Courtney Gale
9927A Boca Gardens Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33496
561-852-5754
(messages only please, I’m deaf)
[email protected], [email protected]
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
5/12-present Freelance Editor
May 2012 - New Ethics for New Media book proposal; Dr. Deni Elliott
5/28/12-present - Intern for Advanced Healthcare Partners
11/1/2011-5/2/12 Writer for the Daily Activist
1/2011 featured in "A Struggle for Hope"; a 5 minute short entered into the Neuro Film Fest 2012 describing the day to day rigors of living with Neurofibromatosis Type 2
09/09-08/11 freelance writer for Demand Media
11/08-06/09 Web design and Facebook page layout for Community Tampa Bay
06/07 Guest writer for FAU's University Press
09/06 Contributing writer for Today's Teen
04/06-10/06 staff writer for FAU's University Press
Spring/Summer
2006 Contributing writer for the NF2 Review
EDUCATION
8/07-12/08 University of South Florida St.Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Florida
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism-Magazine
Relevant courses taken:
News Editing I
Beginning Reporting
Magazine Design
Communication Law
Communication Ethics
Research Methods
8/02-5/07 Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
Relevant courses taken:
Introduction to Media Studies
News and News Reporting
Feature and Freelance Writing
INTERNSHIPS
November 2008-June 2009 - Community Tampa Bay
Marketing/PR/journalism work for a non-profit organization who's focus is on promoting diversity awareness and acceptance
2006 - Internship for Ability Magazine
National publication-Ed Begley issue
SKILLS
Windows 95-Windows 7; Word; Excel; Outlook; PowerPoint; Explorer; Netscape; RefWorks; AP style used extensively; proofreading; editing; able to speak, though not fluent in, American Sign Language.
AWARDS
02-08 Florida Bright Futures Medallion Scholar
2001 Who’s Who Among High School Students 2001
REFFERRENCES
Michael Koretzky
Former adviser at FAU's University Press
[email protected]
561-297-2960
Dr. Mark Walters
Assosciate professor at USFSP
[email protected]
727-873-4544
Debbie Wolfe
professor at USFSP
[email protected]
727-642-7742
Dr. Deni Elliott
Professor at USFSP
[email protected]
727-873-4857