Résumé
WRITING
+ September 2008: A blog entry I wrote for Kill Jill Goes To College was found by someone at
Convenience Store Decisions. The article, "20 Rules For The Convenience Store", was featured in the
September 2008 issue of the magazine.
+ June 2008: Started doing freelance articles for Mookychick.
+ April 2008: Became a blogger for the myUsearch blog.
+ August 2007 - April 2008: Maintained an online arts magazine, Jill Pushed Jack and have interviewed (via email)
women in the arts like musicians
Amanda Palmer,
Rebekah Higgs and
Carmen Townsend and comedian
Maria Bamford.
+ May 2005: Graduated from The Institute of Children's Literature and was offered a position in the advanced course.
+ September 2005 – February 2006: Wrote monthly articles for my high school newspaper, The Cougar Chronicles, while in Journalism 12.
+ September 2002 – June 2003: I wrote a monthly music review in my junior high school newspaper, The Wesman Gazette.
(To see my published writing, click here.)
ONLINE EXPERIENCE
+ June 2008: Started doing freelance articles for Mookychick.
+ April 2008: Became a blogger for the myUsearch blog.
+ February 2008: Started my first-ever niche blog, Kill Jill Goes To College.
+ August 2007 - April 2008: Started Jill Pushed Jack. (See "Writing" for more details.)
+ July 2007: Started Flogalicious, a directory
for fictional blogs.
+ January 2005 - July 2007: Built and managed a fansite for the TV series House, House-Online.org (which was, at one time, the most extensive House fansite on the internet).
+ 2001-ish: Began blogging, mostly personal.
+ 1998-ish: Began learning HTML, building small websites and basic graphic design.
THEATRE
+ January – May 2007: Was the Head Stage Manager for the Cobequid Educational Centre production of High School Musical.
+ June 2006 & 2007: Presented shortened versions of Chicago (for Drama 11) and The Producers (for Musical Theatre 12).
+ February – April 2003: Was a prompter for the West Colchester Consolidated School production of Rumpelstiltskin.
VOLUNTEER WORK
+ October 2005 and October 2006: Volunteered at a public Halloween haunted house.
+ September – October 2002: Volunteered at the West Colchester Consolidated School library, shelving books.
AWARDS
+ June 2005 and June 2006: Received Honors in both grade 10 and 11.
+ June 2003: Received the Eric Rackham Bursary at West Colchester Consolidated School.
EDUCATION
+ September 2008: Studying Journalism at Holland College (in Charlottetown, PEI).
+ June 2007: Graduated from Cobequid Educational Centre.
OTHER
+ April - August 2008: Worked part-time at a local convenience store.
+ March 2008: Was interviewed about blogging on Webmaster Journal. (Read the interview here.)
+ April – June 2003: Was a member of the prom committee at West Colchester Consolidated School.
+ Twice took an art class taught by local painter, Joy Laking.
SKILLS & HOBBIES
+ Can type 50 words a minute and am very comfortable using a computer.
+ Am familiar with Paint Shop Pro, Open Office, Audacity and many other applications. Also familiar with basic HTML, CSS, web design, online research and weblogs.
+ I enjoy writing (fiction and non-fiction), photography, web design, graphic design, historical research, scrapbooking, painting, blogging and reading.