EDUCATION

• Emerson College, M.A. Mass Communication, Broadcast Journalism, 2002, Boston, MA.
• Wellesley College, B.A. Spanish, 1992, Wellesley, MA. Course work included Spanish grammar and literature, adult and child psychology, political science, and women’s studies.

INTERNSHIPS

WEB INTERN

EDGE Publications, Inc., Boston, MA

3/06 - 5/06

• Wrote profiles on actresses, musicians, and film directors;
• Rewrote press releases into news copy;
• Reviewed books and DVDs.

EDITORIAL INTERN

In Newsweekly, Boston, MA

10/05 - 2/06

• Wrote various stories from political to pop culture;
• Copyedited articles and edited news briefs;
• Researched and fact checked stories;
• Assisted other journalists with their stories.

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

WHDH Channel 7, Health Department, Boston, MA

9/99 - 12/99

• Located and edited video for health news stories;
• Searched for stories via the papers/wires;
• Responded/disseminated information to viewers;
• Logged field tapes.

TRAINING

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/RESEARCHER/EDITOR/INTERVIEWER

I am Strong, I am Invincible, I am Woman!:
The Experiences of Women Boxers, Emerson College, Boston, MA

6/02 - 9/02

• Directed and produced a 45 minute documentary;
• Shot with a DVC, digital camera and edited with Media 100, digital software;
• Researched information via the internet and interviewed participants.

PRODUCER/ANCHOR/REPORTER/WRITER/EDITOR

Electronic News Reporting, Emerson College, Boston, MA

9/98 - 12/98

• Produced, researched, reported, and wrote national and local news packages;
• Shot and edited packages with Sony 325 camera and 9800/9850 U-matic edit equipment.

PRODUCER/ANCHOR/REPORTER/WRITER/EDITOR

TV News Producing, Emerson College, Boston, MA

9/97 - 12/97

• Produced, anchored, and reported live for a fifteen minute weekly newscast;
• Wrote international, national, and local news stories;
• Shot and edited packages with Sony 325 camera and 9800/9850 U-matic edit equipment.

PRODUCER/ANCHOR/REPORTER/WRITER

WERS 88.9 FM, Boston, MA

9/96 - 12/96

• Produced, reported, and anchored for a five minute weekly newscast on a college station that broadcasts in the Boston metro area;
• Wrote international, national, and local news stories.

PRODUCER/ANCHOR/REPORTER/WRITER

Broadcast Journalism, Emerson College, Boston, MA

8/96 - 12/96

• Produced, anchored, and reported for a three-minute weekly newscast;
• Wrote international, national, and local news stories;
• Field reported on statehouse and city hall events.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Intro to Print Journalism, Patricia Danaher, Harvard Summer School, 2005;
• Intro to Food Writing, Jennifer Berkshire, Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 2005;
• Intro to Proofreading, Danny Marcus, Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 2005;
• Intro to Copyediting, Linda Spencer, Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 2004;
• Intro to Travel Writing, Erin Dionne, Brookline Center for Adult Education, 2004;
• Intro to Memoir Writing, Emerson College, 1999.

SKILLS/HOBBIES

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office 2000 with Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and FrontPage as well as the World Wide Web, Adobe Photoshop 5.5, and PageMaker 6.0.;
• SCUBA diving, sailing, Reiki, yoga, cardio-boxing, travel, movies, and food.

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