380 Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY 11549

Lauren del Valle

(484)-437-1333 ~ Ldelva1@pride.hofstra.edu

346 Long Ridge Lane

Exton, PA 1934

EDUCATION
Hofstra University Honors College, Hempstead, NY
Expected May 2016
Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
Minor: Spanish
Cumulative GPA: 3.96
Honors/Awards: Presidential Scholarship, Athletic Scholarship, Provost Scholar (Fall 2012, Fall 2013), Deans List
(Spring 2012, Spring 2013), NFHCA Division 1 Scholar of Distinction (2012, 2013)
JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE
Newsday, Melville, NY
June 2014-Present
Intern
Utilize the Freedom of Information Law to collect financial data from Long Island villages, towns and cities
Analyze financial patterns of government agencies and build a database and interactive infographic to be
published on Newsday.com
Long Island Report
September 2014-Present
Independent Study Research Assistant
Assist Professor Kelly Fincham by using software to aggregate Twitter data of top journalists in the U.S., Ireland,
Canada and the UK to observe their tendencies to express personal opinion surrounding midterm elections
Anton Community Newspapers, Mineola, NY
January 2013-Present
Contributor
Interview and research subjects to cover news and feature stories Take photos and produce captions for stories
The Hofstra Chronicle, Hempstead, NY
January 2013-Present
News Section Editor
Create issue layout in InDesign software
Manage staff writers and weekly news section content budget
Staff Writer
Play-by-play analysis and attending womens basketball and lacrosse games
Research and interview subjects to cover news and feature stories
Copy Editor
Edit copy for various sections of the publication using Associated Press style guidelines
Daily Local News, West Chester, PA
May 2013-August 2013
Intern
Research and interview subjects to cover news and feature stories
Work closely with professional reporters and editors in a newsroom setting
KYW Newstudies Program, Philadelphia, PA
November 2010-May 2011
Participant
Participated in six-week intensive workshop to learn newswriting, reporting, ethics and interviewing skills
Wrote and produced a 60 second news story about my local community that premiered on-air in May of 2011
WORK EXPERIENCE
Wegmans Supermarket, Malvern, PA
Front-end Personnel, Old World Cheese Department, Bakery
Provide efficient customer service, product knowledge and technical skills
Hofstra University Event Staff, Hempstead, NY
Event organization ranging from customer service to event equipment assembly
ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Hofstra University Division I Field Hockey

January 2012-Present
January 2013-Present

February 2012-Present

SKILLS
Conversational Spanish
WordPress, Storify, Hootsuite, TweetDeck, Avid, Audacity, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Piktochart,
Microsoft Office, Google Fusion Tables, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, HTML, basic Python