OBJECTIVE:

I am seeking a challenging internship where I can utilize my writing, journalistic, business and communication skills.

EDUCATION:

Junior, University of Florida, 1998-Present

§      Major: Online Media and Business Administration

§      B.S. in Journalism and B.A. in Business Administration, University of Florida, expected May 2002

§      High School Diploma with Honors, Dr. Phillips High School, 1998

EXPERIENCE:

Teen People Magazine; New York, New York                               June 1998 – Present

Contributor

§       Selected to first annual Teen People Newsteam along with 35 other young journalists across country

§      Brainstormed story ideas, contributed editorial input, and wrote stories for publication in magazine and online editions

§      Created idea and write monthly column for financial section, Easy Money.

Teen People Book Club; New York, New York                                     January 2000-Present

TPBC Review Crew Member

§      Write book reviews and feature articles for TPBC catalog and website

§      Contribute opinions on upcoming books and authors

SKILLS:

REFERENCES:

American Express Financial Advisors; Orlando, Florida    June 1999 – August 1999

Intern

§      Assisted in financial planning and worked in high sales computing analysis

§      Attended workshops in key departments of investing, planning, and brokerage.

Daily Illini; Champaign, Illinois                                              August 1998 – May 1999

Writer

§      Was only freshman columnist on staff during first semester

§      Senior music writer for entertainment magazine Buzz

§      Covered local music scene, wrote CD reviews, and interviewed bands

Orlando Sentinel; Orlando, Florida                             August 1997 – September 1998

Rave Correspondent

§      Worked as a free-lance writer for the weekly youth section of   The Orlando Sentinel

§          Attended monthly meetings and participated in brainstorming of topics to be covered

§      Accepted assignments including feature stories, opinion column, book/CD reviews.

Windows 95/98,  Microsoft  Office,  HTML, Adobe PageMaker, Quarkxpress

Available on request.