Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Bachelor of Arts expected, May 2004; Advertising concentration

GPA: 3.64

Experience

Baysden & Associates Public Relations and Advertising Firm, Intern- Rocky Mount, NC, May 2001-August 2001

• Wrote press release for Open Tennis Tournament
• Contacted local newspapers, television channels, and radio stations to cover event
• Wrote copy for Fidelity Bank Home Equity Line Reserves
• Edited Fidelity Bank news letters
• Viewed Smart Start commercial editing
• Wrote commercial for Nash Community College
• Directed narrator in taping commercial for Nash Community College
• Researched signage for potential clients
• Photographed billboard visibility for clients
• Developed strategies for reaching the Latin American population for client

First in Flight Centennial Celebration, Intern- Raleigh, NC June 2001-July 2001

• Created media packets
• Catalog press releases and newspaper articles
• Compiled media scrap book
• Wrote press releases for First in Flight events

Activities

Varsity Fencing Team/Epee Squad, UNC-CH, Fall 2000-Fall 2002

• Letterman 2000-2001 and 2001-2002
• Collegiate Scholar Athlete

Athletes Coming Together (ACT) 2001

• mentor for 10 freshman athletes at UNC across sports
• developed enrichment programs to encourage athletic and academic success

National Society of Collegiate Scholars, inducted 2002

Kappa Delta Sorority, pledged Fall 2002

CUAB, 2000

• freshman voice on panel to create the first interactive CD-ROM for distribution at freshman orientation (C-Tops)

Blank Canvus, 2002

• dance group

Skills