Malinowski to lead ‘Ocean Pines Academy’ effort

(Jan. 25, 2021) Ocean Pines’ Marketing Coordinator Julie Malinowski is heading up a work group to create a new Ocean Pines Academy.    

The purpose of the Ocean Pines Academy (formerly known as the “Ocean Pines Residents Academy”) is to give Ocean Pines residents and property owners a comprehensive and in-depth look at the many facets of the Ocean Pines Association, to promote a greater understanding and help develop effective leaders in the community.   

The academy will include a series of videos and interactive material hosted on the Ocean Pines website.  

The information presented in the academy also can be used for Board of Directors orientation and as a tool to recruit new Ocean Pines advisory committee and Board members.  

The workgroup, led by Malinowski, will begin filming segments for the Ocean Pines Academy in February, with a target to release it to the public in March. Other members of the workgroup include Ocean Pines Association President Larry Perrone, Vice President Colette Horn, General Manager John Viola, Senior Executive Assistant Michelle Bennett, Director of Marketing and Public Relations Josh Davis, and community member Jenny Cropper Rines.  

"It will be a total team effort," Viola said during a Board meeting on Wednesday. "I have complete confidence in this team and, so far, a lot of the stuff I've seen and I've heard is pretty neat." 

Viola has also asked Davis to lead the video side of the project, and he said having the academy on video would make it more accessible to the Ocean Pines public.  

Malinowski has worked in marketing for Ocean Pines since 2013. During that time, she has been involved with two anniversary celebrations, the deployment of two Ocean Pines websites, and the growth of the Association’s online presence. 

Born and raised in Nebraska, she graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina with a degree in English. 

She was a high school English teacher for several years before serving as the communications manager for the Fredericksburg (Virginia) Chamber of Commerce. After that, she worked as freelance writer and editor. 

Malinowski has lived in Ocean Pines for 17 years with her husband, Ocean Pines General Manager of Golf John Malinowski, and her two children, Emily and Johnny.