Manager High School
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Elvir Berbic
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EXPERIENCE
Radford University Radford, VA
Councilor and Resident Advisor, Governor’s School 06/10 - 07/10
• Worked with 28 councilors and staff in managing, directing and coordinating
activities for 400 gifted high school juniors and seniors in the disciplines of
humanities and visual and performing arts.
• Directly oversaw the safety and well being of 13 individual students.
• Assisted with planned activities, field trips and classroom discussions.
• Presented on the school’s study abroad program, lectured on graduate research topics
and directed group discussions.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Communication 08/09 - 05/10
• Developed lessons plans, graded assignments and coordinated group activities and
discussions.
• Lectured on the topics of media, persuasion and propaganda in addition to
interpersonal and cultural communication strategies.
• Managed classroom atmosphere and student conduct.
• Assisted in the development of lecture and testing materials.
Office Manager, Faculty Development Center 01/09 - 05/09
• Managed the conduct of student workers and staff in an office environment.
• Assisted facilities management and directly supported the director and faculty
consultant with planning and scheduling of faculty activities and guest speakers.
• Designed faculty awards certificates and letters of recognition.
• Created pamphlets and web materials promoting upcoming faculty activities and
guest speakers.
American Electric Power (AEP) Roanoke, VA 05/08 - 07/08
Corporate Communications Intern, Appalachian Power
• Wrote feature stories for the company newsletter and website in relation to
interviewing associates and photographing company events.
• Wrote press releases mainly distributed to Roanoke Times.
• Developed an employee voluntarism survey, communication plan and fliers in
relation to its distribution.
• Acted as a community relations representative at local conferences, state hearings and
public workshops to introduce new power line(s).
Home Shopping Network Roanoke, VA 09/02 - 07/05
Team Leader, Fulfillment Center
• Planned and managed workflow, maintained employee production requirements and
tested warehouse system upgrades.
• Assisted in new employee orientations in addition to training employees on
warehouse systems.
• Assisted in problem solving among various departments regarding inventory issues.
EDUCATION
Radford University, Radford VA
Master of Science, May 2010
Major: Corporate and Professional Communication
GPA: 3.9
Radford University, Radford VA
Bachelor of Science, May 2008
Major: Communication
Concentration: Public Relations
GPA: 3.6
Virginia Western Community College, Roanoke VA
Associate in Social Science, May 2006
Major: Social Sciences - History
HONORS AND AWARDS
• Dean’s Scholar Award – awarded to only one student in each major for
outstanding academic excellence.
• Lambda Pi Eta, National Communication Honor Society
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
• National Scholars Honor Society
SKILLS
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• Photography and video editing.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Access.
• Developing training proposals, communication campaigns, crisis plans and research
materials (Portfolio available upon request).
• Writing and designing: News releases, public service announcements (PSA’s), feature
stories, newsletters, brochures, fact sheets, fliers and post cards.
• Skillful in verbal and written Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian languages.
REFERENCES
Todd Burns
Corporate Communications Manager
American Electric Power
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Dr. Bill Kennan
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and
Professor of Communication
Radford University
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Dr. Lynn M. Zoch
Interim Associate Dean and Professor of Communication
College of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences
Radford University
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