CHERYL COHEN

abgypp@r.postjobfree.com / *** Selma Place, San Diego, CA 92114 / 619-665-

4324

SKILLS & TRAITS:

. Detail-oriented, accurate, follow-through, reliable, compassionate.

. Ability to work independently as well as under direct supervision.

. Adept manager with office skills including: bookkeeping,

purchasing, HR duties, payroll, A/P, A/R and collections. Effective

at managing people while keeping a sense of humor.

. Skilled wordsmith with experience in print and Internet journalism

to include: reporting; interviewing; writing; editing/layout and

publishing.

. Effective group facilitator, using non-judgmental, open-ended

questions and creative projects/other devices to promote discussion

and self-assessment from participants.

. Ability to apply independent judgment, discretion and initiative to

address problems and develop solutions

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Lemon Grove Care & Rehabilitation Center

Skilled nursing facility

Social Services Assistant

Lemon Grove, CA

September 2010 - Present

Visited one-on-one with residents and families, documented residents'

behavior and treatment; initiated supportive interactions around treatment

issues; intervened, interviewed and documented in crisis situations;

completed initial resident assessments, as well as performed quarterly and

annual assessments; participated with interdisciplinary team in care plan

conferences with families; completed MDS interviews and input using Point

Click Care; created the Compassion Committee and sock replacement system;

theft and loss reporting; dental and vision services follow-up; assisted

with discharge planning and execution.

Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation

Research company contracted by the U.S. Navy for development and

implementation of PREVENT program.

Facilitator II

San Diego, CA

September 2002 - September 2008

Facilitation of curriculum for the weekly classes through Personal

Responsibility and Values Education and Training (PREVENT) to active duty

U.S. Navy personnel and others in order to self-examine life-style

behaviors and attitudes, and how those coincide with what is important to

them. The curriculum also included such topics as alcohol, nutrition;

stress; smoking; STDs; peer/family violence and other abusive life-style

behaviors which may impact fleet readiness, and just as importantly,

participants' own lives, families and goals.

Cirious Business

Small business management, consulting and bookkeeping, audit preparation

since 1986.

Owner

August 1985 - September 2003

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT/CONSULTING

Management; bookkeeping; computerized accounting and conversions;

organizational and sales areas to include: cold-calling; job coordination;

auditing; cost-accounting; fund controls; cash-flow projections; certified

and regular payroll (and related payroll taxes); sales taxes; collections;

personnel supervision and training. Used Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, ADP

and Paychex, all office machines and software.

OTHER BUSINESS/PROMOTIONAL WRITING

Business plans; advertising/technical marketing materials; newsletters;

brochures and instruction manuals provided to small business clients.

Instruction manuals and research on a contract basis for several companies.

Produced in-house training and safety manuals, as well as promotional video

script writing.

Self-Employed Freelance Journalist

September 1995 - Present

. FREELANCE JOURNALIST: writing weekly columns; profiles; features;

investigative stories and business articles for SignOnSan Diego;

Office.com (Viacom); Digitrends.net; Workforce.com and Workforce

Magazine; and contributing columns; news stories and features to print

and online publications such as: The San Francisco Examiner; The San

Diego Union-Tribune; Latino Builders Magazine; Catering Magazine; Wine

Enthusiast Magazine; San Diego Metropolitan Magazine; Antique &

Collectables Newsmagazine and The Old California Gazette, as well as

seven community newspapers within the county of San Diego.

. PUBLISHER AND EDITOR: Successfully launched, wrote, edited, published,

marketed and distributed quirky-but-popular alternative newspaper

called The Twist, an award-winning combination of straight news,

political satire and parody.

. BUSINESS WRITING: Collateral materials; press releases, various

manuals. Special ability to disseminate complex information into a

palatable form.

. BLOGGER: Developer of two blogs regarding the subjects of jewelry art

and family.

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EDUCATION:

National University

Psychology Major: BA Undergraduate Program

San Diego Mesa College

Mental Health Advocate/Aide Certificate

INTERESTS:

Anything funny; hiking to waterfalls; geocaching; jewelry arts; reading;

writing; approaching fluency in Spanish.

REFERENCES: Available upon request

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AWARDS:

2003

Society of Professional Journalists, San Diego Chapter

- First Place - Online Arts/Entertainment - 'The Man Who Would Be Jesus'

The Twist

2002

Society of Professional Journalists, San Diego Chapter

- Second Place - Criticism Online - 'Getting a Grip on Business Speak'

Workforce.com

2001

San Diego Press Club

- Best Online Writing - 'From the Middle Ages' Workforce.com

- First Place - Community Service/Non-Daily 'The Mess in Mesa Valley Grove'

The Twist

- Second Place - Historical/Non-Daily - 'Keeper of the cuffs' Antique &

Collectables NewsMagazine

Society of Professional Journalists, San Diego Chapter

- James R. Julian Award - 'Arner's Angst' The Twist

2000

San Diego Press Club

- Best of Show - Non-Daily - 'Arner's Angst' The Twist

- First Place - Investigative/Non-Daily - 'Mum's the Word' The Twist

- First Place - Criminal Justice/Non-Daily - 'Arner's Angst' The Twist

- First Place - Features/Non-Daily - 'Arner's Angst' The Twist

Society of Professional Journalists, San Diego Chapter

- Second Place - Investigative/Non-Daily Newspapers - 'Mum's the Word' The

Twist

1997 -- 2000 awards information is available if you really want to go back

that far.

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etc: Art jewelry design and fabrication, sold through two online stores.

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