Claire Fitzpatrick CV
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Claire Fitzpatrick CV

CLAIRE FITZPATRICK
62 Woodview Lane, Centereach, NY 11720 ♦ H: ------------ ♦ C: ------------ ♦ INT’L: +353 ------------♦ ------------

EDUCATION
College of Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
August 2017 – May 2021
Bachelor of Arts, English, Creative Writing Concentration, English Honors Student
GPA 3.6/4.0, English Honors Program, Dean’s List, Nu Chi chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, Moot Court (September 2017 – May 2018), SPUD (September 2017 – May 2019)
Course Highlights: Creative Writing Poetry, Environmental Poetics, International Relations, Religion and American Society

Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
August 2019 – May 2020
Course Highlights: Digital Humanities, Literature and Economics

St. Anthony’s High School, South Huntington, NY
September 2013 – June 2017
High School Diploma, Advanced Regents Diploma
National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, National Math Honor Society, and National Foreign Language Honor Society (French)
St. Bonaventure Honor Roll member (GPA 94.5 and above), Science Scholars Program, Brother Roger Bacon Award

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Computer: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, TEI
Language: Intermediate French
Certificates: Diocese of Rockville Centre Catechetical Educator

EDITORIAL AND OFFICE EXPERIENCE
The Irish Catholic, Dublin, Ireland
September 2019 – February 2020
Editorial Intern and Intern Writer
• Wrote articles for the weekly published paper, ranging from local and national news coverage, to interview pieces and feature articles and spreads.
• Attended events throughout Dublin City, obtaining information per event experience, photographs, and quotes for myself or other journalists to use in writing coverage.
• Conducted research and interviews per phone call to obtain information for stories.
• Assisted in the editorial process of the paper, editing and revising proofs of approximately 40 pages of text in accordance with the style guide of The Irish Catholic, style and structure standards of Catholic news writing, and grammar and written standards of British English and the vernacular language and speech of Ireland.

Fire Island Chronicle, Fire Island, Long Island, NY
May 2018 – August 2018
Intern Writer
• Covered events happening at different towns across Fire Island and Fire Island related events on the Long Island mainland.
• Wrote articles for each newspaper issue, including those from events covered.
• Created and headed a health column for the Chronicle.
• Acquired necessary journalism skills, including organized habits, conscientiousness of deadlines, and comfortability with face-to-face and over-the-phone interactions and interviews.

College of the Holy Cross Office of Advancement, Worcester, MA
August 2018 – May 2019
Student Worker, Development and Operations Branch
• Utilized information gathered from Holy Cross events, mailings, etc., to update biographical and contact information of students, alumni, donors, and other affiliates through intranet program Ellucian Advance.
• Organized mail, checks, and other physical data files.
• Answered phone calls from alumni and donors to take donations, answer questions, and update information per caller’s request.
• For Holy Cross Fundraising Events, networked in-person and per phone call to obtain donations and/or incentivize others to donate.

EMPLOYMENT
Giunta’s Meat Farms, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
June 2019 – August 2019

College of the Holy Cross Dining Services, Laundry, Worcester, MA
August 2017 – May 2019

Firehouse Subs, Centereach, NY
July 2016 – July 2018

COMMUNITY SERVICE
Parson’s Hill Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Worcester, MA
September 2017 – May 2019
Recreational Therapy Volunteer

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
September 2015 – May 2017
Teacher of Religious Education

The Bove Health Center at Jefferson’s Ferry, South Setauket, NY
June 2011 – June 2017
Recreational Therapy Volunteer