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Lauren Michaela Sapp

376 Lick Ridge Road NE Check, VA 24072 (540) 267-5251 lsapp13@ehc.edu laurenmsapp.weebly.com
Education
Emory & Henry College, Emory, Va. (expected graduation May 2017)
Majors: B.A. in Mass Communications, Spanish Language & Literature
Minor: Creative Writing
GPA: 3.727 on a 4.0 scale
University of the Arts London: London College of Communication, London, Eng. (July 2016)
Summer Short Courses: PR Communication & Advertising
Communications Experience
Sales & Marketing Intern (June August 2016)
Citizens Telephone Cooperative, Floyd, Va.
Designed mailers, advertisements, scripts for television spots, etc.
Assisted with community television interviews
Odyssey Editor-in-Chief, Content Creator (June August 2016)
Emory & Henry College, Emory, Va. (national online college newspaper)
Wrote and edited articles weekly
Encounter Social Media Coordinator (August 2014 present)
Emory & Henry College, Emory, Va. (student-led worship service)
Manage group's Facebook and Twitter accounts
The Whitetopper Copy Editor, News Writer (August 2013 May 2015)
Emory & Henry College, Emory, Va. (college newspaper)
Edited sports stories for spelling and grammatical errors
Met weekly with the editors to discuss ways to improve the paper
Other Experience
Office Assistant (May August 2015)
United Country Blue Ridge Land & Auction, Floyd, Va.
Posted real estate and auction advertisements on the web
Helped prepare information packets for auctions
Summer Staff Outdoor Adventures Instructor (May August 2014)
W.E. Skelton 4-H Educational Conference Center at Smith Mountain Lake, Wirtz, Va.
Taught children ages 9-14 basic outdoor living and survival skills
Took care of the animals in the James A. Meador Nature Education Center
Skills
I am proficient in: Adobe InDesign, Audition, & Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Weebly, Microsoft Office, Canva, video
Awards & Honors
2016 Emily Williams Award winner (awarded to help fund a study abroad program of student's choice), 2015
Gold ADDY Award winner (American Advertising Federation), 2015 Bristol-Herald Courier Award winner
(excellence in the Mass Communications department), Phi Eta Sigma Honors Fraternity (initiated September
2014), Sigma Delta Pi National Spanish Honor Society (initiated April 2016), Dean's List (2013-2016), Featured
Fig (creative writer) on Figment.com (October 2013)
Extracurricular Activities
Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Encounter Worship Service, Sinking Spring
Presbyterian Church choir, Expedition Bible Study

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Lauren Michaela Sapp

376 Lick Ridge Road NE Check, VA 24072 (540) 267-5251 lsapp13@ehc.edu laurenmsapp.weebly.com

References
Dr. Allyss Haecker
Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Choral & Vocal Studies at Emory & Henry College
(276) 944-6592
ahaecker@ehc.edu

Dr. Alma Ramirez-Trujillo

Professor of Spanish at Bridgewater College
aramireztrujillo@bridgewater.edu

Lori Saltus
EVP, Customer Relations & Marketing at Citizens Telephone Cooperative
(540) 745-9568
lorisaltus@citizens.coop