Patrick deHahn - @patrickdehahn

One Pace Plaza, Pace University, Marias Tower, Room 511, New York, NY 10038 413.250.4730 pdehahn@gmail.com
EDUCATION Pace University Dyson School, New York, NY and Pleasantville, NY Journalism and Communication Arts B.A. with business management and political science electives Projected graduation date May 2014 | Honors: Trustee Scholarship, Deans List Visit: http://patrickdehahn.wordpress.com/portfolio Find: Reporting and sourced work along with published pieces SmartBrief Freelance Writer August 2013 to present o Remotely writing for briefs on a freelance basis when writers are unable to contribute o Position offered before finishing a paid summer internship at SmartBrief in Washington D.C. SmartBrief Content Intern, Washington D.C. June 2013 to August 2013 o Wrote daily briefs with early morning deadlines along with the editorial team o Helped out with content management and researched to extend editorial team outreach o Consulted with Twitter management; created a Twitter strategies guide for departmental use o Attended weekly editorial meetings and contributed to company-wide goals Resident Advisor at Pace University, New York, NY August 2011 to present o Coordinate and plan floor events that provide learning, social and personal growth outcomes o Help facilitate an environment that allows students to meet their academic goals o Serve as a resource, providing helping skills for residents in need as a role model o Provide crisis intervention with emergencies involving mental health, substance issues New York Daily News Intern, New York, NY October 2012 to January 2013 o Worked at the social media desk, managing the NYDN Brooklyn social media accounts o Aided with news coverage; gathered viral news topics found on social platforms o Reported live on the scene and via Twitter during Hurricane Sandy and election day Voice of America English for Middle East Junior Reporter and Intern, Washington D.C. May 2012 August 2012 o Published a piece with original reporting on the hunger crisis in Yemen amid ongoing unrest o Wrote and published an article on the use of U.S. armed drones in the Middle East and Asia o Curated Middle East, international news daily, working with a team in the VOA newsroom o Managed the divisions various social media pages on several online platforms PROJECTS LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE Journalism and the Introduction of New Media, The MacDuffie School, senior project 2010 o Researched and held a presentation about the impact of new media on the journalism world Pace Press, Campus Newspaper, Pace University, 2010 present Staff Writer, Contributor, Member o Published several news and feature articles on international, national and university topics The Magnet, School Newspaper, The MacDuffie School, 2006 - 2010 Business Manager, Senior Staff Writer, Pop Culture Columnist, Contributor Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) Convention at Columbia University, Attendee, 2008 VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE WalkForHearing New York, Community Service Project, October 2011 - 2013 o Organized a team of walkers at Pace University involving friends, residents and colleagues o Fundraised more than $350 in three days Presenter, Success in the Mainstream, AG Bell Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, July 2012 Panelist, College Life 101, AG Bell Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, July 2012 Presenter, Teen Tales of Hearing Loss, AG Bell Conference, Orlando, Florida, July 2010 Social media (Twitter, Wordpress, Tumblr and more), social networking (Facebook, Google+ and more), live news coverage, news curation, content management, Internet research, Microsoft (Word, Office, Excel and Powerpoint)

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