Shauna Ryan- Seeking entry-level adv/mktng/PR or related field

Shauna G. Ryan

631-***-**** – ****.********@*****.*** – 1 Hermitage Street, Wading River, NY 11792

EDUCATION

JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (JMU), Harrisonburg, Virginia May 2012

B.A., Communication, cum laude, Major: Public Relations Minor: Human Resource

Development

Course work included: Communication Theory, Communication Survey Research, Advanced

Public Relations Writing, Persuasion, Introduction to Health Communication, Presentational

Speaking, Public Relations Campaigns, Public Relations Management

Conflict Analysis and Intervention in Ireland Study Abroad Seminar in Northern Ireland

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Sigma Alpha Lambda Honors, Service, and Leadership Fraternity

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Sigma Alpha Pi National Society of Leadership and Success

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Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) JMU Chapter

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Rotaract Community Service Club Secretary

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JMU First Year Orientation Guide

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EXPERIENCE

CORNELL UNIVERSITY LONG ISLAND HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH AND

EXTENSION CENTER, Riverhead, New York July 2012 Present

Research Assistant

• Assess various plant pathology field experiments by observing changes in physical

characteristics and recording quantitative and qualitative data.

• Review data for errors and report inconsistencies.

• Prepare experimentation materials for new and continuing studies.

SYNTAX COMMUNICATION GROUP, Bohemia, New York May 2011 August 2011

Marketing Communications Intern

• Visited school sites to gather relevant information for clients related to district-wide

communications.

• Drafted press releases for clients.

• Monitored and organized news clippings for company’s media coverage.

• Integrated school events and activities into client calendars.

ISLAND PROPANE CORP., Ronkonkoma, New York June 2010 August 2010

Customer Service and Office Management Assistant

• Interacted with customers to inform them of delivery dates and scopes of services.

• Collected and processed payments for deliveries, installations, and in-store sales.

• Wrote service and installation tickets.

Managed client information in company’s computer database.

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Performed general office duties e.g. filing, copying, scanning, typing and organizing.

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KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

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Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook, Wordpress, social media management and

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content production, basic working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and

QuarkXpress.

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