RÉSUMÉ
You can download my official, professional résumé in Microsoft Word format
here.
Currently
+ Finished my first year of Journalism at
Holland College and will be starting my second year in September 2009.
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Blogging for
Maclean's OnCampus.
Writing
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June 2009: Became a
college blogger for
Maclean's OnCampus.
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May 2009 - August 2009: Doing an online summer internship for
myUsearch.
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March – April 2009: Did a 4-week internship at
Truro Daily News in Truro, NS as a part of my education. Received 100% on my internship mark for the academic year.
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January – March 2009: Did an online internship on
College Jolt.
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December 2008: Had an
article published in
Career Options Magazine.
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November 2008: Had my first article published in the Prince Edward Island arts magazine,
The Buzz.
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November 2008: Had my first article published in the college newspaper,
The Surveyor.
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June 2008: Started doing freelance articles for
Mookychick.
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April 2008-August 2009: Blogged for the
myUsearch blog.
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August 2007 – April 2008: Maintained an online arts magazine, Jill Pushed Jack and interviewed (via email) women in the arts like musicians
Amanda Palmer,
Rebekah Higgs and
Carmen Townsend and comedian
Maria Bamford.
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May 2005: Graduated from
The Institute of Children’s Literature and was offered a position in the advanced course.
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September 2005 – February 2006: Wrote monthly articles for my high school newspaper, The Cougar Chronicles, while in Journalism 12.
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September 2002 – June 2003: I wrote a monthly music review in my junior high school newspaper, The Wesman Gazette.
Online Experience
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May 2009: Did an online internship for
myUsearch and learned some website traffic-building tips.
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July 2007: Started
Flogalicious, a directory for fictional blogs.
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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).
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2001-ish: Began blogging, mostly personal.
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1998-ish: Began learning HTML, building small websites and basic graphic design.
Theatre
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January – May 2007: Was the Head Stage Manager for the Cobequid Educational Centre production of
High School Musical.
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June 2006 & 2007: Presented shortened versions of
Chicago (for Drama 11) and
The Producers (for Musical Theatre 12).
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February – April 2003: Was a prompter for the West Colchester Consolidated School production of
Rumpelstiltskin.
Volunteer Work
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November 2008 – April 2008: Served as class representative for my college Journalism class.
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October 2005 and October 2006: Volunteered at a public Halloween haunted house.
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September – October 2002: Volunteered at the West Colchester Consolidated School library, shelving books.
Awards
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June 2005 and June 2006: Received Honors in both grade 10 and 11.
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June 2003: Received the Eric Rackham Bursary at West Colchester Consolidated School.
Education
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September 2008: Studying Journalism at
Holland College (in Charlottetown, PEI) will graduate in 2010. Will hopefully take Interactive Multimedia in September 2010 at the same school.
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June 2007: Graduated from
Cobequid Educational Centre.
Other
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April – August 2008: Worked part-time at a convenience store, working at the register and stocking.
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March 2008: Was interviewed about blogging on
Webmaster Journal. (
Read the interview here.)
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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 online research and weblogs and basic HTML, CSS, iMovie, Photoshop, Photoshop Elements and web design.
+ I enjoy writing (fiction and non-fiction), photography, web design, graphic design, historical research, scrapbooking, painting, blogging and reading.
