BRIDGET HARKNESS
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EDUCATION Bachelors of Arts, Writing Seminars
**** – 2014 The Johns Hopkins University
(Baltimore, MD) GPA 3.58; General Honors; Departmental Honors in Writing Seminars;
and Interdisciplinary Honors
Master of Arts in Teaching, Elementary Education
Anticipated May 2015
The Johns Hopkins University School of Education
(Baltimore, MD) GPA 4.00; Baltimore Education Fellowship
AWARDS
Baltimore Education Fellowship, Johns Hopkins School of Education
June 2014 - Current (Baltimore, MD)
+ Design creative strategies to facilitate positive learning experiences for inner city students, grades 1st-7th
+ Create foundation for 1st and 2nd grade interdisciplinary STEM program by designing and implementing developmentally appropriate scope and sequence
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Co-Founder & Publicity Manager, Karesa Bari Community Garden
Spring 2012 - Spring 2014 (Baltimore, MD)
+ Created presentations, promotional material, and press releases to secure multiple grants and establish community garden for Baltimore refugees
+ Co-wrote and edited grant proposals to received a total of $7,000 in grants for the Karesa Bari Community Garden – voted “Best New Community Garden” in the 2013 Charm City Farm and Garden Tour
+ Collaborated with local businesses partners, international stakeholders, and refugee community to develop a sustainable solution to urban public health challenges faced by Baltimore refugee population
Editor-in-Chief, Johns Hopkins Hullabaloo
May 2012 - Spring 2014 (Baltimore, MD)
+ Selected to single-handedly implement cost effective expansion of annual undergraduate yearbook through collaboration with Johns Hopkins Office of Student and Jostens Yearbook
+ Operated multiple graphic design programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign and Josten’s Yearbook Avenue to create and revitalize formerly grayscale layouts into full color
+ Edited and incorporated over thirty addition text elements into originally wordless page designs
Editor-in-Chief, Hopkins Undergraduate Research Journal
Spring 2013 - Spring 2014 (Baltimore, MD)
+ Supervised internal magazine organization and composition; coordinator of staff communication and affairs, article solicitation and editorial deadlines.
+ Elected for position after serving as Senior Focus Section Editor (Fall 2012), Junior Focus Section Editor (Spring 2012)
SKILLS
InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Mac/iMovie
Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.)
Grant Writing
Copy Editing
Spanish Proficiency
Social Media
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