To locate employment that will utilize and enhance the writing, editing, and organizational skills I have obtained through my previous experience and education.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Senior in School of Journalism and Mass Communications, News-editorial sequence
Second Major: Religious Studies, concentration in Medieval & Early Modern
Graduation in May 2003
GPA: 3.391

· News writing, News editing, Community journalism, Electronic information sources · Media law, Media ethics, Current issues in mass communications
· Introduction to economics, Statistics/data analysis, English composition

· Windows 95, 98, 2000
· Microsoft Office Applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
· Quark Copy Desk, Quark X-Press, News Edit Pro, Dreamweaver, Photoshop

AVERY JOURNAL, NEWLAND, NC
Summer Intern through the North Carolina Association of Community Newspapers. May 2001 to August 2001
· Reported on hard news topics including local government affairs, education, and criminal activity
· Wrote feature stories about community leaders, local businesses, and entertainment events
· Copy edited front page
· Assisted editors and staff with pasting pages, stuffing papers, and day-to-day assignments

THE DAILY TAR HEEL, CHAPEL HILL, NC
Copy Desk. Spring and fall semesters of 2001
· Edit copy for spelling, grammar, organization, readability, and consistency
· Write headlines, read-ins, and all other page work for edited stories

SIECOR CORPORATION, HICKORY, NC
Summer Intern, May 1999 to August 1999
· Duties included typing, filing, answering phones, and special projects as assigned
· Transferred all Material Safety Data Sheets from hard copies into computer files
· Assisted personnel group with day-to-day assignments

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