Cat Tacopina

Ctacopina97@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu 14 Eleanor Place, Huntington, N.Y. 11743 631-513-8048 EXPERIENCE Editor-In-Chief, New Paltz Oracle August 2013 present Responsible for creating the weekly student newspaper at SUNY New Paltz each week In charge of more than 15 page editors, copy editors photo editors and other E-board members of the paper. Contributed 2-4 articles per week and overlooked the paper before it was sent out for distribution Managing Editor, New Paltz Oracle January 2013 May 2013 Manage a staff of 40+ writers, photographers, cartoonists and videographers In charge of the newsroom when Editor in Chief is absent Responsible for the opinions section; in charge of selecting op-eds and coming up with ideas for weekly editorial Sports Editor, New Paltz Oracle August 2011 December 2012 Spent three semesters in charge of the papers sports section, contributing 1 -3 articles per week and laying out the section with the use of Adobe InDesign In charge of organizing when staff writers and photographers would liveblog games Lead Coverage for SUNYAC 2011 Title Winner Womens Soccer Team Intern, The Long-Islander Newspapers May 2013 August 2013 Responsible for writing 2-3 articles per week for three different newspapers Took photos for multiple stories over the course of the internship Responsible for editing copy on the days before the papers went out Camp Counselor, Camp Alvernia June 2010-present Create and initiate activities for children ages 3-12 Responsible for communicating with 75+ employees on a daily basis EDUCATION B.A. Journalism, State University of New York at New Paltz May 2014 Pursuing minors in German Studies and Film Production Current GPA - 3.7 SKILLS Proficient in Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Excel, Twitter, Scribblelive, Tumblr, Audacity, Avid Media Composer, Conversational in Spanish and German, Protools, AP style, copy editing, Wordpress, Facebook, Mac and Windows platforms. REFERENCES Andy Lehren, Projects Editor, The New York Times 212-556-7461 Julie Mansmann, Staff Writer, The Bellmore Herald 516-448-3767 AWARDS Investigative Reporters and Editors 2012 Student Category National Finalist New York Press Association 2012 College Newspaper Third Place Best Sports Coverage Student Newspaper: 2010 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award for Best
Affiliated Website, National Finalist and First Place Winner in the Northeast (Region 1)