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| Summary: Extensive experience in journalism, grantwriting, nonprofit organizations, and research. Highly knowledgeable on international and gender issues. |
| NONPROFIT COMMUNICATIONS/FUND DEVELOPMENT | |
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1999-present Oakland, CA |
Founder, Writing for Community Success
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1999-present San Francisco Bay Area |
Founding Executive Director, Bay Area International Development Organizations (BAIDO)
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1997 - 1999 San Francisco, CA |
Grants and Corporate Funding Manager, Equal Rights Advocates
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Summer 1996 Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica |
Graduate Assistant, Feminist International Radio Endeavor
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1995-1997 Athens, OH |
Editor, Appalachian Access AmeriCorps
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1994-1995 Boston, MA |
Development Assistant, Park Square Advocates
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1993-1994 Cambridge, MA |
Editorial Consultant, University Conversion Project
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1993-1995 Cambridge, MA |
Founder/Coordinator, Womens International/Intercultural Group
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Fall 1993 Boston, MA |
Program Assistant, Oxfam America
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1988-1989 UNC-Chapel Hill |
Co-chair, Hunger Action Committee
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| INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM | |
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1993-present various locations |
Independent Journalist
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1997-1998 Columbus, OH |
Opinion Columnist, The Columbus Dispatch
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1995, 1996 Athens, OH and Cambridge, MA |
Co-host/Producer, local radio stations
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Spring 1995 Boston, MA |
Editorial Intern, WorldTimes
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Summer 1994 Somerville, MA |
Editorial Assistant
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1992-1995 Somerville, MA |
Editorial Collective Member, Dollars & Sense Magazine
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| EDUCATION | |
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June 1997 Ohio University
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M.A.: International Affairs (Communication & International Development) Specializations: print/radio journalism; gender studies; Latin America |
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Summer 1995 Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
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Intermediate/Advanced level Spanish Centro Maya de Idiomas, cooperatively run language school
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April 1992 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
B.A.: International Studies (with honors); Certificate: Womens Studies Specializations: economics, developing countries |
| OTHER EXPERIENCE | |
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Spring 1997 Athens, OH |
Guest speaker/trainer, Ohio University Topics: Latin America; Internet Use |
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1990s Various locations |
Tutor in English as a Second Language |
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Summer 1989 Ivory Coast |
Cultural exchange volunteer, Operation Crossroads Africa |
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COMPUTER SKILLS: All office software, Internet/websites, desktop publishing, databases, spreadsheets PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Young Nonprofit Professionals Network, National Writers' Union HONORS: Who's Who in America, 2004-present OTHER LANGUAGES: Spanish and French (reading) REFERENCES: Available on request |
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