Geri E. Gallas

301-***-**** abqhwr@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

New York University: Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York, NY. Graduated May 2011.

Bachelor of Arts in Individualized Study.

Individualized concentration titled Examining and Expressing Otherness: Japan, as well as the Globe.

Senior colloquium, Hero as Other.

GPA: 3.78; graduated cum laude as Founder s Day Scholar.

Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan.

CIEE (Council on International Education Exchange) Study Abroad Program.

Fall 2009 Spring 2010.

Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts. Fall 2006 Spring 2007.

GPA: 3.69; Dean s List 2006 2007.

Winston Churchill High School, Potomac, Maryland. Graduated May 2006.

GPA: 3.83 weighted, 3.64 un- weighted.

Graduated with Signature Certificate of Achievement in the Creative and Performing Arts and Certificate of Merit.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Language

Study of Japanese Language and Culture, Summer 2002 Present.

Private lessons at Berlitz, 2002 2003. Private Lessons with professional Japanese language teacher Kumiko

Chikata, 2003 2006. Japanese language and culture courses as undergraduate. Studied abroad for one year at

Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan. Continuing independent study of Japanese language and culture.

Tenohira Japanese Sign-Language Club, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan. Active participant, Fall 2009.

Japan! Culture + Hyper Culture Festival, The Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.

Volunteer interpreter, February 2008.

Assisted guests by answering questions concerning festival exhibits.

Accommodated foreign guests with Japanese language skills.

Japanese Language Table, Smith College. Active participant, Fall 2006 Spring 2007.

East Asian Language & Culture Film Series, Smith College. Promoter, Fall 2006 Spring 2007.

Concert Tour of Japan with The Violin Virtuosi of Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music.

Assistant to Mimi Zweig, Professor of Music. May 2004.

Credited as Japan Traveler in Emmy-nominated documentary, Circling Around (2006).

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Writing

The Poet and the Flea, a graphic novel. 2012 Present.

Writer and illustrator. Website: www.wix.com/gegallas/the-poet-the-flea and the-poet-and-the-flea.tumblr.com.

Screenplays, Spring 2011 Present.

Titles include Who is Laurence Harvey?, The Golden Curator, No Longer Human (in progress), Valentine (in

progress), The Man Who Never Smiled (in progress), Houdini and Conan Doyle (in progress), etc.

Website: www.wix.com/gegallas/writer

A series of short stories, in progress. Spring 2009 Present.

Titles include Go Jump in the Lake, Inside the Display Case, Robots Are a Girl s Best Friend,

Bludgeoning The Walrus, Coin-Operated Golem, The Ink Drinker, Ulysses in Hell, Collecting

Dust, Speak Once More, etc.

Wasureppoi (Forgetful), a graphic novel. 2002 2005.

Writer and illustrator. Completed and worked with a local printer to self-publish an 88-page graphic novel.

(Other graphic novel projects and illustrated works in progress.)

Photography

Abroad-in-tokyo.deviantart.com, a photoblog. Summer 2009 Present.

A photography blog of my experience abroad and beyond. Features photographs and journal entries detailing my

day-to-day experiences. Published photo book with blurb.com, Spring 2011.

Intentional Photography, photography class at the Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City, Missouri.

Summer 2009.

Other

Broadway Bares 18: Wonderland, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Assistant to costume designer Sydney Gallas, Summer 2008.

Logo Designs for Various Theatre Productions. Illustrator and Designer. 2002 Present.

Worked closely with directors to receive their input and to exchange ideas.

Productions include: The Final Interrogation of Ceausescu s Dog and La Casa Azul at New York University, Tisch

School of the Arts; Harvey, No Exit, Leon & Joey, and Guys & Dolls at Winston Churchill High School.

Artist in Residence Program with Illustrator Leila Cabib, Winston Churchill High School. Animation

collaborator, Spring 2003.

Contributed to the creation of animated public service ads to promote the arts in schools; The Arts Will

Animate You was awarded the CINE [Council for International Non-Theatrical Events] Golden Eagle, for

excellence in documentary and other informational film and video production; it was also featured on the

Independent Eye 2003, Maryland Public Television s 9th annual showcase of independent films and videos.

The Coloring Club at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study. Active Participant, Promoter, and

Enthusiast. Fall 2008 Spring 2009.

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Abstract Drawing and Painting, visual art class at The Yellow Barn Studio and Gallery, Glen Echo Park

in Bethesda, Maryland. Spring 2008.

11 Years of Private Cello Lessons. 1992 2003.

Group concerts including Kennedy Center Concert Hall and D.A.R. Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.

Certificate of merit, the Solo Festival of Strings, Maryland State Music Teachers Association, University of

Maryland, College Park.

EMPLOYMENT

Barnes & Noble Booksellers. Bookseller and customer service representative, Fall 2007 Summer 2008.

References provided upon request.

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