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WALK the TALK Communications

Monica M. Walk, owner

Monica M. Walk

Walk the Talk Communications

Writer • Project Manager • Editor

*** **** **., **** ** Lac, WI 54935

Phone: 920-***-****

E-mail: *************************@*****.***

Experience

Nearly

20 years as a professional communicator, including award-winning news

and feature writing/editing for varied print and electronic

publications; Web content creation and communication design; employee

and client communications; publication/project management, from concept

through delivery; development and implementation of communication

plans; news releases and media relations.

Expertise

Specialization

in higher-education issues, scholarly publishing, internal

communications tactics. Special skills in content generation, copy

editing, proofreading, deadline commitments. At ease with

wide-ranging subject matter and diverse sources.

History

2005-Present:

Fond du Lac, WI. Produce features for UW-Fond du Lac Marketing

Communications Report to the Community and campus website; create and

present financial literacy curriculum to grades K-8 on behalf of Fox

Valley Savings Bank; produced news, features, solicitation letters and

programs for UW-Fond du Lac Foundation and Alumni Relations Office;

created Open Circle Unitarian Universalist congregation’s website

content and navigation, continued to update site content through March

2009; created trio of Healthy Food newsletters printed and distributed

by Fond du Lac Public School District.

November 2000-February 2007:

Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Accredited La Leche League International

Leader, provided news releases and media contact, including

establishment and publicity for new WI group; news contact for Fond du

Lac Breastfeeding Network, 2005-2007.

2002-2004: Prospect Park, PA, Library. Produced numerous news releases highlighting library functions and services.

February 2000-August 2001:

Online Editor/Publication Assistant, Washington Association of

REALTORS, 504 E. 14th Ave., Olympia, WA 98507. Part-time position

planning, reporting, writing, photographing, and posting website news

content for 14,000-member professional organization. Additional writing

and editing of print publications; consultation with Director on

organization’s communications needs and issues. Work produced largely

via telecommuting from home office.

October 1999-October 2000:

Tacoma, WA, editorial services business, supplying clients with news

and feature articles, copy editing and proofreading services in varied

media.

January 1998-February 1999: Director

of Publications and Communications, Graduate School of Library and

Information Science, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL.

Directed and implemented top-ranked school's internal and external

communications including Web site content design and management,

admissions packet, alumni newsletter, news releases/media relations as

well as scholarly publishing unit's acquisitions, editing, production,

marketing and sales.

March 1995-December 1997:

Director of Internal Communications, Loyola University Chicago,

Chicago, IL. Edited bi-monthly employee newspaper (circ. 10,000)

and e-mail bulletin; oversight of Web and paper-based communication to

students; supported Web development; targeted and composed

e-mail/voice-mail broadcast messages; managed tuition crisis

communications; created open forums for face-to-face communication

among administrators/employees/ students; supervised staff,

freelancers, interns, vendors; unit budgeting; “Voice of Loyola” on 70

departmental voice-mail greetings.

January 1989-March 1995: Manager of Publications; July 1987-January 1989: Publications Writer; July 1986-July 1987: Public

Relations Specialist, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Editing and production of magazines, brochures, newsletters, other

printed materials. Head writer. News releases and media

relations, layout and design.1986-1989: Part-time newspaper reporter, near West Gazette Publishing Co., Chicago, IL.

Awards

UU

Midwest District Leadership Training, 2008 • La Leche League

International Leader Training, 2004 • Council for Advancement of

Education (CASE) Individual Institutional Relations Publications Bronze

Award, "Life of Christ" Loyola D'Arcy Museum 30th Anniversary Booklet,

2000 • Certificate of Completion, Adult Literacy Tutoring, Tacoma

Community House, 2000 • APEX Award of Excellence for Electronic

Publishing and EdPress Distinguished Achievement Award in Electronic

Media, Young Adult Category: CrossCampus, 1998 • APEX

Award for Publication Excellence, Crisis Communications Tuition

Communications, 1996 and 1997 • Jesuit Advancement

Administrators' Recognition Awards, Silver Award:

Communications/Publications, 1995 • IABC 1994 Spectra Award of

Merit, expository writing, "Safe Haven," Loyola Magazine, 1993 • APEX Award of Excellence, non profit internal tabloids/newspapers, Loyola World, 1994 • Chicago Women in Publishing Second Place Certificate of Merit for Individual Writing, "Safe Haven," Loyola Magazine, 1993 • Mercury Awards Bronze Award, internal newspaper, Loyola World, 1993 • NSPRA School and College Publication Contest, honorable mention Loyola Law magazine design, 1991 • IABC 1990 Silver Quill Award of Merit for news writing

Education

M.Ed.,

Loyola University Chicago, 1999, curriculum and instruction; grades

6-12 English certification (Type 09) in Illinois and Washington.

B.A., magna cum laude,

St. Norbert College, 1986, communications, English minor; semester at

Richmond College, London. Outstanding Senior in Communication Award.

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