Laura Lee Fedak Laura_Fedak@Hotmail.com 3808 Albemarle Street × Washington, DC 20016 × (202) 487-4675 http://www.users.qwest.net/~jfedak EDUCATION--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMERICAN UNIVERSITY: WASHINGTON, DC May 2001 (G.P.A 3.5/4.0) School of International Service - International Relations (B.A) School of Communication - Print Journalism (minor) - Contributing Writer and Biweekly columnist for the Arts and Entertainment and Features sections of American University's student newspaper, The Eagle, with circulation 10,000. - Published original works in American University's literary magazine Amlit LA SORBONNE: PARIS, FRANCE January 2000 - May 2000 Completed 13 credit hours of intensive French language and civilization courses UNIVERSITY OF MONTPELLIER: MONTPELLIER, FRANCE September 1999-December 1999 Completed 13 credit hours of intensive French language and civilization courses Participated in the Partnership for Service Learning Program: Performed 3 credit hours of community service at: - University of Montpellier - English tutor for French business students, 2 hours a week - Association Paralyse Francais - Assistant to handicapped man, 4 hours a week - L'Institut St. Pierre - Assistant to handicapped children in math, language and art, 6 hours a week EXPERIENCE-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL, Washington, DC Editorial Intern, January 2001 - May 2001 Proofread, research and fact-check monthly publications, write and research clippings, currently writing feature article on global modeling systems for publication in October 2001; Process submissions, organize archive, attend meetings. AMERICAN METHANOL INSTITUTE, Washington, DC Research Assistant, September 2000 - December 2000 Researched methanol as an alternative source of fuel, participated in staff meetings, office duties. PUBLICITAS, Paris, France Intern, January 2000 - May 2000 Gathered statistical information on international magazines and newspapers, compiled and laid out for annual publication for advertisers, updated tables on Microsoft Excel, office duties, spoke French on the job. NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ON FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME, Washington, DC Program Assistant, June 1999 - August 1999 Organized official information archive, created NOFAS's official Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, fulfilled information requests through the Internet, telephone and mail. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, Washington, DC Computer Lab Assistant, September 1997 - May 1999 (excluding summers) Assisted students at Tenley and Washington College of Law's computer labs FEDERAL NEWS SERVICE, Washington, DC Editor/Scanner, February 1998 - May 1998 Edited and scanned Congressional testimonies for three months SKILLS----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LANGUAGES: Proficient in French COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, WordPerfect, PageMaker, Web Browsers, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver 3, Fireworks 3, Know some HTML EDITING SKILLS: Basic knowledge of Associated Press Style, editing marks OTHER----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLISHED RESEARCH PAPER: "Colombia and the War on Drugs" was accepted for publication in the September 2001 annual issue of The Proceedings, for University of Kentucky's National Conference on Undergraduate Research . INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL: France, England, Belgium, Spain, Greece, Italy, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Mexico