Resume

• 2002

  Bachelor of Science (BS)

  Communication and Media Studies

  WYBC-FM (Yale Broadcasting Corporation)

  Connecticut General Assembly (internship)

  Women's Centers (Yale University and CSU)

  Connecticut State University

  Master's degree

  and courses and exams towards a PhD in Writing

  As Assistant Director the the University's Writing Center

  a student-oriented service

  I oversaw the day-to-day operations and managed a staff of 25 graduate

  undergraduate

  and volunteer writing consultants. I developed and taught courses in writing

  adult and career development

  and communcation. I developed and facilitated workshops in career communication (writing resumes

  interviewing

  and strategic career search techniques) for preprofessional students in the schools of Business and Economics. Worked as consultant in the career centers at Siena College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

  Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

  Conference on College Composition and Communication

  Editorial Freelancers Association

  Technical Writing Society

  Associated Writing Programs

  Council on Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)

  Modern Language Association

  Women's Press Club of New York.

  State University of New York at Albany

• 1993

  Bachelor of Science (BS)

  Wrote articles for the Connecticut Black and Hispanic Caucus

  as intern for Connecticut General Assembly in Hartford

  CT. Wrote and broadcast two 5-minute newscasts for WYBC-FM (Yale Broadcasting Corporation

  500 watts)

  New Haven

  CT. Wrote and broadcast a Listener Essay on WAMC-FM.

  Journalism & Political Science

  Radio Broadcaster

  Yale Broadcasting Corporation\nIntern

  Connecticut General Assembly\nWomen's Centers at CSU and Yale University

  Southern Connecticut State University

  Certificate of Teaching

  English

  Grades 8-12

  New York State

  New York State

  Yes. Will provide upon request.

• Word's Worth Writing & Editing

  Career Communication Services Career counseling involves working with a professional in a different way than what placement agencies

  recruiting firms

  headhunters

  or temp agencies do. I bring years of career counseling

  education

  and writing...

  Word's Worth Writing & Editing

  Develop style

  set policy

  write articles and editorials

  manage free-lance writers

  take photos

  copy edit

  and proofread final content using the WordPress for monthly

  member-run digital magazine.

  The Co-op Voice

  Technical Writing

  Grant Writing

  Journalism

  Content Development

  Writing

  Strategic Communications

  Books

  Student Services

  Editorial

  Distance Learning

  Research

  Career Management

  Career Counseling

  Aitoro-Williams

  Donna

  Aitoro-Williams

  Word's Worth Writing & Editing

  Lee Hecht Harrison

  Words Worth Writing & Editing

  Excelsior College

  Founder of Word's Worth Resume Writing and Career Coaching Service

  Area colleges and universities

  Designed and taught over 15 graduate and undergraduate courses in journalism

  public relations

  communication

  media literacy

  business

  writing

  and literature. As assistant director of UAlbany's writing center

  managed staff of peer tutors; wrote and presented papers at national conferences on writing

  teaching

  adults and prior learning.

  College Instructor

  Albany

  New York Area

  Area colleges and universities

  www.wordsworthwritingediting.yolasite.com

  Founder of Word's Worth Resume Writing and Career Coaching Service

  Word's Worth Writing & Editing

  Delmar

  New York

  Career counseling

  pre-professional student advising

  strategic career assessment

  planning

  communication

  and management services:\n\nI partner with all types of clients: pre-professional students just starting out

  established career clients in the middle of a career transition

  military clients poised on employment as civilians

  those migrating to non-profits and sole entrepreneurship. I work on all aspects of strategic career communications and personal marketing plans

  across industry and at all organizational levels

  up to CEO and academic dean

  for effective professional positioning in the 21st century. Services include writing profiles and bios for social media platforms

  assessments (personal

  professional

  and market)

  and development and implementation of a strategic

  integrated career communication plan

  with outcomes

  benchmarks

  and adjustments.\n

  Independent Writing And Editing Professional

  Albany

  New York Area

  Career Consultant

  Words Worth Writing & Editing

  Albany

  New York Area

  Editor

  Center for Educational Measurement

  Excelsior College

  Woodcliff Lake

  NJ

  First-line contact with outsourced professionals on developing strategic career communication plans and projects at a variety of downsizing firms. Facilitate job search techniques based on personal assessment and marketing plans. Conduct personal and professional skills assessment for use admissions essays

  internships

  resumes

  cover letters

  references

  and interviewing strategies.

  Career Transition Specialist

  Lee Hecht Harrison

  EFA (Albany)

  AWP

  Women's Press Club of NYS

  Conversational Spanish

  Initiatives for Women

  I was awarded this grant as a third-year doctoral student

  to help underwrite my research in the teaching of writing to adults.

  University of New York at Albany