Resume

Dana interning at the James Madison Institute.

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Education

Anticipated Graduation: May 2014

Bachelor of Science in Journalism and

Communications

Bachelor of Arts in History

Concentrations: Multimedia and Magazine Production,

American History

University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.

UF Honors Program;

Italy Study Abroad Summer 2012

Experience

Intern, National History Day

College Park, Md.

May 2012 - June 2012

Freelance Writer, Tower Publications, Inc.

Gainesville, Fla.

December 2011 – present

Peer Mentor, UF Housing and Residence Education

Gainesville, Fla.

August 2011 - present

Journalism and Civics Education Intern, James Madison Institute

Tallahassee, Fla.

May 2011 - August 2011

Public Relations Intern, Ron Sachs Communications, Inc.

Tallahassee, Fla.

May 2011 - July 2011

Contributing Writer, Tallahassee Democrat

Tallahassee, Fla.

August 2007 - present

Leadership

Member, SAVANT Leadership Honorary

February 2012 – present

Executive Vice President, Gators for Higher Education

April 2011 – present

2011-2012 Programming Committee Chair

Campus Diplomat, UF Dean of Students Office Ambassador

February 2011 – present

2012-2013 Family Weekend Chair

2011-2012 Welcome to the Gator Nation Program Chair

Webmaster, Society of Professional Journalists

August 2010 - present

Awards

2012 2nd Place Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

(AEJMC) National Logo Contest

2012 Emily Howard Bateman UF Journalism College Scholarship

2012 Cathie Ponikvar Housing Scholarship

2012 National Residence Hall Honorary

2011 SPJ Mark of Excellence Region 3 Award for General News Photography

2011 Barbara L. Frye Scholarship, Florida Capital Press Corps

2010, 2011, 2012 Navy Supply Corps Foundation, Inc. Scholarship

National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Golden Key International Honour Society

2010 Journalism Best & Brightest Scholarship - 1st Place Award

Skills

Basic Adobe (PageMaker, InDesign, Audio, Illustrator, Premiere, Photoshop), Audacity, iMovie, Wordpress, Tumblr, AP Style, Chicago Style, PC Operating System, Macintosh Operating System, Soundslides, Vocus, Microsoft Office Suite, Social Media Platforms, CSS3 and HTML5