Resume

EXPERIENCE

The Jewish Week, New York, N.Y. | July 2008-present
Staff Writer
• Writes weekly feature-length stories on varying topics, including health concerns, medical ethics issues, technology, political, business, sports and human interest stories

The Jewish Week, New York, N.Y. | December 2007-June 2008
Editorial Intern
• Wrote regular by-lined feature stories about American Jewish culture
• Compiled the weekly neighborhood events calendars and arts guide

NJBiz, New Brunswick, N.J. | June 2007-August 2007
Writer and Researcher
• Wrote business briefs and one full-length feature article about mortgage trends in N.J.
• Conducted in-depth research on companies and business trends

The Daily Pennsylvanian, Philadelphia, Pa. | August 2006-May 2007
Print Columnist, Online Blogger, Editorial Writer, Opinion Board Voting Member and News Staff Writer
• Worked as a reporter and leader for the independent newspaper of the University of Pennsylvania
• Wrote columns, news articles, blog posts and editorials

Columbia University Press, New York, N.Y. | May 2006-August 2006
Editorial Intern, for the Senior Executive Editor of Religion, Philosophy, Animal Studies
• Read submissions and communicated directly with authors, reviewers and blurb writers
• Released manuscripts to the editorial committee by summarizing the full text, establishing selling points to prospective audiences and collecting the necessary data for the editors to reach a decision

Univ of Penn. Department of English, Philadelphia, Pa. | August 2005-May 2006
Research Assistant
• Performed extensive library research and fact-checking for two professors

Univ of Penn. General Counsel, Philadelphia, Pa. | May 2005-August 2005
Legal Assistant
• Worked closely with the lawyers and paralegals and gained extensive exposure to legal research

UMDNJ-Grad School of Biomedical Science, Piscataway, N.J. | May 2004-August 2004
Student Office & Laboratory Assistant
• Sterilized and organized equipment and helped prepare yeast cultures in a Microbiology Research Lab

EDUCATION

Columbia University School of Journalism, New York, NY | August 2007-May 2008
• Masters of Science in Journalism: newspaper concentration
• Coursework: Reporting and Writing 1, Covering Religion, Sports Journalism, Magazine Writing, Covering Conflicts, New Media Skills Class, Critical Issues, Law and Society, Master’s Project

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA | August 2003-May 2007
• Bachelor of Arts in English, Minor in French; GPA: 3.47/4.0; graduated cum laude
• Coursework: Literature, Jewish culture, Middle Eastern politics, European diplomatic history
• Served as Phi Sigma Sigma sorority scholarship chair

OTHER

• Proficient in Photoshop, WordPress, InDesign, etc.
• Fluent in written and spoken French
• Currently learning Hebrew