Shirley JonesLuke

Boston, MA USA
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Professional Experience

Freelance writer and English teacher who is returning to Emerson College this fall to pursue an MFA, has written several nonfiction pieces from book reviews to travel articles. I'm a jill-of-all trades interested in covering a variety of topics and learning new topics as well. I'm a skilled researcher, a savvy Internet user, and an avid reader.

Expertise

Reporter
3 Years
Researcher
22 Years
Writer
5 Years

Specialty

Books & Literature
15 Years
Education
8 Years
Women's Issues
4 Years

Industries


Academia Teaching
8 Years
Newspaper - Local/Regional
3 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

6 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

AFT Advocate (10+), Baystate Banner (1-2)

Technical Skills

Adobe

Unions

Boston Teacher's Union American Federation of Teachers

Computer Skills

Word, Powerpoint, Excel and Access Windows XP, Vista, 2007

Equipment

Audio recorder Digital camera Desktop and laptop Printer Fax machine Copier

References

Jennifer Berkshire AFT Advocate Editor

Awards

AFT Award for Feature story, 3rd place

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