Ramaa Reddy Raghavan

ramaa.raghavan@gmail.com

EDUCATION
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York., N.Y Master of Science, broadcast concentration May 2011 Highlights: Video Storytelling Workshop-- helped launch and contributed segments on economy to downsizenyc.com; Education Reporting Seminar includes residency at two New York City public schools, Photo and Radio Skills New York University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, New York., N.Y. M.A. in Personnel/Organizational Psychology Bangalore University, Bangalore, India M.A. in Clinical Psychology with top honors and University Gold Medal

1988

1984 2007 - present May 2011

FELLOWSHiP AND FREELANCE

Feet in 2 Worlds Fellowship: Articles on immigrant education

Contribute articles to various publications including: HuffingtonPost.com : cover health and education; Yogacitynyc.com : wrote features on holistic medicine and Ashtanga spaces; NBC Non-Stop : profile of a non-profit coping in recession; Coveringeducation.org : pieces on immigrant education; Rave Magazine : profile of spiritual healer

SKILLS
Computing: Final Cut-Pro, Avid, Pro-Tools, WordPress, Photo Mechanics Social Networking Applications: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn Language and Interests: Conversational German and Hindi, Photography

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Taught Classical Indian dance at The Juilliard School of Dance, N.Y., N.Y. 1992 - 1993

Performed Indian classical dance style of Bharata Natyam for twenty years at various venues in tri-state area including the Cooper Hewitt Museum, UNICEF, Queens Museum, Asia Society and Indian Consulate

HUMAN RESOURCES
George B. Buck Consulting Actuaries, Inc., New York, N.Y. Compensation Specialist/Personnel Representative Citibank, N.A., New York, N.Y. Human Resource Generalist, Financial International Group J.C. Penney, New York, N.Y.

1987 - 1990

Consultant, Corporate Personnel