Amanda H.

## BIO Education: Morehead State University Bachelor of Arts in Communication July 2009 Major: Advertising/ Public Relations Minor: Marketing GPA: 3.3/4.0 Experience: AmeriCorps -Kentucky Campus Compact-University of Louisville Position: Volunteer in Service to America (VISTA) July 2009- July 2010 Planned and implemented a variety of community service events ranging from 18-350 participants, increased participation in community service and civic engagement through community service fair, built relationships with community partners, issued numerous press releases and feature stories, coordinated student service trainings, developed promotion materials, revamped office website, and developed Facebook page for office with about 500 fans Morehead State University Department of Communications and Theatre Position: Undergraduate Research Fellow August 2008- May 2009 Planned and implemented four PR Boot Camps for non-profit organizations, compiled data for multiple Girl Scout research projects, including a national project on web design, gave research and knowledge-based presentations at three separate conferences, and developed several press releases for local media Fort Thomas Drug Center Position: Technician & Sales Associate Feb. 2008- Dec. 2008 Filled prescription orders, provided customer service, delivered prescription orders to customers’ homes, helped with stocking and running the cash register Southgate Elementary School Position: Public Relations Intern Jan. 2008- Apr. 2008 Updated cable access channel, reworked school website, designed flyers, assisted in event planning, and helped implement school programs and health fair Position: Preschool Aide Apr. 2008- May 2008 Assisted in daily classroom activities for children ages 3-5 Girl Scouts of Kentucky’s Wilderness Road Council Position: Membership Aid and Public Relations Intern Jan. 2007- Dec. 2007 Developed programs for leader guidance, recruited Girl Scout members and leaders, prepared and implemented multiple events and programs for children ages 5-17, and compiled survey and training data into spread sheets ## Area of Expertise Software: Adobe Creative Suite 3®: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, & Dreamweaver Microsoft Office 2007®: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Publisher Other: Plone®, WordPress® Comfortable working on both PC & Mac Writing: News Writing Feature writing Fact Sheets Grant writing (received award) Design: Promotional flyers Full page web design Brochures Posters and displays Communication: Social Networking- Facebook and Twitter Experienced in answering phones, taking customer complaints, and customer service in a retail environment. Comfortable working with both children and adults.