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Grant's Resume

Education:

Eden Theological Seminary

Fall 2004 - Present

M.Div. expected May, 2007

Illinois State University

1998 - 1999

B.S. in Mass Communication awarded 12/99 Concentration in Broadcast Journalism

Parkland College

1996 - 1998

A.A. in Mass Communication awarded 5/98 Concentration in Broadcast Performance

Eastern Illinois University

1995 - 1996

Undergraduate work in Speech Communication Concentration in Television & Radio

Heartland Community College

1994

Liberal Arts & Sciences general curriculum

Work Experience:

Christ United Methodist Church - Fairview Heights, IL

2004 - Present

Director of Youth

GW Medical Publishing - St. Louis, MO

2002 - 2004

Associate Editor for Publisher Specializing in Titles on Child Abuse Prevention

Belleville Area Special Services Cooperative - Belleville, IL

2001 - 2002

Program Assistant for Self-Contained Behavior Disorder Classroom

KTRS, AM 550 - St. Louis, MO

2000 - 2001

Reporter / Anchor / Producer

Belleville Area Special Services Cooperative - Belleville, IL

2000

Substitute Teacher / Teacher's Aid for Deaf, Autistic, Behavior Disorder Students

WJBC, AM 1230 - Bloomington, IL

2000

Reporter

WMBD - TV Channel 31 - Peoria, IL

2000

Bureau / General Assignments Reporter

WGLT, 89.1 FM - Normal, IL

1998 - 2000

NPR Programming Host, Operator, News Announcer / Producer

WCIA - TV Channel 3 - Champaign, IL

1996 - 1998

External Long Form Production and Website Coordinator, Newscast Production

WDWS NewsTalk 1400 - Champaign, IL

1997

Network Programming Operator

K's Merchandise Mart - Normal & Champaign, IL

1994 - 1996

Electronics Sales & Service

Related Teaching Experience:

CPI Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training

March, 2002

Certified for basic crisis de-escalation and non-painful restraint

Advanced A.R.T.

February, 2002

Workshop for behavior expectation and modification program

Related Media Experience:

Radio Information Service - Our Lady of The Snows Shrine, Belleville

2003-2004

Volunteer Reader for Blind / Print Impaired

TV - 10 - Illinois State University, Normal

1999

General Assignments Reporter, Photographer

WEIU - TV - Eastern Illinois University, Charleston

1995 - 1996

Producer, Anchor, Reporter, Production

Special Skills:

Operating Systems:

Windows (3.X, 95, 98, NT, XP), MacOS, UNIX, MS DOS

Programming:

HTML, Limited Java, UNIX, BASIC

Web Design Applications:

FrontPage, DreamWeaver

Graphics Applications:

Fireworks, Freehand, Adobe Photoshop & Imageready

Other Applications:

MS Office & Publisher, Adobe Pagemaker

Accommodation Software:

Writing With Symbols, BoardMaker

Accommodation Skills:

Novice Sign Language, PECS

Character Generators

Chyron iNFINIT! & IV, QuantaFont

Digital Editing:

Sony Vegas, Avid Newscutter, MC Express, Media Composer, Cool Edit, Sound Forge, SAW

Broadcast News Software:

NewsBoss, ENR, AP Newsdesk, NewsTrac, WireReady

Other Broadcast Skills:

Photography, Lighting & Set Design

 
 

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