Impressive skills, effective communication

Education: * The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) (Fall 2006-

University Park, PA Fall ’08)

B.A. in Journalism; Spanish minor

December 2008 Graduate, 3.68 GPA overall

* Delaware County Community College (DCCC) (Fall 2004-Summer

Media, PA ’06)

A.A. in Communication Arts-Journalism Option

August 2006 Cum Laude Graduate, 3.8 GPA overall

Experience: * SPJ Senior Vice President of Penn State chapter (11/5/08-12/20)

* SPJ Liaison of Penn State Chapter (8/27/08-11/4)

* Communications Cmte. Member, PRSSAs Penn State Chapter: write edit,

layout for monthly newsletter (8/11/07-12/20/08)

* News of Delaware County reporter-intern (6/07-8/07)

* Reporter for The Communitarian, DCCC (1/06-6/06)

* Shadowing Ben Lowe, reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer, West

Chester office (Summer ’05)

Knowledge: * Reporting skills; AP style; journalism/PR ethics; Microsoft Word and Excel; Working of Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Quark Xpress, PowerPoint

Other * B/W photo appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer (8/27/06)

Activities: * Scottish Rite Ceremony press release, The Kennett

Paper (2006)

* Volunteering: Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter dinner for St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church and annual canned food drives; Alex’s Lemonade Stand, DCCC Adopt-A-Highway, Hurricane Katrina Raffle, PTK Transfer Fairs (x2)

Honors: * Lawrence G. and Ellen M. Foster Communications Scholarship from PSU College of Communications (2008)

* Charlotte W. Newcombe Scholarship for academics (2007-08, 2008-09)

* Dean’s, President’s Lists at DCCC and PSU (8/04-8/06, 8/06-8/08)

* DCCC Memorial Scholarship for academics (2005-06)

* Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior

Colleges (2005-06)

* National Dean’s List (28th Annual) (2004-05)

Societies: * Phi Kappa Phi (4/13/08-present)

* Mortarboard (3/20/08-present)

* Golden Key (10/7/07-present)

* National Scholars (9/12/07-present)

* Kappa Tau Alpha (4/12/07-present)

-Top Scholar 2007, 4.0 GPA

* Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) (3/05-present)

***References available upon request***

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