Experience:
WV Sustainable Communities, Montgomery, W.V. July 2012 to Present
Program Coordinator
· Write, edit, and review grant applications.
· Create requests for proposals, memorandums of understanding, grantee guidelines, and promotional documentation.
· Edit web pages and newsletters using Joomla, Wordpress, and Constant Contact.
· Organize volunteers for community service projects.
· Oversee successful mini-grant program.
· Develop, plan, implement and execute the WVSC statewide conference.
· Travel to conferences, in and out of state, and to communities throughout the state to promote sustainability efforts.
ACS Technologies, Florence, S.C. June 2009 to September 2012
Technical Writer
· Write and edit documentation to accompany software to assist organizations in tracking people and financial information.
· Track and organize projects and workload on a daily basis.
· Design web pages using Adobe Fireworks and Dreamweaver to recruit new employees to the company.
· Create Wiki-based documentation and use other forms of social media to promote the company.
Media General dba Morning News, Florence, S.C. 2007 to 2009
Health/Environmental Reporter
· Experienced in writing feature articles, editorials and hard news stories relating to a wide variety of issues.
· Used multimedia coverage to inform public of news as it happened.
· Investigated topics to garner as much information as possible for presentation to readership.
· Shot video and photographs to accompany some of my articles.
· Disseminated information to the public via webcasts, television and print media.
Media General dba Morning News, Florence, S.C. 2005 to 2007
Freelance Writer
· Created copy and researched information included in Summer Fun 2006 and Best of the Pee Dee 2006.
· Demonstrated an ability to work unsupervised on deadline-driven projects.
· Accompanied photographers on assignment, taking notes to match with images.
· Wrote articles for the cover, the health section and various other sections of the magazine.
· Proofread and edited obituaries for Associated Press style.
· Assisted editorial staff with rewriting of press releases.
Education:
· University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
o Masters of Library and Information Science
o Focus on Children and Youth Services
o Expected graduation: Spring 2014
· Francis Marion University , Florence , SC
o Bachelor of Arts, 2009
o Mass Communication/Professional Writing
Computer Skills:
· Microsoft Office Suite
· Joomla, Wordpress
· Constant Contact
· Adobe Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Photoshop, and FrameMaker
· Atlassian Confluence Wiki
· Tortoise Subversion
· Social Networking for Business Promotion
· SnagItPro, Paint Shop Pro, GIMP
· Blogging and Video Blogging
· Wiki Markup, combined with some HTML and Javascript
