Paul Mehnert Resume 2018
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Paul Mehnert Resume 2018

Paul Mehnert 587 Eleanor Road
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EDUCATION:

Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, 2014-2018
Creative Writing & English Double Major
Staff Writer: The Oberlin Review
John F. Oberlin Scholarship 2014-2018, 2017 Lucy Pope Wheeler Prize for poetry

Writers & Books Gell Poetry Intensive & Fiction Intensive, Rochester, NY, Summer 2017

EXPERIENCE:

Teaching Assistant, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH – January – May 2018
• Organized and led weekly poetry workshops and provided guidance and assistance to prospective creative writing students

Radio DJ, WOBC Oberlin Radio Station, Oberlin, OH – 2014-2017
• Produced and hosted weekly radio shows in a wide variety of genres includes contemporary underground black metal, experimental and avant-garde folk, emo, post-hardcore, and post-punk

Workgroup Member, WOBC Punk, Electronic, Metal, and Vinyl Workgroups, Oberlin, OH – 2014-2017
• Solicited and managed incoming album promotions from various record labels
• Organized and cataloged WOBC Oberlin’s vast CD and Vinyl record collection
• Arranged a series of on-campus student-run music performances

Head Cook / Bread Maker, Tank Cooperative, Oberlin, OH – Fall 2016-2017
• Planned and cooked weekly meals for a membership of 80+ students

Inventory Associate, Lord & Taylor, Victor, NY – Summer 2016
• Scanned and inventoried products

Custodial Supervisor, Oberlin 2016 Commencement, Oberlin, OH – Spring 2016
• Supervised and assisted a team of student workers in charge of cleans dorms across campus

Intern, Writers & Books Literary Center, Rochester, NY – Summer 2014
• Research, created, and presented extensive PowerPoint presentations on banned literature in American
• Organized and transferred computer files from old to new operating system

Volunteer, 4 Walls Project, El Sauce, Nicaragua – April 2014
• Assisted with the construction of houses in El Sauce, Nicaragua
• Helped translate between Spanish-speaking natives of Nicaragua and fellow members of the 4 Walls Project

Volunteer, Serenity Hospice House, Victor, NY – 2013-2014
• Volunteered weekly, assisting patients in end-of-life care


KEY SKILLS
Practiced writer & copy editor, Fluent in Photoshop, Creative Thinker, Skilled public speaker, Web savvy