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JESSICA REAMY |
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East Moline, IL 61244 - United States
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EDUCATION |
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American University, Washington, D.C., August 2003 - May 2007 |
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Bachelors of Arts Double Major in Political Science and Communication Studies, 3.88 Grade Point Average |
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AWARDS AND HONORS |
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Magna Cum Laude
University Honors |
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RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE |
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Children's Cause for Cancer Advocacy, East Moline, Illinois |
May 2009 - Current |
| Freelancer | |
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Freelance work in the areas of:
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Children's Cause for Cancer Advocacy, Silver Spring, MD |
August 2007 - May 2009 |
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Planning and implementing survivorship conferences for young adults across the country; Writing press releases and newsletter content; Managing website and social networking maintenance and updates; Organizing outreach efforts to young adult cancer survivors
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Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Washington, D.C. |
January 2007 - August 2007 |
| Advocacy Intern | |
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Worked with the federal and state advocacy teams on tobacco legislation; managed database (Microsoft Access) of Congressional correspondence; researched, organized, and prepared meeting materials for TFK lobbyists; helped train youth advocates; and worked with the Communications and Constituency Relations Departments on special projects.
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Henley Media Group, London, England. |
February 2006 - April 2006 |
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Wrote daily news articles for the web publication Port Technology; Edited content for the quarterly print publication FabTech; Researched, edited and assisted with layout for a publication about business investment in Canada; Subedited articles for a Commonwealth Secretariat publication about health issues.
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Office of U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, Washington, D.C. |
January 2005 - May 2005 |
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Researched legislative issues and statistics for staff members and Senator Durbin; Gave tours of Capitol Hill to Illinois constituents; Attended briefings and committee hearings on behalf of staff members.
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District Office of U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, Springfield, Illinois |
September 2002 - December 2002 |
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Interned full-time for a semester of senior year in high school through the Illinois Governmental Internship Program.
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Democratic Coordinated Campaign Headquarters, Springfield, Illinois |
September 2002 - December 2002 |
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Interned ten hours/week for state Democratic party candidates.
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PROFESSIONAL WORK AT AU |
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University College at American University, Washington, D.C. |
August 2006 - May 2007 |
| Program Associate | |
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Served as a student leader of 22 freshmen involved in a living-learning community program; Assistant for the students' Understanding Mass Media course: led weekly "lab" outings in DC; Worked as a desk receptionist at the front desk of the students' residence hall; Served as a mentor to the students by living on their residence floor and planning social events; Planned a "Discover DC" orientation program for approximately 100 freshmen in the University College.
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American University Student Government, Washington, D.C. |
October 2006 - April 2007 |
| Public Relations Director | |
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Created a semester-in-review newsletter, sent out to all undergraduate students in December; Communicated with campus media outlets through press releases announcing events and policy initiatives.
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The Eagle, AU's student newspaper, Washington, D.C. |
March 2005 - October 2006 |
| Reporter and Campus News Editor | |
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As beat reporter: wrote weekly or bi-weekly articles about AU's student government, covered student government elections.
Clips: (more available upon request) Trustees add one student, two faculty to board As section editor: assigned stories, copy edited, wrote headlines, assisted with layout. - |
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Kennedy Political Union, Washington, D.C. |
August 2005 - December 2005 |
| Executive Assistant | |
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Served KPU in its year-long political lecture series, which brings big-name speakers to campus; Assisted the director in the management and coordination of KPU staff and volunteers.
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CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS |
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- Volunteer counselor for the week-long American Legion Auxiliary Illini Girls State mock-government program held at Eastern Illinois University (Summers 2004 and 2005)
- Vice-President of the American University Catholic Student Association - Vice-President of Membership for Alpha Lambda Delta, the Freshmen/Sophomore Honors Fraternity - Member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars - Board member of American University's Student Interfaith Council - Secretary of American University Democratic Women & Friends - Young Adult Advisory Group Member for the Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy |
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COURSE WORK |
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Writing for Mass Communication, Public Relations, Reporting, Congress and Legislative Behavior, Grassroots Institutions, Basic Statistics, Election Administration, Macroeconomics, Politics and the Media, Applied Political Writing, Political Communication
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OTHER EMPLOYMENT |
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Black Hawk Community College Aquatic Center, Moline, Illinois |
June 2001 - August 2006 |
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Lifeguard and Swim Instructor for children ages two to fourteen, for six consecutive summers.
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SKILLS |
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Microsoft Office Suite
Databases: Microsoft Access, eTapestry, CapWiz Content Management Systems: Drupal, Concrete5 Publishing software: InDesign, WordPress |
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