HANNAH NELSON

Relocating to Boston, MA area in summer of 2019

(413) 272-9014 nelsonhannah792@gmail.com
hannah-nelsonportfolio.weebly.com

EDUCATION

William Smith College, Geneva, NY May 2019

Bachelor of Arts in Writing and Rhetoric GPA: 3.58
Minor in Sociology
University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom Fall 2017
Studied Media for Development, Literary Criticism and Philosophy

Honors
Honors Project: Eleven Lakes travel magazine Fall 2018-Spring 2019
HWS Grant Scholarship Fall 2015-Spring 2019
Dean’s List Fall 2015-Spring 2019

EXPERIENCE

News Desk Intern, The Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, MA Summer 2018
 Conducted interviews with a variety of community members
 Reported on local news and wrote 25+ published articles

Study Table Leader

 Tutored students taking the course “Grammar and Style” once a week Spring 2017
 Assisted students in grammatical comprehension

Communications Intern, Amherst College Office of Communications, Amherst, MA Summer 2017

 Wrote an article for Amherst College’s website
 Assisted with articles from researching to copy-writing

Reading Management System (RMS) Intern, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ Summer 2017
 Recorded AP test scores on 4 test subjects at a national level
 Managed scores for four different subjects at the Tampa, FL testing site

Tenure Review Writer, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY Fall 2016
 Analyzed and edited student feedback and data
 Composed a collaborative essay that endorsed Writing Professor for tenure

Tutor, St. Stephens School, Geneva, NY Spring 2016

 Volunteered for America Reads, a nationwide literacy initiative
 Worked one-on-one with a 2nd grade student on literacy skills twice a week

ACTIVITIES

Co-Founder and President, PAWS (Pro Animal Wellness Society), Geneva, NY Fall 2016-Present
 Organized club meetings and campus events related to animal welfare
 Scheduled and participated in weekly animal shelter visits

Editor in Chief, Spotlight: South Hadley High School Newspaper, South Hadley, MA Fall-Spring 2015
 Oversaw production of newspaper and other student writers
 Conducted interviews and wrote articles for the newspaper

SKILLS

Proficient in InDesign and Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Intermediate in Photoshop
CPR, AED and First Aid Certified