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University of Florida 2008 | B.S. in Journalism with a minor in English

Lead development of after school programs for both on site programs and extention programs
Examine and increase enrollments in areas where registrations don't meet minimums
Train employees on use of registration system and how to answer the phoen
Coordinate with school districts, city employees and staff on distributing flyers in schools around class locations
Launch and maintain an entirely new web site for the company.
Develop, troubleshoot, and debug the new web site.

Lead team in developing a proposal and working through the vetting process for the City of San Jose.
Assist in presenting to City of San Jose staff throughout the process.
Comanage a team of 20 teachers for the summer camp, including coordinating schedules and helping with curriculum.
Continued growth in school districts by gaining a program in one of the schools at the San Jose Unified School District and Sacred Heart School in Saratoga
Lead the implementation and selection of a new registration system provided by ActiveNetworks.
Oversee a team of 6 regular teachers to ensure they arrive at their school sites and that the programs are executed correctly.

Lead team in acquiring contracts with school districts, city departments and private schools.
Teach seven classes during the school year, often requested by name from parents.
Edit and manage company web site.
Handle registration involving Excel, email and Paypal.
Hire a web developer to work on web site.

Fact check articles and create content for the San Francisco Panorama
Help design, research and fact check a page on lunches.
Work with other staff on larger research projects including money spent in Iraq and 25 Things Still Made in America

Enter voter registrations into proprietary database, reaching an average of 120 entries per day
Worked 12 hour days for 35 days straight with no weekends to complete tasks.

Supervise a staff of two reporters with various freelance reporters.
Oversee coverage on homeless issues, a new power plant for the city, and the development stall of a prominent property
Regularly write stories for the paper ranging from student deaths to a ride along with a tow truck driver
Offered promotion to Managing Editor but turned it down to focus on schoolwork

Write stories for the metro section of the newspaper in addition to fact finding and database creation.
Also assist in story idea generation for the paper.

Interview artist Ted Leo for feature for an upcoming Gainesville Festival
Cover candidates running for City Commission and countywide program to end homelessness

Organize produce back room
Close section and prepare it for the next morning
Customer service regarding complaints about produce and confusion about items in the store
Stock and grade fruits and vegetables

Successfully acquire contract with City of San Jose and oversee the process from presentation to individual centers to contract negotiation
Build a new web site from the ground up that matches the director's specifications
Put in charge of covering Alternative Press Expo for Comics Bulletin, turning out 3 articles in 48 hours.
Establish a creative writing enrichment program at Willow Glen Elementary
Identify registration problems and provide a solution two months after the summer camps finish
Continue expansion of summer camp program into the peninsula, east bay and marin county.
Double number of classes within the first 4 months as Head Instructor at Lekha School of Creative Writing.
Double number of students in the after school program through word of mouth about my classes.