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Education
Columbia University, New York, N.Y
Graduate School of Journalism,
Masters of Science, Journalism, May 2008
Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y
Bachelor of Arts Degree May 2005
Major: Government, Levitt Scholar Minor: Environmental Studies
Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, Mass.
Fall Semester 2003: Educated in sailing, oceanography, and history. Sailed 120 ft. schooner from Woods Hole, M.A to Christiansted, USVI.
Awards
Bristol Fellowship: Hamilton College, Various Locations
2005-2006: Yearlong fellowship devoted to solo travel and research for self-designed project, "Bike Culture and the Culture of the Bike: A Worldwide Study of the Function and Personal Meaning of Bicycling." Traveled to China, New Zealand, Spain, Holland,
France, and Italy interviewing cyclists and national groups
promoting cycling for multimedia presentation to Hamilton
College faculty and trustees (Oct. 2005-Sept. 2006).
Levitt Scholar: Hamilton College, 2004-2005
Awarded for outstanding writing and public speaking skills. Gave lectures to middle and high school students on research conducted on campus regarding the politics behind the endangered species act and Colorado River water rights.
Multimedia & Social Networks
Fluent in Quark, InDesign, Excel, Fatwire. Blogger, Joomla, Mandate Media, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Google Applications, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Digg, LinkedIn
Employment History
U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), Portland, Ore.
Director of New Media. Director of Rep. Earl Blumenauer’s congressional, campaign, and political action websites. Work with web developers to perfect all three sites. Will oversee redesign of campaign website to create an online magazine focused on progressive issues. Write and distributed e-newsletters. Will recruit experts, activists, and politicians to contribute columns to the site. Edit and write hard news and feature stories. Perform daily updates on all three websites. (January 2009-Present)
Observer Media Group: Politicker.com, Salem, Ore.
Political Reporter. Established state website for national political news website chain; it grew to become one of the most-read political news websites in the Pacific Northwest. Was responsible for all writing, video, photos, reporting, and investigative tasks on Oregon federal, state, and local politics. Marketed site through blog outreach and university lectures. Maintained semi-daily contact with the state’s top political officials. (June 2008-December 2008)
National Geographic Adventure , New York, N.Y.
Editorial Intern. Member of research team for 1,000,000 plus circulation monthly magazine. Was the go-between for editors and writers during production process. Researched, reported feature stories. Wrote for the front-of-the-book section. (January 2008-May 2008)
5280 Magazine, Denver, Colo.
Editorial Intern. Day-to-day functions in Colorado’s most read local publication. Wrote for three cover stories, pitched and wrote multiple articles for front-of-the-book. Did research for main feature stories, fact-checked, participated in editorial meetings. (January 2007-August 2007)
Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, Mass.
Deckhand. Crewed a two-masted schooner. Taught sailing and navigation to students on board for sea journeys of 10 days. Guided students through daily and nightly watches and maintained morale and cohesiveness of group (August 2004).
Leadership & Activities
Grant Middle School, Portland, Ore.
Assistant Women's Lacrosse Coach (spring 2009)
Denver East High School, Denver, Colo.
Junior Varsity Women's Lacrosse Coach, Assistant Varsity Lacrosse Coach (Spring 2007)
Hamilton College
HamTrek Founding and Organizational Committee. Founded the first Hamilton College triathlon. Petitioned athletic department & Office of the President for funding, organized event. (2004, 2005)
Cycling Club 2001-2005
The Spectator, Editorial and op-ed editor, 2004-2005, Humor Columnist, 2003-2005
Varsity Women’s Lacrosse (2001-2004), Captain 2004-2005
For a list of references, e-mail me at brit.chase (a) gmail.com
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