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Thomas Lenneberg

*** * ****** **. #*** * Tempe, Arizona 85281 503-***-**** * ******.*********@***.*** ExperienceMedia Relations Game-Day Intern/Weekly Assistant

August 2011-presentCreate and conduct Q & A s with players for the game program Transcribe head coach s weekly press conference and opposing team s weekly conference callsOversee credential check-in for media personnel, regulate photographer check-in on the field and transcribe postgame quotes from players and coaches at all home gamesMedia Relations Assistant

January 2010-presentLead designer and editor of the 2011 online ASU football media guide and responsible for updating football bios Write a variety of weekly and postgame football press releases, create postgame football notes (2010, 2011 seasons) and handle nomination forms for various football-related scholarshipsResponsible for pulling football players from locker room for postgame press conferences and help manage post-practice media requests Assistant media relations coordinator for 2012 NCAA Men s Basketball Regional in PhoenixServed as sports information director for the 2010 ASU water polo season, which included producing weekly game notes and overseeing all media related activities throughout the season and three-day 2010 ASU Invite Media Relations Game-Day Staff

July 2011-October 2011Compiled information for postgame notes and contributed to 2011 playoff media guideDelivered statistics, assisted in both pregame and postgame responsibilities, solved game-day related problems and

transcribed visiting-team quotes, which often included creating and asking my own questionsCommunications Intern

May 2011-August 2011Contact for elementary school C.H.E.E.R. Program, which included researching and locating districts and schools, and coordinating with school and team officials to schedule player visitsCollaborated with other departments to help coordinate, market and promote events in the community, including working with local hotels to promote the team s four-day event in Wildwood, N.J., in AugustStudent Intern

Phoenix, September 2010 - December 2010Wrote and published lengthy feature stories, including a series of profiles on prominent high-school offensive linemen in Arizona, and was responsible for all aspects of the news process, including researching, pitching and editing Updated the website, which included adjusting scoreboards, creating polls and adding photos Media Relations Intern Portland Beavers & Portland Timbers May 2009-August 2009 Co-editor of 2009 Triple-A All-Star Game program and 2009 Portland Beavers season program, volume two Co-created and authored the trading cards for both the Beavers and the Timbers Wrote and posted recaps of Beavers baseball games and Timbers soccer matches Responsible for pregame stat packs, setting up press areas and distributing information on game daysASU Media Relations Volunteer

January 2008-December 2009 Worked at ASU sporting events, including men s and women s basketball and golf, soccer, football and baseball Wrote and posted recaps of 2008-09 ASU men s basketball games, and handled bulk of SID duties for men s golf, including writing tournament previews and recaps, updating bios and distributing team information (January 2009-September 2011) Press conference liaison for 2009 NCAA Men s Basketball Regional and 2010 NCAA Women s Basketball opening rounds Education

December 2011 expected B.A. degreeCurrently enrolled in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism with a focus on print journalism and a minor in Justice Studies3.85 GPA through eight semestersAcademic Awards include dean's list every semester and Phi Eta Sigma & Alpha Lamdba Delta honors societies awarded Skills Proficient in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash and Illustrator, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Final Cut and Soundtrack Pro, CSS and HTML, various publishing programs, blog tools, social media, videography and photography Relevant coursework includes an advanced online media class, magazine/feature writing and advanced editing for print Published work in The Oregonian, Mesa Independent, East Valley Living, TheSunDevils.com and AthleticPress.com Volunteer Work

Mesa, Ariz., August 2008- December 2008 Tutored at the Salvation Army in Mesa with elementary students from surrounding schools Classwork included planning and creating bi-weekly assignments and projects, and tutoring consisting of working on homework, reading together, and performing activities

Tempe, Ariz., February 2008-May 2008 Volunteered at under funded and underprivileged elementary schools across the Phoenix areaWork involved teaching them the pros of going to college and various life skills, while providing them with a positive role model

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