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Heather L. Farr 
533 South WalnutVan Wert, Ohio, 45891T 419.605. 2083Heather.L.Farr.1@ohio.eduitsheatherlately.blogspot.comlinkedin.com/in/heatherfarr 
EDUCATION
E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University
, Athens, OHBachelor of Science in Journalism Cumulative GPA: 3.77
Major: Public Relations; Certicate: Global Leadership Expected Graduation: June 2012
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Humane Society of Van Wert, Ohio,
Communications Volunteer 
 
Fall 2007-Spring 2008
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Organized and executed “Pet of the Week” programPlanned and hosted shelter’s rst open house
Designed creative marketing collateral to distribute to local business, collected donations
Researched and utilized ways to use media to promote shelter 
ImPRessions Student-Run PR frm,
 Athens Humane Society Account Executive
Fall 2008-Present
Act as a liaison between the client and the account members
Oversee account members by planning and leading meetings, assigning tasks and following up withaccount members throughout the week
Organize quarterly events to raise money for the shelter as well as raise awareness for issuesimportant to the society
Acted as the Social Media Coordinator for the Backdrop Magazine account during 2008-2009
Public Relations Student Society of America,
 
Vice President of PR 
Fall 2008-Present
Serve as editor of the chapter newsletter which involves recruiting writers, assigning stories, editing allstories and pictures, organizing stories and designing the newsletter layout
Lead the chapter’s social media efforts by managing the chapter blog and the chapter Twitter account
Attended chapter networking trip to Chicago in winter of 2008
Member Spotlight: 2/23/09
Attend all chapter meetings and all executive board meetings
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE AND ACTIVITIES
Ohio University Tour Guide
Winter 2008-Present
Act as a liaison between Ohio University and prospective students
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority
Fall 2008-Present
Organized promotions for the chapter’s main philanthropic event, “Mr. Ohio University
Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Fraternity,
Member 
Spring 2009-Present
Maintain a 3.5 or higher GPA
Volunteer through various chapter community service projectsTECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Procient in: Specialized Skills:Adobe Design Products and Microsoft Ofce Social Media Marketing
Ohio University Advancement Department,
 
Communications Assistant 
Fall 2009-Present
Prepare press releases, promotional material and other communications materials
Contribute as a writer and editor for the university alumni publication “Ohio Today”
Provide correspondence for the vice president of university advancement
Act as the assistant to the director of special projects
 
  Additional
Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Powerpoint
 Skills
Language skills: Spanish
  Awards
Gateway Scholarship Fall 2008-Present
 
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 Address Current Address Email
: bethanysctt@gmail.com PO Box 154 610 Main Street 35 South Congress St.
Blog
: www.blogger.com/na177607 New Matamoras OH 45767 Room 505
LinkedIn
:linedin.com/bethanyscott2012 Athens OH 45701
T.
(304) 771-0595
Education
E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University, Athens OH
Bachelors of Science in Journalism Anticipated Graduation: June 2012Major: Public Relations GPA : 3.53/4.0Specializations: Spanish, Certificate Global Leadership
 ActivitiesRelatedExperience
The Public Relations Student Society of America Fall 2008-Present
 
 Vice President of Member Relations ’09-‘10
 
Responsible for the planning and execution of the Mentor/Mentee program
 
Serve as the liaison for the chapter helping to maintain positive relations withinthe chapter
 
Responsible for the maintenance of the points system
Member ’08-09’
 
Contributing writer for
 PRSuccess
quarterly newsletter
 
 Attended Ohio’s Regional Partners Conference, Capital University April 2009
 
 Attended networking trip in Chicago IL March 2009
ImPRessions- The nation’s no.1 student-run PR firm Fall 2008- Present Account Executive
, Athens Humane Society Fall 2009- present
 
Responsible for the planning and implementation of the PR plan
 
 Advisor of ten account members
Secretary 
, Backdrop Magazine Account Fall 2008-Spring 2009
 
Sent out weekly minutes of meeting to account members
 
Helped plan and execute PR plan
 
Helped plan fundraisers to aid in $6,000 quarterly publication costs
Ohio University Global Leadership Center Fall 2009-Present
 
 Working on business plan with Vietnamese students at Nha Trang University 
 Ohio University Forensics Speech and Debate Team Fall 2008-Winter 2009
 
Debater
 
Competed in competitions against Universities across the Midwest
 
2
nd
place novice, Western Kentucky Tournament
Ohio University Communications and Marketing Fall 2009-Present
Student Writer
 
 Writes stories for Outlook, Ohio University’s on-line news publication
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