SHANA
SCUDDER
sscudder@hotmail.com
EXPERIENCE: DR. BELISA VRANICH,
Assist Dr. Vranich with
various writing and editorial tasks related to her column in the Huffington Post,
as well as book proposals for The Literary Group, and other publications and
literary endeavors with which she is involved.
MEASUREMENT INCORPORATED,
addresses concerns related to receiving and
returning secure testing materials, IT support for various
websites, and other questions related to
state assessments.
several projects including
the public school testing for Connecticut, Maryland, South Carolina, Illinois,
Tennessee, and New Jersey. Also performs
customer service duties for the Independent School Entrance Examination.
CYBERNETICS LLC,
Wrote and edited text for several of the company’s
websites: jimscudder.com, cybertneticsllc.com, and
microrecoverysystems.com.
Wrote marketing copy for software product.
WEIDER PUBLICATIONS, INC,
Freelance Writer/Researcher – Completed several
writing assignments for Sly, Men’s Fitness, and Muscle & Fitness Hers.
Assisted with research needed to compile a sex survey for Men’s Fitness and Shape Magazine.
A
GUY & A GIRL NAMED JO ENTERPRISES, INC.,
Freelance Writer – Wrote a weekly column on
the website shesoutallnight.com, under the pseudonym Bebe Gunn.
MPRESS
RECORDS,
Administrative Assistant – Sent out press kits,
CDs, and promotional materials to clubs,
coffeehouses, and retail
stores in order to promote singer/songwriter Rachael Sage’s music. Also in charge of press and retail: sending
out press releases and press kits to local media, calling retail stores to get them
to stock our artist’s CDs, book in-store performances for her, and display
posters for her upcoming shows. Position
also involved data entry in various programs on the Mac including FileMaker and
Excel.
MEASUREMENT
INCORPORATED,
Editorial Assistant – Formatted and edited
proficiency exams in Microsoft Word for the education departments of multiple
states such as North Carolina, New Jersey, Arkansas, New York, Maryland, Ohio,
and Michigan.
Project Assistant ERB/ISEE – Registered students via
phone, mail, and online for the Independent School Entrance Examination; read
test scores over the phone; assisted parents and students in other various
customer service capacities such as repairing registration or scoring mishaps;
charged credit cards; took phone orders for the ISEE study book.
LADYSLIPPER
MUSIC,
Retail Manager – Responsible for the
operations of the retail department and running the order-entry program
Touchstone and the credit card program ICVerify that were to be executed
throughout the day. Duties also included
writing for the catalog, training new employees, taking and entering retail
orders, preparing “new release sheets,” packing and shipping orders, assisting
the wholesale department, and answering phones.
PEAK LEGAL SUPPORT, New York, NY
7/98-2/99 Temporary Paralegal – Worked as a
paralegal at the law firm of Kalow, Springut, and Bressler doing heavy clerical
work and data entry.
OTHER WORKS PUBLISHED:
BAD SUBJECTS, National September
2007 – present
Regular
contributor
FEMINIST REVIEW, National August 2006 – present
Review
writer
THE
INDEPENDENT, Raleigh/Durham, NC January
2007
“On
the Outside” – Personal essay recounting my unusual Christmas adventures
3
CLAMOR MAGAZINE, National August
2006
Review
writer
ALTAR
MAGAZINE,
Review
of
THE
URBAN HIKER,
“Anxious
Vigil” – Personal essay recounting my experience at the vigil for an execution.
SPECTATOR,
“Read This!” – Review of
Gloria Naylor’s Mama Day.
EDUCATION:
M.A. in English, in
progress.
B.A. in English;
graduated with honors.
Acting conservatory
program focusing on stage performance.
Coursework included voice
and diction training, stage movement, and theater history.
Coursework in English
and theater.
Coursework in English literature and
composition. Served as the editor of the
literary magazine, Zephyrs. Completed senior year in high school while a
freshman in college.
VOLUNTEER WORK:
SYLVIA’S PLACE,
Led a creative writing
group for homeless youth.
WAKE ADULTS VOLUNTEERING EDUCATIONAL SERVICES,
Tutored inmates in the Women’s
Correctional Facility preparing to take the GED exam.
CENTER FOR DEATH PENALTY LITIGATION,
Assisted attorneys with
clerical duties.
PRISON LITERACY PROGRAM,
Participated
in a reading discussion group with students and inmates at a men’s
minimum-security prison.
YWCA WOMEN’S SHELTER,
Assisted
with basic clerical duties such as filing, photocopying, etc.
references and/or writing samples provided upon inquiry