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Education
Bachelor of Arts, Communications
Lewis University, Romeoville, IL
- Graduation Year: May 2011
- GPA: 3.75/4.0
- Major: Print Journalism
- Minor: Multimedia Journalism
Work Experience
Editor-in-Chief
The Flyer Newspaper, Romeoville, IL
August 2010-May 2011
- Managed and provided editorial decisions on Lewis University’s student newspaper
- Wrote and copyedited stories for various sections of the newspaper
- Collaborated with editors to produce the staff editorial every issue
- Insured that all sections were ready to be published and sent to the printer
Intern
Voyager Media, Plainfield, IL
August 2010-December 2010
- Covered the weekly village board meetings in Plainfield for The Plainfield Enterprise
- Filed police blotters for the villages of Romeoville and Bolingbrook for The Bugle
- Copyedited stories from various sections of The Bugle
- Paginated various pages using Adobe InDesign CS3
- Prepared and sent stories and photos to be uploaded to the website
Tempo Editor
The Flyer Newspaper, Romeoville, IL
August 2008-May 2010
- Managed the “Tempo” section of Lewis University’s student newspaper
- Assigned feature stories to Intro to Journalism students
- Created layout designs to enhance section’s aesthetics
Volunteer Experience
- Feed My Starving Children, Aurora, IL (November 2010, April 2011)
- Morningstar Mission, Joliet, IL (October 2007)
- Lakewood Nursing Home, Plainfield, IL (September 2004-November 2004)
Honors and Awards
- Dean’s List, Lewis University, eight semesters
- The 2011 Award for Departmental Excellence for Print Journalism, Lewis University
- 1st Place, The Flyer Newspaper, 2011 ASPA Competition
- Best of Show, 2011 ACP Best of the Midwest College Newspaper Convention
- 1st Place, The Flyer Newspaper, 2010 ASPA Competition
- Special Recognition, General Excellence, 2010 ICPA Awards
- 3rd Place, News Writing, 2007 IHSA Journalism Sectionals
Skills
Proficient in:
- Microsoft Word/Works Word Processor
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe InDesign
- WordPress websites
- Social networking websites
- Associated Press style
References
Available upon request
