SUSAN FANELLI
EDUCATION
Tulane University School of Liberal Arts
Major: Communications Minor: Business, Social Innovation GPA: 3.62/4.0 | Dean’s List, Academic achievement award
COMMUNICATIONS EXPERIENCE
Staff Writer, College Magazine
• Collaborate with editors and writers to create article ideas
• Write ~1 article per week for ------------
• Schedule interviews and weekly calls through phone and email
• Edit and revise articles per a 24-hour deadline
Sports Writer and Editor, Tulane Hullabaloo
• Edits up to six weekly articles about Tulane varsity and club sports
• Assigns articles to writers for the printed newspaper
• Works with other sections to arrange the weekly newspaper
• Develops story ideas for each weekly issue
WORK EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant, Tulane University Communications Department
• Conducted research on topics for Dr. Benjamin Han
• Independently researched topics for Dr. Han’s upcoming book
• Synthesized and compiled data from multiple sources
• Contacted individual research sources
ACTIVITIES- TULANE UNIVERSITY
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, Epsilon Chapter, Tulane University
• Participated in sorority membership activities
• Planned and cooked meals at the New Orleans Ronald McDonald House with sorority members using limited food budget.
• Participated in Alpha Delta Pi philanthropy event, benefiting Ronald McDonald House— “ADPiHop”— in April 2016.
Club Fencing Community Service Chair
• Organized community service activities for club fencing team
• Attended board meetings with other members of the club fencing team
Tulane University Service Experience
• Outreach Tulane (2015)—assisted in environmental cleanup of invasive trees in October 2015
• Tulane Move-in Krewe (2016)—welcomed incoming freshman and returning students in August 2016
• Tulane COMM 3400 (2016)—helped FirstLine school network improve internal communications
• A’s and Aces (2017)—volunteered to teach children ages 5-9 tennis in after-school program
SKILLS AND INTERESTS
Skills: Microsoft Office products, Photoshop, social media management, online editing software, fact-checking and layout for newspapers, sports statistics and terminology, Italian (conversational)
Interests: Reading, Professional and collegiate sports, Travel, Volunteer work, Creative writing, Current events
EDUCATION
Tulane University School of Liberal Arts
Major: Communications Minor: Business, Social Innovation GPA: 3.62/4.0 | Dean’s List, Academic achievement award
COMMUNICATIONS EXPERIENCE
Staff Writer, College Magazine
• Collaborate with editors and writers to create article ideas
• Write ~1 article per week for ------------
• Schedule interviews and weekly calls through phone and email
• Edit and revise articles per a 24-hour deadline
Sports Writer and Editor, Tulane Hullabaloo
• Edits up to six weekly articles about Tulane varsity and club sports
• Assigns articles to writers for the printed newspaper
• Works with other sections to arrange the weekly newspaper
• Develops story ideas for each weekly issue
WORK EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant, Tulane University Communications Department
• Conducted research on topics for Dr. Benjamin Han
• Independently researched topics for Dr. Han’s upcoming book
• Synthesized and compiled data from multiple sources
• Contacted individual research sources
ACTIVITIES- TULANE UNIVERSITY
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, Epsilon Chapter, Tulane University
• Participated in sorority membership activities
• Planned and cooked meals at the New Orleans Ronald McDonald House with sorority members using limited food budget.
• Participated in Alpha Delta Pi philanthropy event, benefiting Ronald McDonald House— “ADPiHop”— in April 2016.
Club Fencing Community Service Chair
• Organized community service activities for club fencing team
• Attended board meetings with other members of the club fencing team
Tulane University Service Experience
• Outreach Tulane (2015)—assisted in environmental cleanup of invasive trees in October 2015
• Tulane Move-in Krewe (2016)—welcomed incoming freshman and returning students in August 2016
• Tulane COMM 3400 (2016)—helped FirstLine school network improve internal communications
• A’s and Aces (2017)—volunteered to teach children ages 5-9 tennis in after-school program
SKILLS AND INTERESTS
Skills: Microsoft Office products, Photoshop, social media management, online editing software, fact-checking and layout for newspapers, sports statistics and terminology, Italian (conversational)
Interests: Reading, Professional and collegiate sports, Travel, Volunteer work, Creative writing, Current events