E-mail: mackenzieblair@hotmail.com
www.etsu.edu/writing/3120f99/zman6
Education:
05/2000
Bachelor of Arts in English, Current GPA 3..5
Minors: General Business and Marketing
Accreditation: American Assembly of Collegiate Schools
of BusinessTennessee
Academic Performance Scholarship Recipient
Alpha Delta Pi Chapter Officer Scholarship Recipient
Honors: Alpha Honor Society (Academic Achievement)
Selected Writing Intensive Classes
Writing for News Print Media I and Writing for Public
Relations
1998
Undergraduate Studies:
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Writing Experience:
01/2000-present
Copy Director:
Graphic Design Workshop of East Tennessee State University
Presenting our services to non-profit organizations
Writing copy for non-profit organization’s promotional
materials and webpages.
Coordinating copy and graphics with the graphic designers
Presenting the products to the clients
09/1999-present
Staff Writer for the East
Tennessean, student newspaper of East Tennessee State University
Writing features and news stories as well as editorials
Brainstorming for story ideas
05/1999-08/1999
Media Intern for the Kingsport Times-News Internship,
Kingsport, TN
Wrote staff reports and feature stories
Arranged for photography assignments
10/1997-05/1998 &
09/1999-12/99
English and French Tutor for the Student Support
Services
Proofread and revised essays
Brainstormed for ideas with students
Assisted students at every level of the writing process
Prepared students for tests and homework
Public Relations Experience:
09/1998-02/1999&01/00-present
Public Relations Co-Chair
Wrote press releases from the Gamma Phi Chapter of Alpha
Delta Pi to the international magazine, The Adelphean for publication.
Preparing press releases for local and campus media
Utilizing all campus resources to promote sorority philanthropy
event
Designing sorority web page which is located at www.etsu.edu/writing/3120f99/zman6
06/98-present
Executive Vice President
of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
Chair of the Executive Committee and leader of the Administrative
Team, which oversees the Recording and Corresponding Secretary and the
Historian
Planning and implementing the Officer Transition Workshops
which trained the incoming officers into heir new positions
Preparing transition packets containing all training
materials for officers
Ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of all forms, letters,
and correspondence between the local chapter and the international organization
02/1998-06/1998
Membership Education Vice President
Chair of the Membership Education Committee
Planned and implemented educational workshops for 1998,
one of which was a Ronald McDonald House workshop with two guest speakers
and a video.
Professional Skills:
Internet: Browsers, search engines, Netscape Page composer,
Word Processing: MS Office, WordPerfect
Spreadsheets: Excel
Newspaper Skills: Shells and Wires/Good News,
Associated Press Style book
Competency in the Frenh language
Honors:
Omicron Delta Kappa (National Leadership Honor
Society)
Order of Omega (Greek National Leadership Honor Society)
Rho Lambda (Panhellenic Honor Society)
Alpha Delta Pi "Behind the Scenes" Award
Volunteer Activities: Ronald McDonald House
Love Kitchen
Angel Tree
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