PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Marketing & Technology Group, Chicago, IL
Assistant Editor, October 2006-present
Administrative Assistant, January- September 2006

• Assist editorial department with proofreading, copyediting and posting articles online
• Write daily web news for meatingplace.com and company profiles for print publications
• Organize data, phone calls and workflow to support sales, production and management teams

Lumino Magazine, Chicago, IL
Senior Writer, July 2006- present

• Write movie reviews, concert reviews, bar reviews and feature articles for Chicago-based webzine
• Write, maintain and post blog on Lumino Web site

The Adirondack Review, Online literary journal
Associate Editor, January 2006-February 2007
Intern, May 2005- December 2006

• Read and critique both fiction and poetry submissions for possible publication in journal

NEWS-Line Publishing, King of Prussia, PA
Editorial Assistant, May-August 2005

• Contacted both current and potential leads for feature health-related stories in magazines
• Performed background research, organizational tasks, promotional work and technical editing

CMU Writing Center, Mt. Pleasant, MI
Writing Consultant, August 2005- December 2005

• Tutored university students individually on both structural and surface issues of their papers

EDUCATION

Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI
Bachelor of Science, December 2005
Major: English (creative writing concentration)
Minor: Journalism
Overall CMU GPA: 3.75

Kingston University, Kingston, England
September- December 2004

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Chicago Women in Publishing, Chicago, IL
Assistant Editor of Clips, the CWIP newsletter, August 2006- present

• Assign stories to writers, keep calendar updated, edit collected articles and maintain deadlines

HONORS

Dean’s List, 2001-2005
CMU Board of Trustees Scholarship, 2001-2005