Welcome!

Hello and welcome to my blog! Below you will find a link to my resume as well as several examples of my presentations and writing from The College of New Jersey’s Communication Studies and English departments. I have also provided some examples of my photography which will hopefully give you a peak into my more creative side. I hope that you enjoy browsing through the different aspects of my personality and are able to leave with a better idea of what makes me me!

Letter of Intent

Dear Viewer!

Thank you for visiting my blog! I hope that this blog can serve as a representation of the person that I am and the dreams and goals that I hope to achieve in the future. After I graduate in 2011 I would like to obtain a position at a philanthropic or environmental non-profit organization, attend graduate school for either speech pathology or counseling or possibly join the Peace Corps. I do not know exactly where I am heading in life or what I will end up calling a career, but I have always known that my calling in life is to help people. I am happiest when I am helping others and I want to pursue a career that will allow me to affect change and better the lives of others.With this blog I hope to give future employers, as well as anyone else who might be interested, a look at my prior work and volunteer experiences, samples of my work from both my areas of study and an overall insight into what makes me a valuable and unique individual. Please enjoy browsing through the different projects that I believe will showcase my experiences and talents very well and will hopefully show you why I would be a valuable addition to your company or organization.

My Resume

Here is a link to my resume so that you can take a look at my past work and volunteer experiences as well as my involvement in various clubs and organizations throughout high school and college.

My Resume

PR Work

Here is an example of PR work that I have done as a member of my sorority's public relations committee. This is a media advisory that I wrote for our bi-annual Phi Sigma Sigma Rock-a-Thon, which is a fundraiser to support The National Kidney Foundation.

Media Advisory

Written Work

Here are a few examples of my writing from the TCNJ Communication Studies and English departments:

The Signal Article
This is an article that I wrote for TCNJ's campus newspaper, The Signal.

Redevelopment Agency Passes Motion, Building Plans Move Forward
This is an article that I wrote for my Introduction to Journalism class. I attended a Ewing Township municipal meeting and wrote an article as if to be published in the local paper.

MySpace Music
This is a trade that I wrote for my Introduction to Media Communication class. The paper focuses on the recent developments in the music industry and how new technologies that have developed along with the internet such as social networking sites and music downloading sites have affected the industry.

Blade Runner as an Extension of Film Noir
I wrote this paper as my final for my Language of Television and Film class. The paper is an analysis of the film Blade Runner and a comparison of the film to the films of the 1940's film noir movement.

Politics in Literature: The Importance of Progress
This is an example of my writing from the English department. I wrote this paper as my final for my Issues in Multicultural Literature class. I discussed books such as Heart of Darkness, The Redundancy of Courage and In the Time of the Butterflies to answer the question of whether or not politics should be included in fictional literature.

Presentations

This is a research paper and presentation that I researched, wrote, created and presented for my Introduction to Communication Studies course on the cultural implications of the media.

Cultural Studies

My Photography

Here are a few samples of my photography. Photography is a beloved hobby of mine as it allows me to express my more creative side and capture the beauty of an individual, an aspect of nature or a specific moment. I have never taken any formal photography classes, but I hope to before I graduate. I would love to incorporate photography into my career path because I believe that pictures are the most effective form of expression and can incite feeling in a way that most other forms of art cannot. Below are some of my favorite shots.

"Home is One of the Few"


"Imagine"


"I Stood Beneath a Green Sky"


"KEEP OFF THE RAIL"


"Reflection"

Thank you!

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog! I hope that you have been able to gain a more in depth idea of the person that I am and what I could bring to your company or organization. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or inquires.

"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." ~Winston Churchill