| Yona Sarah Williams |
WORK HISTORY______________________________________________________________________
2008- Co-Owner, Priceless Writers
Provides custom online and offline content; Head of Site Development
2008- Staff Writer, The Green Connoisseur
Feature articles and blog posts for eco-friendly, luxury goods and services website
2006- Staff Writer, Quizak Online Publishing
Research and write online content, including (www.golden-gate-park.com)
2001- Freelance Writer and Graphic Designer
Web and print content (including more than 300 travel guides), calendars, logos, newsletters
1999-2000 Editor of O.U.S. Newsletter, Colgate University
Layout, editing, collecting submissions, reporting
1998-1999 Teaching Assistant/ Residential Advisor, Colgate University
Summer. Assisted in the acclimation of incoming freshman during a 5-week program.
Writing Preparation Course and Outdoor Education (99); Outdoor Education (98)
SAMPLE OF CLIENTS_____________________________________________________________________
Rikki Quay – Responsible for writing city-related content for Temecula, California
Betty Miller – 100 Café Street (coffee, tea & dessert); Magic Senses (handcrafted glycerin soap company)
P.E.A.C.E. Inc. (N.Y.) – Designed 92-page teaching supplement (layout, graphics, editing)
WAER Jazz 88 (N.Y.) – Designed 2000-2006 logo, letterhead, envelope, and business card
EDUCATION__________________________________________________________________________
2000-2001 M.A. in Journalism; S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications (Syracuse, NY)
1996-2000 B.A. in English; Concentration in African American Studies; Colgate University (Hamilton, NY)
Relevant Courses: Advanced News Reporting; Newspaper Editing; News Design; Visual
Communication Theory & Practice; Advanced Design & Production; Independent Study:
Graphic Arts; Combined Media; Computer Arts and Sciences; Studio Art; Drawing I
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COMPUTER SKILLS (70 w/p/m)
QuarkXpress, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Wordpress,
Blogger, Squarespace, Microsoft Excel, Internet, Image Editing
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Office of Undergraduate Studies Academic Excellence Award (00, 99), Campus Life
Achievement Award (97), 1st Place Herald Newspapers in Education Contest: Political Cartoon (95)
LEADERSHIP POSITIONS & INTERESTS
African American Student Association Member (97-00), Co-President of Latin American Student
Organization (99-00), Editor and Publisher of LASO Newsletter (99), Alumni Director for LASO
(99), Nagina Indian Dancer (98-00), External Secretary for LASO (98-99), Student Government
Senator (98-99), Creator of “Steppin’ w/ Style” Student Exchange Program (97-98) Member of
Students Organized for Minority Recruitment (97-99), Dunbar Center Tutor (97-99)
