Resume

• 2012

  Master of Arts (M.A.)

  - Graduated with a 4.0

  passed master's writing project \"I Am Lonesome ... For Another Voice to Say My Name:\" The Power of Naming in _The Book of Salt_.\n\n- Won three essay awards from the English Department and two essay awards from the Women's Studies Department

  as well as an Extraordinary Student award from the Office of Student Life. \n\n- President of the Student Organization for Cultural Studies

  which facilitates interdisciplinary interaction between students with an interest in cultural studies. In addition to putting on the annual Drag Show

  the organization also sponsors other campus events to further promote cultural diversity and awareness.\n\n-Served as the 2012-2013 Non-Fiction Editor and the 2013-2014 Submissions Manager for Touchstone Literary Magazine: http://www.k-state.edu/touchstone/about/\n\n-Mentored a first-year student through K-State's Guide to Personal Success program.

  English

  Student Organization for Cultural Studies

  Touchstone Literary Magazine

  Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society

  Kansas State University

• 2006

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  - Served in multiple leadership positions in both Sigma Tau Delta and Fire

  K-State's campus feminist organization.\n\n-Organized on-campus events

  such as Take Back the Night march and rally and Banned Books Week readings\n\n-Worked at campus newspaper

  the K-State Collegian from 2011-2013

  English; Women's Studies

  Phi Beta Kappa Society

  Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society

  Iota Iota Iota National Women's Studies Honor Society

  Fire - Campus Feminist Organization

  Kansas State University

• Copy Editing

  Editing

  LGBT rights

  Social Media

  Storytelling

  English Literature

  Race Relations

  Newspapers

  AP Style

  Feminism

  Teaching

  Writing

  Women's Studies

  InDesign

  Literature

  Thacker

  Laura

  Thacker

  Jim Sherow for Congress Campaign

  Kansas State Collegian

  Kansas State University

  Oversaw staff of 20 during summer redesign of newspaper. Responsibilities included hiring editorial staff

  budgeting entire paper

  managing payroll for all employees

  and making final editorial decisions. Used HootSuite to oversee social media presence.

  Editor-in-Chief

  Topeka

  Kansas Area

  Kansas State Collegian

  Hired

  trained

  managed

  and scheduled a team of copy editors

  edited stories for grammatical and factual errors as well as AP style

  and communicated issues to writers and editors. Used Adobe InDesign to place stories on page

  as well as edit headlines and photo captions. Switched entire newspaper to easy-to-use online AP Stylebooks

  and edited and updated the Collegian Stylebook.

  Managing Copy Chief

  Topeka

  Kansas Area

  Kansas State Collegian

  Taught my own sections of Expository Writing 1 and Introduction to Women's Studies. Responsibilities included teaching

  lesson planning

  and grading for each

  as well as writing a syllabus for Introduction to Women's Studies.

  Kansas State University

  Finance Director

  Manhattan

  Kansas

  Jim Sherow for Congress Campaign