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SusanD.Armitage

susan.armitage@journalism.cuny.eduhttp://susanarmitage.journalism.cuny.edu

Twitter:@susarm

PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCEDigitalIntern,TheJewishDailyForward,NewYork(Dec.2012present)

Writeblogposts,featuresandbreakingnewsfortheweb.EditandpostarticlesonlineinCMS. SupportdigitalteamtoengageaudiencesonTwitter,FacebookandInstagram.

FreelanceReporter,NewYork(Aug.2012present)

PublishedintheBrooklynEagle,CityLimits,BensonhurstBean,theWestSideSpirit,OurTownDowntown,NewYorkCityNewsServiceandiSnapNY.com.

InternationalResearch&ExchangesBoard(IREX) ,Washington,DC(Dec.2006July2012)SeniorProgramOfficer(July2011July2012),ProgramOfficer(April2009July2011)

Managedthe$1.2millionYouthTheaterforPeaceprogramsinKyrgyzstanandTajikistan.Preparedandsubmittedallquarterly,annualandfinalprogramreportstoUSAID.

WrotefeaturestoriesandblogpostsfortheIREXwebsiteandannualreport.

ServedasprimarycommunicationsliaisonfortheEducationProgramsDivision,coordinatingsocialmediaefforts(Facebook,Twitter,LinkedIn,YouTube,Flickr)foraportfolioofdonor-fundedprograms.PitchedandeditededucationstoriesforIREXcentralcommunications.

ProgramManager, basedinRussia,TajikistanandKazakhstan(Jan.2008April2009)

ProducedmonthlybulletinandwebcontentforAssistancetoRussianOrphansProgram. Conductedmorethan60hoursoftrainingforyouthonleadershipandcommunicationskillsin

Tajikistan,Kazakhstan,Armenia,Georgia,Ukraine,andMoldova.ProgramAssociate(April2007-Jan.2008)

ManagedfellowshipsfundedbytheStateDepartmentformorethan50Eurasianstudents.

USAID-FundedVolunteer,MunicipalYouthCenter ,Chapaevsk,Russia(Sept.2006Nov.2006)

Conductedoutreachandtrainingonvolunteermanagementandhealthylifestylestopics.

Instructor,InternationalLanguagesInstitute, Washington,DC(Nov.2005June2006)

TaughtEnglishasaSecondLanguagetoadultlearnersfromdiverseculturalbackgrounds.

SecondaryEducationVolunteer,PeaceCorps,Ukraine(Oct.2004Oct.2005)

TaughtEnglishtogrades7-11.FacilitatedprofessionaldevelopmentforEnglishteachers.

EditorialIntern,NationalGeographicTravelerMagazine,Washington,DC(Jan.2004)

Researchedandpitchedstoryideas.Fact-checkedarticlesthroughphoneandInternetresearch.

EDUCATIONCityUniversityofNewYork,GraduateSchoolofJournalism,NewYork,NYMA,Journalism(ExpectedDec.2013)

SchoolofAdvancedInternationalStudiesofJohnHopkinsUniversity ,Washington,DCGraduate-LevelSummerLanguageInstitute,PoliticalRussian(2006)

OberlinCollege,Oberlin,OHBA,EnglishwithCreativeWritingConcentration(2004)

SKILLSHardware:CanonEOSRebelT2iDSLR(Photo),Marantz660PMD(Audio),JVCHM100U(Video)Software:ProTools,Reaper,FinalCutProX,TumultHypeLanguages:English(native),Russian(fluent),Spanish(intermediate)