Crystal M. Ware
cware84@yahoo.com
www.linkedin.com/in/crystalware
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dc8kmbhr_46htt7gxdg
Highlights of Qualification
• Event Planning / Strong Organizational Skills
• Leadership / Supervisory Experience
• Professional Writing Experience
• Experience with Photoshop, Dreamweaver, InDesign
• Administration Skills / Experience
• Able to multi-task in fast-paced environment
• Basic accounting experience
Education
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
MA Communication, Intercultural and Organizational Communication GPA – 3.66
Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
Bachelor of Arts, Speech Communication GPA – 3.2
Professional Experience
Student Writer, Public Relations and Special Events
University of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii (September 2007 – May 2008)
• Prepare news/press releases, public service announcements, calendar listings
• Compose articles for University’s Alumni magazine
• Maintain news database
• Research and prepare reports for Director
Corporate Communications-Intern
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii (June 2007 – August 2007)
• Prepare press releases/media advisories for the company
• Prepare articles for internal communications, newsletters, intranet
• Research and prepare reports for Director
• Attend and assist with various public policy meetings
• Maintain news release database
• Assist with media relations/ commercial shooting/ advertising photo shoots
Student Assistant Director for Events
Berea College, Berea, Kentucky (August 2004 – May 2006)
• Attend and assist in supervision of events in the building including all (NAIA Division) basketball games, swim meets and volleyball games
• Tournaments/game day management
• Electrical set-up, shot-clock/scoreboard maintenance, troubleshooting, etc.
• Create schedules for events / Supervised post-event clean up
• Performed nightly supervision of building and staff
• Assisted in teaching weight room basics classes
• Administrative tasks including selling memberships
Activities/Volunteer Experience
Semester Abroad, Dunedin, New Zealand
• Study of international affairs and anthropology at the University of Otago with extensive travel throughout New Zealand
• Public Relations Student Society of America-Community Services Director
• Public Relations Society of America
Awards / Honors
• Departmental Merit Scholarship: Communications. Fall 2007
• Undergraduate Honors Conference Presenter for the Southern States Communication Association, Dallas, TX : Media and Marriage: A Feminist Critique of Desperate Housewives
References
Mia Noguchi Director, Public Relations and Special
Events, University of Hawaii
Mr. Peter Rosegg Corporate Communications, HECO
Tracy Lamb Former Assistant Director, Seabury Center
Mary Beth Bevins Director, Seabury Center
***Portfolio of writing experience available ***
My contact information or contact information of my references can be obtained by emailing me.
