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| Professional Profile |
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| Highly experienced writer, editor, page designer, educator, and photojournalist has demonstrated excellence in both written and verbal communication in each position as well as leadership in teaching. My career search focuses on Public relations, media, or education at the University level. |
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| Skills Set |
| + Digital and film photography, photo enhancement. |
| + Interviewing, writing, and reporting. |
| + Text and various media used in teaching essay writing. |
| + Publishing software in page design layout |
| + Created weblog poetry content on Word Press. |
| + Creation of information networks from various sources and people. |
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| + Encourages active learning. |
| + Develops reciprocity and cooperation among students. |
| + Text and various media used in teaching essay writing. |
| + Gives prompt feedback, quick turnaround of assignments. |
| + Communicates high expectations. |
| + Respects diverse talents and ways of learning. |
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| + Digital and film photography, photo enhancement. |
| + Manage and organize image catalog library. |
| + Select photography for print and electronic applications. |
| + Able to handle high-stress environment with multiple deadlines. |
| + Able to communicate well with a wide range of people. |
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| Work Experience |
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| Direct Support Professional |
| IndianaMentor, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2009. |
| + Caring for physically and mentally challenged individuals in a group home setting. Office phone:317-521-2380 |
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| Correspondent |
| Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2008. |
| + Freelance writer of centerpiece stories in the business section. |
| + Contact Supervisor: Yes, Supervisor's Name: Dwight Adams, Supervisor's phone 317-444-6532 |
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| Adjunct English instructor |
| Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, Indiana, 2008. |
| + Teaching the Basic Composition class. |
| + Contact Supervisor: Yes, Supervisor's Name: Carol Schuck, Supervisor's Phone: 317-921-4844. |
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| Business Journal editor |
| Laredo Morning Times, Laredo, Texas, 3/2004 - 9/2007. |
| + Enhanced a 16-page weekly local business supplement in magazine-style tab format. |
| + Wrote the majority of the content, with many stories of an immediate time frame |
| + Designed the layout of the supplement |
| + Photographed the corresponding people and places for articles. |
| + Contact Supervisor: Yes, Supervisor's Name: Diana Fuentes, Supervisor's Phone: 956-728-2581. |
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| Copy editor |
| Brownsville Herald Brownsville, Texas, 8/2001 - 2/2004. |
| + Designed the pages of the daily newspaper, including the Valley Business section and the cover of Valley/State section. |
| + Specialized in the design of the weekly business section. |
| + Contact Supervisor: Yes, Supervisor's Name: Gary Long, Supervisor's Phone: 956-982-6675. |
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| English/Language Arts teacher |
| Los Fresnos Consolidated ISD, Los Fresnos, Texas, 8/1999 - 5/2000 |
| + Taught three eighth grade English classes at the Los Cuates Middle School campus. |
| Instruction centered on preparation for the TAAS writing and tests. |
| + Also was UIL One Act Play director. + Also was UIL One Act Play director. |
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| English teacher |
| Brownsville lSD, Brownsville, Texas, 8/1992 - 6/1999. |
| Faulk Middle School |
| + First two years at Faulk Middle School, taught 8th grade English, with an emphasis on writing and the writing process, and grammar. |
| + Moved to sixth grade when the school became a middle school Taught Gifted and Talented class last five years. + UIL One Act Play director for two years, and founder/sponsor of High Tech Zoomers GT Club. |
| James Pace High School |
| + English teacher/Yearbook Advisor. Also taught two sophomore English classes and one senior British literature class. |
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| Adjunct English instructor |
| University of Texas-Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas, 1/1993 - 12/1995, 8/2000 -10/2000. |
| + Taught Writing Lab II classes for two nights a week in the English Department. |
| + The classes prepared the students for the writing portion of the TASP test. |
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| Education |
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| Masters of Arts |
| Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana |
| Major: Journalism |
| 32 Semester Hours |
| GPA: 3.25 out of 4.0 |
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| Gifted and Talented teaching endorsement |
| Texas A& M University /Galveston, Galveston, Texas |
| 20 credit hours in two summers |
| GPA: 4.0 out of 4. |
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| Teacher Certification |
| Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana |
| Major: Journalism, Minor: EngIish |
| 63 Semester Hours |
| GPA: 2.98 out of 4.0 |
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| Bachelors of Science |
| Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana |
| Major: Photo-journalism; Minors: history, general business administration, natural resources. |
| 124 Semester Hours |
| GPA: 2.78 out of 4.0 |
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| Honors and Awards |
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| + Journalist of the Year for the San Antonio District of the Small Business Administration - covers print media, TV, radio and electronic and print journalists in 55 South and West Texas counties. |
| + Business Editors: Leadership Strategies for Better Business Coverage, an American Press Institute, seminar in Reston, Virginia. Tuition covered by Walter E. Everitt -Fellowship, Hearst Newspapers. |
| + Laredo Chamber of Commerce, Jim Parrish Media Award. Annual award given to Laredo area media member. |
| + Brownsville Herald All Star Award - one of 12 individuals/teams honored for performance during Christmas luncheon. |
| + Sixth grade GT class published book of Brownsville history, Brownsville, Yesterday and Today in spring of 1998 through BISD. |
| + Have a web blog of my poetry called A World of Words with Elias Tobias (eliastobias.net), with several books or categories of poems, photography, audio, and links to videos, detailed biography and other links. |
| + Outstanding Young Men of America, biography in 1998 edition. |
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