High School Staff

STACEY M. HENSON

**** ********* **** #* § Saginaw, Michigan 48603 § 989-***-****

abnjf6@r.postjobfree.com

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OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position where knowledge, experience and enthusiasm

will promote an opportunity for continued professional growth while providing my

employer with a key employee who excels.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Experienced supervisor with strong organizational abilities and problem resolution.

Strength in managing multiple projects on multiple deadlines.

Superior grammar and editing capability.

Excellent interpersonal abilities; interact effectively with various personalities.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BOOTH MID-MICHIGAN, Monitor Township, Michigan (Current-temporary)

TRANSITION TEAM MEMBER

Create page design for The Bay City Times, The Saginaw News, The Flint Journal and

seven weekly publications.

Edit copy and write headlines for above-mentioned publications.

Update newspapers' Web sites.

Meet consistent deadlines, multiple times per day.

Coordinate work with photographers, reporters, image processors, pagination staff,

graphics designers and sports writers.

Maintain quality standards.

Process photographs to meet print publication standards.

THE SAGINAW NEWS, Saginaw, Michigan (December 2000 – May 2009)

SUNDAY EDITOR

Coordinate and implement local Sunday A1 in-depth news stories.

Select stories for A Section and Travel, Business, Books, Metro and Wheels

sections.

Create page design for above sections, including write headlines, edit stories,

choose photographs.

Work directly with staff on story development, story improvement, relevant graphics

and photographs.

Manage weekend reporters and copy editors; manage business reporting staff. Work

with photographers, image processors and sports writers.

Maintain quality standards.

Write weekly column.

Update newspaper Web site multiple times daily.

Fill in during Metro Editor's absence: payroll, scheduling, story assignment,

manage interns

PORT HURON TIMES HERALD, Port Huron, Michigan

ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR (1997 – 2000)

Designed and edited news pages.

Managed regional and business reporting staff.

Served as city editor during supervisor’s absence.

Generated story ideas and worked with public.

COPY EDITOR (1997 – 1998)

Designed and edited news pages.

Wrote headlines, edited copy and chose photographs.

Backed-up other copy editors by proofing their pages.

ALBION RECORDER, Albion, Michigan

MANAGING EDITOR, (1994 – 1997)

Oversaw daily newspaper production.

Supervised staff writers, sports editor and clerks.

Generated copy; developed and published photographs; completed layout and page

design

STAFF WRITER, (1993 – 1994)

Generated story ideas

Assisted in writing editorials.

Gathered community news.

Designed pages.

CLERK, (1993)

Organized incoming press releases.

Oversaw daily calendar of events.

OTHER, 1988 – 1991

BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT REPORTER, Wabash (Indiana) Plain Dealer (1990 – 1991)

Generated and wrote stories on assigned beats.

FEATURES EDITOR, The Pleaid - Albion (Michigan) College Newspaper (1988 – 1990)

Generated and wrote stories; assigned stories to reporters.

REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT, Battle Creek (Michigan) Enquirer (1988)

Generated and wrote stories on assigned beats.

EDUCATION

ALBION COLLEGE, Albion, Michigan

B.A. Political Science, 1990

HOMER HIGH SCHOOL, Homer, Michigan.

College preparatory study, 1986

ACTIVITIES

MEALS ON WHEELS, Saginaw, Michigan

Volunteer Driver, 2005-2007

FIRST FREE METHODIST CHURCH, Saginaw, Michigan

Board member, Sunday school teacher and outreach director, 2003-present

BOY SCOUT TROOP 321, Saginaw, Michigan

Parent adviser; merit badge adviser, 2001-present

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