Anna-Catherine Brigida: Education
Anna-Catherine Brigida: Education
Anna-Catherine Brigida: Education
Local Address: 1380 W. 30th St. Los Angeles, CA 90007 Permanent Address: 38 Romsey St. Boston, MA 02125 Phone: 774-722-3113 E-Mail: [email protected]
Education
University of Southern California Expected Graduation: May 2015 B.A. Journalism, Print and Digital, GPA 3.8/4.0 Minors: International Relations, Gender Studies
Relevant Experience
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Student Writer January 2013- present Writes articles on students and professors for publication on website and magazine Multiple articles chosen as feature stories for USC News Intersections: South Los Angeles, Contributing Editor January 2013-present Reports on stories in an underserved area on topics such as politics, education, and arts and culture Assigns and edits stories to staff and contributing reporters Women and Youth Supporting Each Other (W.Y.S.E), Mentor January 2012-present Mentors 8th grade girls in a South Los Angeles middle school about health, self esteem, and drugs and alcohol Leads workshops once a week and attends group outings once a month with mentee Served as Cohesion Director for the 2012-2013 school year Interexchange Working Abroad, Language Tutor May- July 2013 Taught English to students ages 7-10 in Madrid Organized lesson plans to cater to each individual students needs Neon Tommy: Annenberg Digital News, Staff Reporter September- December 2012 Wrote articles for the News Section of the online publication, including local and international news Reported stories first hand by fact checking and conducting interviews My First Start Kindergarten, Teacher May-July 2012 Taught English in Beijing, China to students ages 5-6 in an immersion setting Organized lessons in order to improve students comprehension, fluency, and pronunciation in oral and written English Urban Media Foundation, volunteer September 2011-May 2012 Wrote regular blog posts for the non-profit organizations WordPress site Maintained the organizations Twitter and WordPress accounts Led workshops for high school students teaching them basic journalism skills Annenberg Radio News, Reporter January- May 2012 Reported and wrote news stories in Los Angeles to be aired on the show Recorded and edited audio clips using Adobe Audition
Page 2 Annenberg TV News, Assignment Desk Editor September-December 2011 Participated in and recorded morning meeting Monitored social media and news databases for current stories
Skills
Advanced Spanish, Study of Latin, Knowledge of FinalCutPro, Adobe Audition, Audacity, SoundSlides Plus, WordPress, HTML