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SHEILA K MILLER (ELIAS) · LinkedIn @sheila-k-miller · skmentertainment.biz

Outgoing, resourceful entertainment and music professional with a focused work ethic and over 20 years of proven leadership and strategic planning skills in household, education, non-profit, healthcare, and transportation organizations. Along with my passion for life, my desire to help to make a difference drives me to step up to any challenge. EDUCATION MAY 2021 NEW MEDIA JOURNALISM, M.A., FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY • GPA – 4.0 • Courses: Mastery – Personal Development and Leadership, New Media and Communication, Writing for Interactive Media, Legal Aspects of Media, and Research and Investigation Skills Development NOVEMBER 2020 JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY COVID-19 CONTACT TRACING, COURSERA.ORG OCTOBER 2020 COVID-19 COMPLIANCE OFFICER, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES COVID-19 PROTECTING YOURSELF IN THE WORKPLACE, PATHOGEN SAFETY DATA & PLANNING, COMMUNITY WORKS PROJECT OCTOBER 2020 OSHA 29 CFR 1910 (GENERAL INDUSTRY HEALTH AND SAFETY), COMMUNITY WORKS PROJECT & ACTIONOSH, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH AUGUST 2020 COVID-19 COMPLIANCE OFFICER, HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICES MAY 2019 MUSIC BUSINESS, B.S., FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY • GPA – 3.92. • Courses: Music and Entertainment Business and Marketing Project and Portfolio I – VII, Concert Management and Touring, Music Supervision, Principles of Business Finance, Music Retail and Distribution, Music Business Marketing, Music Business Copyright and Publishing, Leadership and Organizational Behavior, Music Evaluation and Repertoire, Artist Management, Music Business Models, Professional Writing, Fundamentals of Physical Science, Statistics, Popular Culture in Media, Introduction to Economics, Data Analysis and Reporting, Introduction to Marketing, Business Management, Business in the Entertainment and Media Industries, and Creative Presentation. • Awards and honors: Class Valedictorian, Advanced Achievement Award, Music Business Association Scholarship Foundation Scholarship, Course Director’s Award in Principles of Entrepreneurship, Business Accounting, Business Law, and Music Business Marketing. • Activities and clubs: Music Business Association, Grammy U, Pre-Law Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Entertainment Marketing Association, Aperture Alliance, Singer and Songwriter Group, Women of Full Sail, Entertainment Networking Society, and LiveFM. SKILLS • COVID-Compliance • Dedication and Passion • OSHA General Industry Safety • Organization • Music Business • Strong Written and Verbal Communication • Accounting • Team Player • Marketing • Microsoft Office • Business Management • Computers iOS and Window systems • Social Media

EXPERIENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 – PRESENT CONTRACT FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION ASSISTANT, PUBLIC HOUSE PICTURES (9/2020 – 10/2020) • Delivering COVD safety briefings in morning safety meetings to the production team and developing, organizing, and distributing a daily COVID safety summary newsletter. • Documenting the screening procedure of each production team member • Supporting production managers by tracking COVID test results and maintaining production contact database using data entry skills. • Maintaining and scheduling talent travel. • Screening potential interviewees for production positions. SHED MEDIA (10/2019) Talent (artist) production assistant responsibilities on Who Do You Think You Are: • Maintaining artist local transportation and itinerary. • Assisting production with onset tasks, i.e., crowd control, stand-in for scene set up. • Managing artists lunch orders. TRIAGE ENTERTAINMENT (10/2019) • Assisting camera crew with lighting of set. • Obtaining media releases from guests. LEFT/RIGHT INC. (9/2019) • Crafty service. • Assisting with scouting shoot locations and lighting. • Production team transportation. 2018 – PRESENT PROJECT-BASED PRODUCTION ASSISTANT, VIACOM (CMT NETWORK) 2019 CMT ARTISTS OF THE YEAR • Directing audience members. • Hospitality Assistant. 2019 CMT MUSIC AWARDS • Audience coordination with moving outside stage parts and props. • Lead PA communicating directions to other PAs. 2019 CMT RAM STAGE LIVE • Hospitality (Green Room) assistant. • Credentialing staff and artists and maintaining hand-held radios as an office production assistant. 2019 CMT CROSSROADS – BROOKS & DUNN • VIP wrangling. • Hospitality support. • Crowd control. 2 2018 CMT HANGOUT • Assisting with event setup. • Aiding CMT staff with directions. 2018 CMT MUSIC AWARDS • Viacom executive and talent wrangling. • Credentialing staff, vendors, and artists. 2018 – PRESENT PRODUCTION RUNNER, SECURITY, LIVE NATION • Enforcing tour and venue security policies and fire safety codes for backstage and front of the house. • Assisting with security for VIP events, special check-in lines, and Meet & Greets. • Manage and reconcile petty cash and credit card purchases • Transportation of artists and tour crew • Assist additional tour and production needs, i.e., ordering and delivering after-show food, bus stocking, placing directional signage, laundry, and more. 2016 – PRESENT DISTRICT ADVOCATE, GRAMMY ADVOCACY • Participating in The Recording Academy’s District Advocate Days. • Advocating for support of the music industry to West Virginia’s House of Representative Alex Mooney. • Creating written communications to Congress and Senate representatives. 2016 – PRESENT ENTREPRENEUR, SKM ENTERTAINMENT • Providing music business management, marketing, public relations, and social media consulting services to artists. • Photographer, assistant, and videographer for the event, i.e., weddings, parties, headshots, music and marketing videos, podcasts, and more. • Providing production, box office, Hospitality, and COVID-19 compliance services. 2020 – 2020 PRODUCTION RUNNER, RUSH CONCERTS • Managing and reconciling petty cash. • Managing logistics of artist and crew’s local transportation. • Completing bus stock. 2019 – 2020 PRODUCTION RUNNER, AEG PRESENTS • Managing and reconciling petty cash. • Managing logistics of artist and crew’s local transportation. • Completing bus stock. 2018 – 2020 BARISTA, STARBUCKS • Leading educating and supporting baristas to make customer connections as the “Cheer Squad Leader.” • Barista Trainer. • Production manager and marketing for local store functions, i.e., Community Holiday Celebration, Partner Potluck Party, Storytime events, and more. • Built relationships and partnerships with local non-profits to help the community. 2018 – 2020 EXTRA, ON-LOCATION CASTING • Worked on USA Network’s Real Country, a country music singing competition, as an audience member extra.

3 2018 – 2019 MERCH SELLER, WOLF TRAP FOUNDATION FOR PERFORMING ARTS • Managing artists’ merchandise at the venue. • Handling cash and credit card transactions. • Reconciling sales and creating financial reports for the tour and venue finance department using AtVenue and Square. • Settling payout for merchandise sales with the artist or a tour representative. IRONMAN • Setting up pop-up merchandise store for the Rock-n-Roll Marathon in Nashville, TN. • Handling transactions. • Managing inventory. 2017 – 2020 PRODUCTION ASSISTANT, FUTURE BEAT • Managed inventory and distribution at tour VIP events. • Creating wrap-up written communications for remote managers. • Point-of-contact for VIP patrons. • Collaborating with the tour production team to execute the design of the VIP events. VIP NATION, INC • Assisting with advancing and setting up the VIP party. • Wardrobe assistant during the Midwest of 98 Degrees Christmas Tour 2018. • Training and coordinating other VIP assistants. PRIME SPORTS • Hospitality assistant ensuring the catering was setup appropriately with correct food and presentation. • Assisting the box office with ticket sales. LANE ONE • Wrangling VIP guests. • Client check-in. ON THE LIST PRESENTS • Negotiated crowd-free merch shopping with venue merch and security contacts. • Inventory control. • Crowd control. CID ENTERTAINMENT • Managed inventory control and distribution. • Problem-solved ticket discrepancies. • Training other VIP representatives. 2017 – 2020 EVENT STAFF, I.M.P. • Assist fans with seating. • Enforced all fire safety codes and security protocols. • Oral communication with tour and venue production via two-way radio. 2017 – 2018 CHAPTER PRESIDENT, VP OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AND RECRUITMENT, FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY'S NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLLEGIATE SCHOLARS COUNTY • Organized online and campus activities, including two monthly meetings for officers and members. • Created and managed the annual budget. • Maintained two active Facebook pages posting weekly, growing from 400 to 800 followers. 4 • Initiated protocols and resources becoming a more efficient chapter, i.e., signupgenius.com, doodle.com, surveymonkey.com, Google Suite, YouTube channel, and more. 2017 EVENT STAFF, CENTRAL SPORTS COMMISSION WWE WRESTLEMANIA 33 AXXESS • Crowd control. • Event assistance. • Interpersonal and communication used to interact with talent and fans WRESTLEMANIA 33 PRO-AM GOLF TOURNAMENT • Event assistance. • Cheering the talent and amateur golfers during the tournament. 2014 – 2018 LINE DANCER, LINE DANCE FOUR YOU • Learned dance routines to mostly country music. • Participated in the 2018 Cherry Blossom with Country music artists Ty Herndon, 2016 Joe Gibbs Youth Festival, and ABC local news showcase of Line Dance 4 You in 2015. 2011 – 2017 PRN MEDICAL ASSISTANT, PRACTICE MANAGER, CLINICAL MANAGER, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, MEDICAL ASSISTANT, DERMATOLOGY CENTER OF LOUDOUN • Supported four providers as practice manager by managing calendars, staff scheduling, customer service. • Created accounts payable/receivable reports, including reconciling cash, credit card, and insurance payments. • Saved practice over $100,000 superb leadership and management skills allowed the practice to produce over $6 million annually. • Collaborated with practice owners (physicians) to execute open house events, i.e., catering and beverages, customer experience, vendor and sponsorship relations. 2011 – 2015 VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, LOUDOUN COUNTY FIRE & RESCUE • Maintaining calmness under pressure in a fast-paced environment. • Communicating with 911 call center, crew, and providers at the receiving hospital. • Created and filed written communications electronically for each call attended.

MEMBERSHIPS & HONORS • International Entertainment Buyers Association • National Society of Collegiate Scholars • Music Business Association • The Recording Academy • Nashville Songwriters Association International • The President’s Volunteer Service Award, 2013 – 2014)

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