Work Examples
Education | Relevant
Experience | Relevant Activities | Skills | Contact Information
- University of Maryland Two Bachelor of Arts degrees anticipated in May 2007.
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Philip Merrill College of
Journalism
American Studies: art history focus under American studies.
GPA: 3.529
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College Park Scholars citation
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Media Self & Society:
living/learning honors program focusing on American media.
Relevant Experiences
- Smithsonian Institution: National
Postal Museum, Education Department
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Education Aide: November 2006 – Present | Set-up and execute education public programs and administrative tasks.
Took over part of supervisor’s position when she left. Develop public programs and public relations materials. Washington, D.C.
- Mount Vernon: George Washington's Estate, Archaeology Department
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Public Outreach Intern: August 2006 -
November 2006 | Edited text for Web site, designed layout for Web site
using internal Web form. Redesigned department brochure. Mount Vernon, Va.
- Smithsonian Institution: National Postal Museum, Education Department
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Education Intern: June 2006 – August
2006 | Developed ideas and executed hands-on activities for the Summer
Family Festival, helped with educational programs, developed public
relations promotions for educational events. Washington, D.C.
- Window & Door Magazine
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Intern Writer: May 2005 - January 2006 |
Researched and wrote stories on the window and door industry, copy edited
materials, performed administrative tasks. Updated Quark documents. Created
databases using Microsoft Office tools. Published 11 times a year by the
National Glass Association. Circulation 25,000. McLean, Va.
- The Evening
Sun
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Intern Writer: December 2003 – January 2004,
December 2004 – January 2005 | Reported and wrote stories gathered
information for other reporters, took photographs. Daily. Norwich, N.Y.
Relevant Activities
- Colleges Against Cancer
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President: November 2006 – Present | Organize and meetings. Create, organize, promote and execute fund-raisers and other events.
- Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Marketing Department
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Volunteer: September 2006 – December 2006 | Developed a campaign to increase student attendance at performances.
- Relay for Life
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Survivorship Chair: October 2005 – May 2006 | Organized survivors and
survivor activities during annual Relay for Life on campus, a fundraiser for American Cancer Society.
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Unwind Magazine
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Writer: September 2003 - May 2005 | Researched and wrote about entertainment events on campus, in D.C. and the
greater metropolitan area for this monthly published by the University of Maryland.
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Lakeland Stars Tutoring/Mentoring Program
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Tutor/Mentor: January 2004 – December 2004 | Helped children from a local elementary school with homework and other
classroom-related work. Helped set up and run activities after school work
was finished.
Efficient in:
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Adobe Photoshop
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Macintosh Systems
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Microsoft Access
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Microsoft Excel
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Microsoft PowerPoint
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Microsoft Publisher
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Microsoft Word
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Quark
Basic:
- Adobe InDesign
- HTML Formatting
- Macromedia Dreamweaver
- Written and Conversational Spanish
Contact Information
lseaman@umd.edu
607.226.0063
Copyright © 2007 Lisa Seaman