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Rachel Rea

4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Centennial 522, Washington, DC 20016 | 814-207-9955 | rachel.rea53@gmail.com

EDUCATION
American University Washington, DC May 2013 Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, specialization in Entrepreneurship Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism GPA 3.8, Deans List Published in Altoona Mirror local newspaper, The Fragile State of Competition University College Dublin Dublin, Ireland Spring 2012 __________________________________________________________________________________________

EXPERIENCE
PROFESSIONAL American Greetings, Field Sales Intern Washington, DC Metro Area Spring 2013 Learning how to manage a sales team via computer and monthly visits Nightly Business Report on PBS, Intern Washington, DC Summer 2012 Researched the national election in OH, the Dodd-Frank Act, and the Simpson-Bowles budget plan Planned Television Arts, Branch of Ruder Finn, Intern Washington, DC Spring 2011 Drafted book advisories, contacted several producers a day to schedule interviews for clients WTAJ News, CBS Affiliate, Intern Altoona, PA Summer 2010 and 2011 Wrote television segments and assisted reporters on field assignments Washington Post (one credit course), Student Participant Washington, DC Fall 2010 Accepted to a weekly discussion at the Washington Post; one of 15 students from the DC area selected White House Department of Correspondence, Volunteer Washington, DC Academic Year 2009-2010 Responded to hundreds of letters and phone calls directed to the White House about various policies Computer: Microsoft Suite, Final Cut Pro 7, Vision Network, iNews, ENPS __________________________________________________________________________________________ WORK American University, Resident Assistant Washington, DC Fall 2011 and Academic Year 2012-13 Respond to emergency situations, troubleshoot resident concerns, create floor community UPS Store, Salesperson Washington, DC Summer 2012 Worked as part of a team selling in-store goods and customer service Mountain Research, LLC, Accounting Intern Altoona, PA Summer 2011 Assisted in handling daily deposits, bank reconciliations, monthly income statements, and invoices AU Phonathon, Student Caller Washington, DC Spring 2010 Barnes and Noble, Barista Altoona, PA Spring 2008- Summer 2011

LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES

Club Volleyball, President Washington, DC Spring 2011- Fall 2011 Managed a $4000 dollar budget, coached practices, organized tournaments, fostered team development ATV News, Executive Co-Producer, Reporter, and Weather Anchor Washington, DC Fall 2010- Fall 2011 Created and developed story ideas, produced a half hour news show, reported campus and national news Honduras Alternative Break El Progreso and Tegucigalpa March 5-13, 2011 Selected to go on a service-learning trip to study the Human Right to Education __________________________________________________________________________________________

COMMUNITY SERVICE
Catholic Students Association, Community Service Chair Youth Leadership Foundation, Volunteer Christian Appalachia Project, Volunteer DC Reads Tutor, Volunteer Washington, DC Academic Year 2010-2011 Washington, DC Fall 2010 Eastern Kentucky March 6-13, 2010 Washington, DC Academic Year 2009-2010