Hello! I'm Shannon.
I am a storyteller, truth-seeker, and watchdog.
EXPERIENCE
December 2018-Present
Communications Specialist
Communications Specialist
Brook Hill Farm
Communications specialist, social media manager, and marketing assistant at Brook Hill Farm, a non-profit horse rescue and rehabilitation center. Experience includes: composing, designing, and sending the monthly newsletter; writing content for the farm's blog that I created, including educational and general interest features; maintaining social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter) where I have grown our audiences; organizing and managing online fundraising campaigns; writing press releases and other articles for publication; photography; assisting with grant writing; proofreading various written documents; website content producing and design; and more.
September 18, 2018
Staff Writer
Staff Writer
Staff writer at the Independent Messenger, a twice-weekly newspaper in Emporia, VA.
May 2018 - Present
News Correspondent
2016-Present
Journalist
Altavista Journal
News Correspondent for the Altavista Journal, Altavista, Virginia's local newspaper. Responsible for covering Campbell County government meetings and other miscellaneous assignments.
Lake Union Herald Magazine
Freelance Journalist for the Lake Union Herald magazine, an official publication of the Lake Union of the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. Writer for columns, feature stories, and news reports, at times supplementing written work with photography.
2015 - 2018
Journalist
The Student Movement
Journalist for the Student Movement, Andrews University’s campus newspaper; writer for the News section.
January - May 2017
Writer
Envision Magazine
Writer for national award-winning collegiate magazine, Envision, produced by Andrews University.
May 2017-August 2017
Marketing Intern
Brook Hill Retirement Center for Horses
Marketing intern for the Virginia non-profit horse rescue and rehabilitation center, Brook Hill Farm. Experience creating and maintaining a blog for the farm, designing marketing materials to send to donors, writing press releases, helping maintain Brook Hill's social media accounts, and serving as a photographer.
January 2018-May 2018
Communications Leader
Adventist Muslim Friendship Association
Communications Leader for Andrews University's Adventist Muslim Friendship Association (AMFA).
Experience includes compiling and sending club newsletters, connecting with partners in other departments and institutions, composing blog posts about AMFA happenings, etc.
June 2017 - December 2017
Transcriber/editor
Avoca Museum
Co-transcriber/editor of the diaries of Captain James Dearing Fauntleroy, kept during his service in the Spanish-American War. This diary is scheduled for publication in the near future.
EDUCATION
2015-2018
Bachelor's Degree, BA Journalism
ANDREWS UNIVERSITY
- Lambda Pi Eta member
- Adventist-Muslim Friendship Association Communications Leader
2009-2013
High School Diploma
ALTAVISTA HIGH SCHOOL
- Spanish Honors Society
SKILLS
Spanish Language
Microsoft Office Suite
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Translation
Photography
Biblical Hebrew
Russian Language
WordPress
Mail Chimp
Press Releases
Interfaith Relations
Adobe Photoshop
Translation
WordPress