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| OBJECTIVE
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To
obtain a full-time position as a representative in the public/media
relations field.
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| EXPERIENCE |
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Freelance
Publicist, Rainforest Relief
February 2004-Present
New York, NY
- Currently
work to execute various local and national publicity campaigns
for a non-profit environmental organization through the
production and distribution of educational and promotional
press materials aimed to help end the destruction of the
Earth's tropical and rainforest hardwood.
Freelance
Publicist, Squeaky Wheel Media
June 2002-Present
New York, NY
- Currently
work to secure the publication of news and feature stories
on a commercial Web-design firm through the production,
distribution and execution of various press materials and
promotional campaigns, as well as use of the global online
press release wire service, PRNewswire.
Fund-raiser/Program
Assistant, Muscular Dystrophy Association
Nov. 2001- February 2003
Canton, MI
- Coordinated,
executed and attended various national and local promotional/fund-raising
programs with MDA staff throughout the Metro Detroit region;
gained invaluable working knowledge of both non-profit corporations
and public affairs.
Regional
Public Affairs Coordinator, Muscular Dystrophy Association
May-Sept. 2002
Sterling Heights, MI
- Acted
as the public relations representative for the Metro Detroit
and Toledo, OH, regions preceding the MDA Jerry Lewis Labor
Day Telethon; wrote several press releases a week on current
and upcoming programs and events, established strong media
contacts with area newspapers and other public affairs personnel,
and created and executed promotional projects.
Downriver
Reporter, Times Herald, a Gannett
Newspaper
Feb.-May 2001
Port Huron, MI
- Wrote
1-3 stories daily covering city government, community events,
breaking news and centerpiece features for the downriver
Port Huron and Sanilac County, Mich., regions.
Lead Reporter,
Three Rivers Community News
May-Nov. 2000
Three
Rivers, MI
- Covered
local city/county government, education, breaking news,
national events, and human-interest stories as the head
reporter of a community newspaper; responsible for taking
photos and some editing.
Staff
Writer/Editor, Western Herald
1996-2000
Kalamazoo,
MI
- Worked
as a reporter and news editor of student/campus/city life
and events for the student newspaper at Western Michigan
University.
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| EDUCATION |
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BA
in Journalism and Spanish, Western Michigan University
1996-2000
Kalamazoo,
MI
- Completed
BA in Journalism and Spanish, including study abroad at
the Universidad de Salamanca in Salamanca, Spain, from Jan.-May
1999.
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- Knowledgeable
in Microsoft Word/ Works/ Excel/ Publisher software with
some layout experience in Quark, Adobe Pagemaker and InDesign.
- Bilingual;
able to speak, read and comprehend Spanish with fluency.
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