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EDUCATION: • University of Phoenix Online, Phoenix, Ariz. MBA in Marketing, December 2008 • Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pa. BA in Mass Communications, December 2004 EXPERIENCE: Reporter, The Express, Lock Haven, Pa. January 2006 – Present • Cover Jersey Shore area • Write features articles Education Reporter, The Ridgway Record, Ridgway, Pa. May 2005 – January 2006 • Reported on all of the school districts and designed a schools page. • Wrote news and features articles, photography and covered meetings. • Paginated the entire newspaper from time to time. General Assignment Reporter, The Sentinel, Lewistown, Pa., May 2004 – May 2005 • AP Wire Story; Court Reporter (July 2004 – November 2004). • Wrote articles, typed obituaries, cops, and stocks, copy edited and created weather map. • Laid out pages, answered phones, and compiled a business advertising tab/special section. Entertainment Editor, Wilson College Billboard, Chambersburg, Pa., September 2001 – September 2004 • Responsible for writing articles, assigning stories and photography. • Assisted with copy editing and pagination. (College newspaper) Project Leader, Wilson College Literacy Project, Chambersburg, Pa., September 2001 – September 2003 • Trained in Literacy and English as a Second Language from the Franklin County Literacy Council. • Responsible for designing children literacy workshops and activities. Residential Advisor, Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pa., February 2003 – January 2004 • Planned program events for students and oversaw activities. • Planned meetings and developed contracts. Reality Tour (non-profit organization for adolescent drug awareness and prevention), Butler, Pa., Summer 2003 • Researched and created fictitious drug profiles. Dead Air, WBUT-WLER, Butler, Pa., Fall 2002 • Put together a Public Relations package. Staff Writer, Public Opinion, Chambersburg, Pa., Summer Internship 2002 • Wrote articles and answered phones. • Typed obituaries, birth announcements and stock updates. “The Iyanla Vanzant Show” – New York City, N.Y., February 2002 • CBS Studio SKILLS: QuarkExpress; News Edit Pro; Adobe Photo Shop; Apple Works; Adobe Page Maker; Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher and Access, etc.