Teaching Assistant

Posted on: 2006-11-21

Jennifer Lea Hefti 5249 17th Ave. NE 206-650-0925 Seattle, WA 98105 [email protected] OBJECTIVE Communication position with emphasis on global health, social responsibility, and education. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS • Bilingual in English and French; Fluent in German and Italian • Demonstrated oral/written and analytical/critical skills in conducting academic research • Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills in various teaching and administrative positions • Computer skills: Proficient in MS Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint EDUCATION University of Washington, Seattle, WA, GPA: 3.8 M.A. in Communication, Expected December 8, 2006 Thesis title: “The Rhetoric of Design in Online Newspapers: How Two National Online Newspapers Attract Their Readers/Users to Their Lead Story.” Coursework in Progress • Project Coordinator in conducting a Usability Test on the Technical Communication Department’s Web site (www.uwtc.washington.edu) regarding issues of navigation • Currently completing Introduction to Web Publishing as part of a Certificate in Multimedia; Expected December 27, 2006 University of Geneva, Switzerland Licence (equivalent to an M.A.) in French and English language and literature, July 2004 INTERNSHIP Intern, Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research, April to June 2006 • Responsible for administrative communication • Developed the media packet for the 12th Annual Swedish SummeRun • Edited survivor stories WORK EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistant in Communication, University of Washington, Fall 2006 to present • Assist Professor in organizing undergraduate lectures • Facilitate two discussion sessions and grade assignments French Teaching Assistant, University of Washington, Fall 2004 to Summer 2006 • Responsible for teaching stand-alone French courses • Assisted Program Coordinators with curriculum development Assistant to Director, Office of Tourism, Leysin, Switzerland, June to August 2004 • Responsible for administrative communication • Wrote press releases and published media guide to promote the resort • Received and was responsible for foreign journalists Administrator, March 1999 - December 2000 General Consulate of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Geneva, Switzerland • Scheduled domestic and international appointments and meetings • Acted as a liaison between the Consulate and Swiss government officials • Edited correspondence (e.g. consular letters) ATTN: Dual citizen, Swiss/American