WORK EXPERIENCE	Stanley Library, Ferrum College October 2002 - Present CACI, Inc. May 2000 - October 2002 Borders, Incorporated November 1999 - April 2000   Responsible for inventory, cataloguing, filing; help desk; acquisitions; some cashier work. Virginia's Explore Park March - October 1999   Research, teaching and assisting, public relations; some administration, scheduling, appropriations, occasional grounds upkeep. Event Horizon August 1996 - September 2000   Primary responsibilities as editor-in-chief include reading, critiquing, and choosing prose and poetry manuscripts for publication; finance and fund appropriations; public relations; supervising and delegation; advertising; setting submission policies and magazine guidelines. E-zine was purchased by owners of Omni magazine summer of 1998; subsequently revamped under the name Singularities. Dr. Robert Denham, Roanoke College October 1996 - May 1997   Researched literary, historical, and religious references for ongoing projects towards publications of books, letters, and private notebooks of scholar and author Northrup Frye; computer and library inquiries; direct contact with experts; information management and synthesis; general office administration; provided regular reports to supervisor. Roanoke College April 1996 - January 1999   Public relations and inquiries during emergency and non-emergency situations for Campus Safety; dispatched officers and coordinated efforts with Salem, Virginia police department and local hospitals; familiar with radio / computer communications and police codes; handled multitasking in stressful environments; trusted with privileged and confidential information; experience with flex hours. Roanoke Review December 1995 - January 1999   Supervised five assistant editors in reading and critiquing submissions as Managing Editor; performed subscription-related tasks including finances, list management, databases, mailings; event coordination; additional work with copy and layout via computer. Educational Writing Workshops Since 1995   Developed and managed group exercises; leadership roles; interactive training to produce final products; mentoring.
	TEACHING EXPERIENCE	Botetourt County Schools Botetourt, Virginia - Substitute August - November 1999 William Fleming High School Roanoke, Virginia - Student Teacher August - December 1998 Huff Lane Micro Village Roanoke, Virginia - Student Teacher August - December 1998 Cave Spring High School Roanoke, Virginia - Intern August - December 1997 Roland E. Cook Elementary School Vinton, Virginia - Intern / Substitute August - December 1997 Tutor January - May 1997 Volunteer January - May 1997   As an educator for Virginia public school systems, I was responsible for customizing course loads based upon student audience and ability; organizing and synthesizing information into manageable pieces based on allotted presentation time and students' previous experience; initiating student participation and different sensory approaches; statistics and record-keeping; reports to supervisors and parents; management of time and available resources; preparing and presenting written proposals; multimedia presentations, including public information spaces to convey pertinent information; working in a team environment; offering special provisions for handicapped and other challenged students.
	PLATFORMS	Windows 95/98/NT, Linux (Slackware/RedHat)
	COMPUTER SKILLS	Microsoft Office Suite, ClarisWorks, Pico, Emacs; Web Browsers, Telnet, FTP, Pine, and other Internet applications; HTML w/PHP extensions, Adobe Photoshop and other multimedia applications; InteGrade
	EDUCATION	B.A., English    Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia May 1998 Associate, General Studies    Virginia Western Community College, Roanoke, Virginia May 1995
	ACTIVITIES/ HONORS	Student Member, Virginia Education Association Student Member, National Education Association Kappa Delta Pi, Education Honor Society Sigma Tau Delta, English Honor Society Dean's List of Honorable Mention
	REFERENCES/ WRITING SAMPLES	Available upon request

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