Gwen Daniels Resume

GWEN DANIELS. 219 Respect . Columbia, MO 65201 901.387.9949 . [email protected] COMMUNICATIONS EXPERIENCE. Promotions Volunteer, Mustard Seed Fair Trade . Columbia, MO . Dec. 2008 - Present • Draft promotional materials and identify marketing opportunities for a non-profit fair trade store, which gives marginalized artisans around the world an opportunity to work themselves out of poverty • Develop special events and promotions for Mustard Seed Fair Trade Week Public Relations Intern, Page Robbins Adult Day Care Center . Collierville, TN . Dec. 2008 - Jan. 2009 • Interned at a weekday care center for adults with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia • Helped implement a public relations campaign targeting geriatricians and personal financial planners • Helped prepare annual report and quarterly newsletter Contributing Writer, Justine Magazine . Memphis, TN . Aug. 2008 - Present • Write and propose bimonthly feature articles • Contribute front-of-book pieces on beauty, style, media and life • Interview and profile nationally-recognized celebrities Columnist, The Maneater Student Newspaper . Columbia, MO . June 2008 - Dec. 2008 • Wrote weekly student life opinion-editorial column for campus newspaper Editorial Intern, Justine Magazine . Memphis, TN . May 2008 - July 2008 • Wrote and proposed front-of-book pieces on product trends for a national teen magazine • Assisted with copy editing and photo shoots • Helped coordinate a 200-guest luncheon with author Meg Cabot • Helped launch Spark!, an online interactive book club for teen girls Senior Staff Writer, The Maneater Student Newspaper . Columbia, MO . Aug. 2007 - May 2008 • Reported on student organizations for National Pacemaker Award-winning student newspaper • Led coverage of the Missouri Civil Rights Initiative, a proposed state constitutional amendment that would have eliminated race- and gender-based affirmative action programs for minority students at state universities • Provided seven-week coverage of student government elections from start to finish, including debates and biweekly candidate profiles

EDUCATION. Bachelor of Journalism in Strategic Communications, University of Missouri, May 2011 Bachelor of Art in Economics, University of Missouri, May 2011 • Honors College • Music Minor • National Merit Finalist Scholarship • GPA: 3.476

ACTIVITES & INTERESTS. •

Chairwoman, Student Fee Review Committee . Columbia, MO . Sept. 2008 – Present

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Mentor, Big Brothers Big Sisters . Columbia, MO . January 2008 - Present Interests: thrifting, documentaries, dressing up, classical music, great conversation and Indian buffets

Oversee Chancellor’s standing committee of undergraduate and graduate students; Appropriate over $30 million in student fees