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Posted on: 2009-01-22

LAURA KATHLEEN CROMWELL P.O. Box 310, Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, VA 24595 • (434) 409-2164 • [email protected] Objective To secure a challenging position in the Editing or Publishing fields. Education Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, Virginia: May 2009 Bachelor of Arts in English and Creative Writing, Dean’s List RELATED EXPERIENCE Peer Editing, Sweet Briar College, September 2005-Present • Improving fellow students’ essays and papers • Advising students on written work • Students regularly demonstrate greater proficiency in multi-subject writing Student Assistant, Sweet Briar College Museum, September 2008-Present • Successfully transcribing oral histories of Sweet Briar College • Providing tours to museum visitors • Effectively sharing knowledge of campus history Temporary Staff, Adams and Garth Staffing Solutions: Charlottesville, VA Summer 2007 • Provided an array of administrative services to a Video Gaming Technologies company • Ensured effective inter-office correspondence • Delivered packages and letters • Designed a more effective filing system Resident Assistant, Sweet Briar College, Academic Year 2006-2007 • Created a positive and healthy environment for thirty first-year students • Established effective residence hall communication policies and procedures • Competently resolved a variety of conflicts between residents • Regularly informed residents of campus events and ensured adherence to hall regulations Office Assistant, Sweet Briar College Alumnae Office, September 2005-May 2006 • Edited alumnae documents and newsletters • Worked in the office’s Microsoft Excel and Banner systems • Assisted in the creation of mass mailings intended for Sweet Briar Alumnae • Recognized for designing outstanding and effective alumnae publications Hospital Volunteer, Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville VA, January 2002-Present • Providing assistance to hospital staff and visitors • Regularly delivering gifts to patients • Utilizing and adhering to proper inter-hospital communication policies and procedures • Recognized for exceptional confidentiality and discretion when working with hospital clientele OTHER EXPERIENCE Sales Clerk, Martha Jefferson Hospitality Shop, Charlottesville, VA Summer 2008 Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant, Charlottesville, VA, June 2006-August 2006 Sales Clerk, Chimney Corner, Charlottesville, VA, December 2007-January 2008 Member Services Agent, Boar’s Head Inn & Sports Club, Charlottesville, VA Summer 2006 Beverage Cart Attendant, Birdwood Golf Course, Charlottesville, VA Summer 2005 SKILLS Microsoft Word & Excel, iTunes, Picture Project, conversational French, written Hebrew, beginner-level Spanish