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Harvard Divinity School, Master of Divinity in Buddhist Studies May 2010
Cambridge, MAHarvard-China Exchange Scholarship, PRC Ministry of Education (did not accept)Co-Chair, Harvard Buddhist Community
University of West Georgia, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology May 2006
Carrollton, GAHOPE Scholarship, State of GeorgiaHonors College and Dean’s ListJason B. Allen Perseverance Award, Black Student AllianceProfessional Experience
Online and Social Media Editor, Spare Change NewsNov 2012 - Present
Cambridge, MAManage website and social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)Copyedit articles prior to publicationWrite a minimum of one article per month for the newspaper
Project Coordinator, Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood Feb 2012 - Aug 2012
Boston, MAClerical tasks including budget reconciliation, invoices, research, and copyeditingOrganized two-day meeting in Boston, MA for fifteen national nonprofit directorsUpdated website and social media accounts and set up regular email blasts
Media Organizer, Occupy Boston Sep 2011 – April 2012
Boston, MACo-managed Twitter and Facebook feeds and livestream/live tweet eventsWrote and edited blog posts, press releases, and media advisoriesCo-managed website using WordPress, HTLM, CSS, and light graphics editing
Contributing Scholar, State of Formation Nov 2010 Present
Cambridge, MAResearch, write, and edit regular online articles on Buddhism, religion, ethics, and society
Tibetan Translator, Samye Translation Group June 2010 – Present
Sidney Center, NYTranslate works on Tibetan religion, philosophy, and ethics from Tibetan into English
Co-Editor-in-Chief, Cult/ure: The Graduate Journal of HDS May 2009 May 2010
Cambridge, MACoordinated editorial process involving over 30 authors, editors, and review board membersOversaw move from print to online publication (http://www.cutlandculture.org)Copyedited all articles before final publication
Spirituality Coordinator, HDS Student Association May 2009 May 2010
Cambridge, MAPlanned and executed three well-attended panel discussions on spiritual life at HDSMet with visiting committees for HDS and the Center for the Study of World Religions
Intern, Natural Dharma Fellowship May 2008 Sep 2008
Cambridge, MA
Founded website Dana Wiki to help Buddhist organizations get involved in social service (http://www.danawiki.org)
AmeriCorps Member, Task Force for the Homeless Sep 2006 July 2007
Atlanta, GAAssisted with grantwriting and drafted all correspondence to donorsTrained and supervised volunteers Organized service projects for up to 1o AmeriCorps members from across Georgia
Columnist, The West Georgian Jan 2006 – May 2006
Carrollton, GAWrote a weekly opinion column (see for complete list)
Intern, Haley House Catholic Worker June 2005 Aug 2005
Boston, MAOrganized religious services, faith-sharing activities, and visits to places of worshipSupervised soup kitchen shifts of 5 to 1o staff, interns, and volunteers serving up to 60 clientsTrained and supervised volunteers
Reporter,The West Georgian March 2003 – Nov 2004
Computer SkillsOS: Microsoft Windows XP Pro, Vista, and 7 Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2
Office: Microsoft Office Suite 2003, 2007, and 2010 Adobe Acrobat 10 Pro FileMaker Pro 11Web: HTML 5 CSS WordPress 3.3.1 Joomla 1.7.3 MediaWiki 1.18.1 Adobe Dreamweaver CS4
Social media: Facebook Twitter HootSuite YouTube Flickr Instagram Ustream Livestream
Multimedia editing: Adobe Photoshop CS 4 GIMP 2.6 iPhoto 9.2.1 iMovie 9.0.4
Other: Salsa online organizing platform Cel.ly mass SMS system light PC and network repair
LanguagesSpanish (intermediate written and spoken) Tibetan (advanced written)
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