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Jocelyn yang 
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P A T R I C I A G A L L A G H E R N E W B E R R Y
(513) 702-4065 (cell); (513) 529-5893 (office)
Williams Hall 206 | Oxford, Ohio 45056 | [email protected]
SUMMARY
Journalist/journalism educator 30-plus years reporting, writing, editing and teaching experience seeks enriching creative professional engagements.
EXPERIENCE
Miami University: September 1997 to present. Area director and senior lecturer in the Journalism Program in the Department of Media, Journalism & Film at public "ivy" university in Oxford, Ohio.
· Teach wide range of courses, from freshman to senior level, with emphasis on core reporting and writing skills, along with necessary multi-media capabilities for 21st century storytelling.
· Coordinate six to eight special events a year.
· Serve as chair of Committee on Student Media Organizations; adviser to MU chapter of Society of Professional Journalists and Miami Quarterly student magazine; member of Journalism Program Scholarship Committee; member of university-wide Lecture Series Committee.
Freelance writer: January 1995 to present. Currently write for Cincinnati magazine and Cincy magazine, with earlier assignments from F&W Publishing, American Bar Association Journal, Miami University Development Office and various corporate clients.
Crain's Chicago Business: May 1994 to December 1994. Associate editor for Chicago weekly, covering the consumer goods industry, including such companies as Wilson Sporting Goods, E.J. Brach, Sara Lee, McDonald's and Helene Curtis.
Cincinnati Enquirer : Reporter, editor and columnist for Cincinnati daily.
· Freelance columnist. Wrote “Married With Children” column for feature section, offering first-person, often humorous, take on family life every other week. (December 1999 to December 2005.)
· Assistant business editor. Supervised four staffers, developing, assigning, and editing daily and weekend business stories. (August 1993 to April 1994.)
· Business reporter and columnist. Covered Procter & Gamble Co., Chiquita Brands International Inc., Andrew Jergens, Kroger Co., other consumer goods companies, media firms, advertising and marketing news, workplace issues and other general business news. (October 1986 to August 1993.)
USA TODAY: September to December 1989. Money section reporter while "on loan" from The Enquirer.
Indianapolis News : November 1984 to October 1986. Business and real estate reporter.
Nebraskans for Nancy: July to September 1984. Press secretary for Nancy Hoch, U.S. Senate candidate in Nebraska.
Fort Collins Coloradoan: January to July 1984. Business and real estate reporter.
Lincoln (Neb.) Journal, Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram, Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald, North Platte (Neb.) Telegraph: 1981 to 1983. Summer intern or part-time staffer while attending college.
Daily Nebraskan (University of Nebraska-Lincoln): September 1979 to December 1982. Editor-in-chief, reporter, columnist.
EDUCATION
Undergraduate studies: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1983, bachelor of arts degree, with journalism major and English, history and political science minors. Immersed in student media. Awarded multiple scholarships and awards. Achieved 3.6 GPA.
Seminar work: Continual professional development seminars in journalism and academia, including business journalism studies through Davenport Fellowship for Business Reporting, University of Missouri, June 1987; business reporting seminar, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, March 1985; FACS Business Reporting Seminar, Keystone, Colo., March 1984.
OTHER INFORMATION
Professional activities/awards: Society of Professional Journalists, long-time active member currently serving as national secretary/treasurer and adviser to Miami University chapter, with stints as president, treasurer, program chair and newsletter editor of the Cincinnati chapter; winner of multiple writing awards from SPJ (1988-1994; 2000-02), Gannett Corp. (1993), Ohio Associated Press (1994).
Personal: Native of Chicago; raised in Lincoln, Neb. Married to Douglas Newberry. Mother of three young-adult children. Interested in writing, reading, creative arts, swimming, basset hounds. Volunteer in church and schools. Active in community theater.
