Education

University of Iowa, 8/2001 to 5/2005 --
BA in Journalism and Communications Studies

Indian Hills Community College, 9/1999 to 5/2001 -- AA in General Studies

Indian Hills Community College, 8/1998 --
Certificate in Office Reception

Professional Experience

Events Coordinator, African American Historical Museum & Cultural Center of Iowa, 2/2005 to Present -- Organize museum programming including lecture series and entertainment events, recruit and manage volunteers, write news releases, publish a monthly events flyer, maintain the museum website and assist with bookkeeping, ordering supplies and office-related tasks.

Newsletter Editor, Opportunity at Iowa, 10/10/2004 to 5/30/2005 -- Was responsible for all aspects of electronic newsletter production including attending events, scheduling and conducting interviews, reporting, writing, design and photography. (Ten hours per week)

Web Assistant, MBA for Professionals and Managers Program - University of Iowa Henry B. Tippie School of Management, 7/6/2004 to 01/17/2005 -- Maintained and updated information and design elements on the existing web site as well as developed new content to keep students informed in an accurate and user-friendly manner. (Ten hours per week)

Communications Assistant, National Center for Voice and Speech, 7/9/2004 to 10/9/2004 - Facilitated the organization of an international conference in microbiology. Wrote press releases for teacher magazines, newsletters and websites to gain exposure for the center's Voice Academy website. Conducted mail and e-mail campaigns to increase exposure for the website by requesting web links and asking groups to conduct in-services.

Head Reading Tutor, America Reads, 9/26/2002 to 5/23/2004 -- Prepared and delivered mass emails, typed and edited formal quantitative reports at the end of each semester in addition to tutoring reading for 2-4 elementary school students and supervising three subordinates. Also designed and maintained the America Reads website.

Office Assistant, Humanities Iowa, 10/1/2001 to 2/21/2002 -- Maintained membership database, prepared sales letters for a non-profit organization, made copies, prepared mailings and updated the company website.

Unpaid Professional Experience

Professional References

Technical Skills
Word Processing
Microsoft Word, Works

Spreadsheets/Databases
Microsoft Excel, Access

Design
Adobe InDesign, Quark, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher

Web Development
Macromedia Dreamweaver, 1st Page, and Freehand

Image Editing
Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Fireworks

Professional Skills
Event Planning
Volunteer Management
Bookkeeping
Web Development
Photography
Writing
Office Reception
Typing/Data Entry
Copy Editing
Report Preparation
Online Research
Filing

Military Service

Combat Medic, Iowa Army National Guard, 5/1994 to 10/1996 -- Trained as a combat medic in a field ambulance company. (Similar to a civilian EMT)