relations
• International Relations
• Management
• Program Management
• Leadership
• Page3
• Government
• Higher Education
• Recruiting
• System Administration
• Coaching
• Intercultural Communication
• Change Management
• Marketing Strategy
• Organizational Development
• Event Management
• Management Consulting
• Microsoft Office
• Internal Communications
• Marketing Communications
• Business Strategy
• Corporate Communications
• English
• Strategic Planning
• Social Media
• Interviews
• Dutch
• Leadership Development
• Administration
• Cross-functional Team Leadership
• Market Research
• Veterans

Education

• University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
• Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, 1962 – 1965
• Activities and Societies: Sigma Nu Fraternity. Vice president Pledge Class. Social Chairman. Representative to
• Inter Fraternity Council. Sigma Delta Chi Society of Professional Journalists.
• Du Quoin High School
• High School, Academic, university prep., 1958 – 1962
• Activities and Societies: Editor, Magnavox, weekly high school newspaper. Spanish Club

Interests

Formula1 Racing, Current Events, Higher Education, MBA, Business Studies, Alumni groups Higher Education Management and Recruitment Consultant.