Lisa M. Nyren-NewcombP.O. Box 1343 Driggs, Idaho 83422 ~ (435) 659-1238 ~ lisanyren@hotmail.com

Work ExperienceManaging Editor Teton Valley News, Driggs Idaho Feb. 2007 – presentI complete a range of duties as editor including managing a newsroom of two full-time reporters, part-time interns and freelance contributors. I delegate responsibilities for stories, photos and other newsroom tasks and edit all submitted content for publication. In addition, I write stories of all kinds, attend government meetings and take photos for print and the Web. I have a solid grasp of grammar and AP Style. I work in Adobe InDesign and with Photoshop to lay out the paper each week. I update and review content on our company website, and I interview and hire staff for the editorial department. I also manage content and assignments for special sections and magazine publications.

Freelance Contributor/Stringer 2008 – presentI have contributed freelance writing and photography to Teton Valley Magazine, Teton Valley Home and Living Magazine, Idaho Magazine and others. In addition, I am a writer and copy editor for Demand Media and have worked as a contributor for Suite 101. I am also a stringer for the Associated Press during primary and general elections.

Reporter Teton Valley News, Driggs, Idaho Sept. 2006 – Feb. 2007

For this job I covered two city governments and the county planning and zoning board. I also worked in Adobe InDesign to lay out and edit the calendar and community news sections of the paper weekly.

Contributor/Intern Park Record, Park City Utah May 2006 – Aug. 2006

I began my work with the Park Record as an unpaid intern and later became a contributing writer.

Server/Trainer Westgate Grill, Park City, Utah 2003 – 2006

I practiced good customer service skills while waiting tables at a busy restaurant. I learned about fine dining and wine service. I became a certified field trainer in my third year of employment and was then responsible for training new hires.

EducationIn 2006 I earned Bachelor of Arts degree in communication with a minor in political science from Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah. I attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles for the first two years of my undergraduate career. While finishing my degree I held a full-time job waiting tables in Park City, Utah.

Skills Strong writer and communicator Comfortable with Microsoft Office

software Proficient in Adobe InDesign/Photoshop

Proficient in basic website management Knowledgeable in local government

operations and procedures

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Lisa M. Nyren-NewcombP.O. Box 1343 Driggs, Idaho 83422 ~ (435) 659-1238 ~ lisanyren@hotmail.com

Volunteer workVolunteer Make a Wish Foundation

2008 - presentI work with a regional Make a Wish coordinator to set up wishes for children in Teton Valley, Idaho.

Honors/Awards/Conferences attended First place – Idaho Press Club’s Best of 2010 awards – Outdoor reporting Honorable Mention in Idaho Press Club’s Best of 2010 awards – Magazine feature Third place – Idaho Press Club’s Best of 2009 awards – General news story Third place - Idaho Press Club’s Best of 2008 awards - Crime and court reporting Tim Harrower training – Boise, 2010 Pioneer Newspapers editor’s conference — Seattle, Wash. — June 2008 National Seminars Group – Management skills — Idaho Falls, Idaho — March 2008 Employee of the month – Teton Valley News – January 2008 Idaho Press Club fall conference – Moscow, Idaho 2007 Swift/Pioneer/Midlands new editor training – Reno, Nev., 2007 Outstanding graduating senior in communication – Westminster College, 2006

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