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The University of Georgia, Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication December 2009

Bachelor of Arts, Journalism in Public Relations with New Media Certification

Honors: Cum Laude, Dean’s List, HOPE Scholarship Recipient

Digital and Emerging Media Specialist, Ramsey Center at UGA Jan. 2010-Present

Incorporate technology into workout experience through HTML coding, Flash and mobile projects
Develop and maintain Web presence through Web site, Facebook, Twitter and other social media outlets
Created mobile Web application using Facebook Connect and PHP coding to encourage gym attendance

Public Relations Intern, Gwinnett County Health and Human Services Summer 2008-2009

Planned and coordinated a silent auction as a fundraising event to benefit senior citizens
Raised $30,000 in 2008 and $35,000 in 2009; more than previous years and during economic downturn
Designed graphics and wrote content for program for the event using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
Contacted local businesses to generate donations and/or request sponsorships
Organized information in ACCESS database
Wrote press releases for the department’s newspaper and newsletter with more than 12 publications

Public Relations Campaigns, University of Georgia Fall 2007-2009

Designed complete promotional plans for nonprofit and for-profit organizations based on needs and budgets
Wrote pitch letters, press releases and designed promotional content for appropriate media outlets
Designed and implemented multiple focus groups and a telephone survey; interpreted the results in SPSS
Conducted research on magazines in a 12-county area and made recommendations based on costs & target
Conducted online audits using Technorati, Google Analytics and Google News

New Media Certificate, New Media Institute at UGA Fall 2007-2009

Designed Web content using HTML coding, Dreamweaver and Flash
Used iMovie to create a short film about societal effects of change in technology
Collaborated on design and execution of political arena within Second Life

Media and Web Committee, UGA HEROs Jan. 2009-Dec. 2009

Group leader of Web site (www.ugaheros.org) remodeling, updating and revising
Coordinated with other committees to film, photograph and create videos for fundraising events
Committee Member of the Semester Fall 2008 and Spring 2009

Special Events Committee & Team Leader, UGA HEROs Jan. 2008-Dec. 2008

Personally raised more than $2,000 for children affected by HIV/AIDS through e-mail and letter writing campaigns
Lead a team of 25-30 philanthropists
Planned and coordinated fundraising events that raised more than $24,000

Software: Adobe Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop, Fireworks, InDesign, Illustrator; MS Word, Access, Publisher, Powerpoint, Excel; iMovie; SPSS
Internet: Facebook Connect, Google Analytics, Twitter, Technorati (online audits)
Programming Languages: HTML, Actionscript, PHP