Florida & Caribbean Fire and Invasives Learning Network

EDUCATION:

• Mount Holyoke College, B.A. in 2008: Politics (GPA: 3.9) and Jewish Studies (GPA: 3.9); Cumulative GPA: 3.4

EXPERIENCE:

Mount Holyoke College, Office of Religious and Spiritual Life: South Hadley, MA
Administrative Assistant: (September - June 2009)

• Executed general office assistance including answering telephones, making copies, assisting in mass mailings
• Designed successful advertising strategy for web and print that led to higher turnout at events

Paul Issac Kane Writing and Translation Services
Freelance Copywriter: (July 2008 - Present)

• Researched and wrote SEO articles for casinos and travel destinations

Haaretz, largest Israeli English-Hebrew newspaper: Tel Aviv, Israel
Editorial Assistant: (September 2007 - February 2008)

• Wrote and copyedited features and news articles for the Jewish World section

Five College Dance Department: South Hadley, MA
Publicity Director: (January - June 2007)

• Wrote press releases and developed a press database that brought five different colleges together

The Massachusetts State House, Representative Gloria Fox: Boston, MA
Legislative Aide: (September - December 2005)

• Organized meetings with local constituents to discuss bio-weapons legislation
• Drafted bill summaries, wrote successful press releases and published op-ed article in The Boston Globe

Boston Mobilization, Non-Profit political organization: Boston, MA
Program Director: (September 2004 - September 2005)

• Aided in the design and implementation of an annual fundraising campaign in print and online that led to increased contributions and participation in the organization
• Organized meetings between community members and politicians
• Lobbied state representatives to adopt legislation banning bio-weapons in Boston
• Managed ten summer interns

John Kerry / Ken Salazar Campaign: Denver, CO

Site Manager for Get Out the Vote operations in Arapaho County: (November 2004)

• Trained over 1500 people to telephone bank and canvass

Students and Youth Against War, Non-Profit political organization: New York, NY,

Public Relations Representative: (June 2004 - August 2004)

• Organized, wrote press releases and gave statements at press conferences with CNN, the BBC, the New York Times, National Public Radio and other major news organizations

AWARDS:

• Laurel Fellow; fellowship to study abroad at Tel Aviv University 2007 - 2008
• M.A.S.A. Building Future Leaders graduate; six month seminar series in Jerusalem 2007 -2008
• M.A.S.A. Fellow; fellowship for long-term study in Israel 2007 - 2008
• Gibson Scholar; academic achievement and leadership scholarship 2005 - 2006

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:

• "Understanding the Conflict," invited speaker at Mount Holyoke College Politics Department Lecture (Spring 2009)
• "Grassroots Organizing and Technology," invited speaker at Tufts University, Sociology and Social Change 3999 class (Fall 2005)
• "Grassroots on Commonwealth Avenue," invited speaker at Boston University, Political Science: Social Change and Grassroots Organizing class (Fall 2004)

SKILLS:

Languages: Native English speaker; proficient in Hebrew reading, writing and speaking

Internet: Social networking tools; twitter, delicious, digg, Linkedin, facebook, ning; Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office