Freelancers : Novi, Michigan

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4.0 2 Skills

$20 Rate/Hr

LOUISA CLARKE 953 Danby Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850; 901 Tucker Ln., Ashton, MD 20861 (301) 570-5633 lclarke1@ithaca.edu EDUCATION: Ithaca College, Ithaca NY Bachelor of Art in Cultural Anthropology December 2013 - GPA: 3.1 Minor: Bachelor of Art in Art - Flora Brown Award RELATED COURSEWORK: South Asia: India & Neighbors Africa thru Film War, Hunger, & Genocide North American Indians Intro to Buddhism Ethnomusicology Intermediate Drawing & Sculpture RELATED EXPERIENCE: Intern at U.S. Peace Boat, NYC, NY June 2012 Organizing files, Co-creating events and fundraisers, working on Excel and Word docs, Writing grants, Writing for their Newsletter, Attending youth NGO meetings Intern at Telegraph 21, NYC, NY June 2011 Organization and Outreach, Using media to attract followers, Attending film events related to social issues ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Work Study at Mighty Yoga, Ithaca, NY August 2013 Setting up for classes, Cleaning, attending faculty meetings, in exchange for free practice of yoga-classes/workshops weekly Work Study- Community Acupuncture, Ithaca, NY August 2013 Handling cash and check transactions with patients; Recording sales transactions, invoices, and payments in online programs and patient charts; Answering phones, returning calls, and scheduling patient appointments; Light office tidying, folding hand towels, washing cups, etc. LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE: Attended a Cross-Cultural Leadership Retreat through Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs Students for Social Justice (School Organization) Varsity Soccer, Indoor and Outdoor Track (Captain) Participation in STAND student demonstrations against Genocide in Darfur (at Sudanese Embassy) Participation in Climate Change Rally (with Students Against Fracking) in DC against Keystone XL Tar sands Pipeline Participant in Tabla ensemble (through ethnomusicology lab- learned how to play and perform the tabla, an Indian sacred drum) Attended group meditations at on-campus chapel through IC Buddhist Community Blake Beat (Blake Student Newspaper)- Features Editor Vice President: Students Taking Action Now: Darfur VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Traveled to Nicaragua in 2009 with STAND chapter at James Madison University; built latrines, built a house, taught health education at schools, etc. Hosted fundraisers for Pennies for Patients & Supplies for Soldiers Volunteered at SHARE farm (Strengthening Haudenosaunee American Relations through Education) in the Cayuga land claim area (land repatriated back to the Cayuga people) worked in medicinal herb garden, learned oral history of the Iroquois peoples, attended clean up at Great Gully, etc. Volunteered at Ten Thousand Villages; free-trade organization that aided developing nations with economic growth Cross Cultural Leadership Retreat- OSEMA at IC Montgomery County Teen Court Volunteer four sessions; Served as juror in numerous cases, introduced the cases, etc. Blake Beat (Blake Student Newspaper)- Features Editor Vice President: Students Taking Action Now: Darfur Wanderlust Volunteer Coordinator 2013 Delfest Academy Volunteer Coordinator 2013 EMPLOYMENT: Referee, Olney Boys and Girls Club Ashton Recreation Club Cahier Hostess at the Olney Ale House Food Runner/ Server at The Greene Turtle Multi-faceted Minerals, Ithaca NY Nanny/ Babysitter for 3 and 1 yr old (4 months) Mentors/ References: Brian Karafin- bkarafin@ithaca.edu Denise Nuttall- dnuttall@ithaca.edu Brooke Hansen- bkhansen@ithaca.edu

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5.0 2 Skills

$15 Rate/Hr

I have a B.A. in English from Grace College. I love reading and have experience editing and proofreading novels, short stories, brochures, articles, newsletters, and academic writings both at the undergraduate and graduate level.