Media & Archive
Reporting, publicity, broadcast, and publishing work since 1995: awards, press releases, campaign flyers, sponsorship packages, artist bios, and community outreach through Urban Argonauts™.
Highlights
Reporting, publicity, broadcast, and publishing work since 1995.
Press Room
Publicity written and placed for musicians, models, authors, and community causes. Each release is shown in full; contact lines from the originals have been removed.
Sponsorship & Proposals
Sponsor decks, gift lounge one-sheets, and brand proposals from Shani’s publicity work with Omni Celebrity Entertainment and Celebrity Style Entertainment.
Front cover of the sponsor deck for a 17-city gospel concert tour. The full packet is under a nondisclosure agreement and is not shown.
Sponsorship levels, program ads, and donations for the Diamond in the Raw Foundation, which mentors at-risk teens toward careers behind the scenes in entertainment.
For the Good News Foundation, founded by the women of Los Angeles television news. Honorary chair Richard Riordan; honoring the Chaka Khan Foundation and KTLA’s Stan Chambers.
“The Ultimate Gifting Experience,” a high-end gift lounge at a celebrity and athlete fundraiser presented by the Display of Power Foundation. Proceeds supported renovations at Pacific Lodge Boys Home. Shani led product and vendor outreach with Omni Celebrity Style Entertainment.
Celebrity gifting suite opportunities for the fourth annual tournament with FOX 11’s Rick Lozano and the U.S. Marine Corps, funding holiday shopping sprees for more than 3,000 children in Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino.
A product sponsorship proposal pairing TDK (Tamia, Deborah Cox, and Kelly Price) with Monster Cable, including a commercial spot and an on-camera Beats by Dre studio presentation for the group’s reality show.
Artist Bios
Biographies and bio decks for actors, recording artists, performers, and designers, written to open doors with press, venues, and labels.
Community Outreach
Shani’s Texas nonprofit, where she serves as Executive Director. Urban Argonauts™ empowers young people and community members through arts and entertainment and reaches families in need.
To inspire social skills, friendships, leadership skills, knowledge of the art and entertainment industry, strong interpersonal skills, and a sense of hope in the future of our community and those in need.
To empower youth and community members to set goals and follow through on commitments.
To expand young people’s perspective and make them aware of life’s possibilities through arts and entertainment and community outreach.
An individual is dramatically influenced by their support system. Urban Argonauts™ surrounds young people with a caring, inclusive learning environment.
An as-needed drive collecting coats, hats, gloves, socks, sweaters, food, and blankets for homeless, displaced, and abused women and children. Donations are collected year-round and distributed to local shelters and people in need across the United States.
Assistance for families in Moore after the EF5 tornado of May 20, 2013, which devastated the city.
Support for communities hit by California wildfires over three fire seasons.
Funding for community teachers across America to cover classroom needs.
Emergency financial assistance for single mothers facing urgent need.
After Hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast in 2012, Urban Argonauts™ sought sponsorship for water and nonperishable goods, working with partner organizations that distributed directly to families who had lost everything.