Carisa D. Brewster
643 Columbus Street
Bridgeport, PA 19405

T: 610.292.8418
C: 215.479.7389

E: carisa@nailitdesign.com


Online Portfolio & Clips:
www.nailitdesign.com/carisa



EDUCATION:
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2000 | Bachelor of Arts in Journalism | Temple University, Philadelphia, PA


EXPERIENCE:
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2001 - Present: Staff Writer | Courier/Times Express | Philadelphia, PA
Assigned at least three articles per week that includes some or all of the following: interviews, editing, library and/or web research, attending meetings at City Hall or community/civic organizations, and trial coverage in court. In addition, assists managing editor in organization and layout of the publication using QuarkXPress graphics program.
* Participates actively in development and implementation of story ideas and assignments.
* Acted as Interim Editor, directing editorial content and layout for the issues of July 2003.
* Responsible for extensive coverage of Mayor John Street's Neighborhood Transformation Initiative (NTI).
* Maintains and updates website for newspaper.


1999 - 2000: Correspondent | Philadelphia Tribune | Philadelphia, PA
Responsible for a variety of story assignments that included City Hall meetings, media events, conferences at colleges and organizations, and feature stories.
* Covered the 5th Annual African-American Male Empowerment Summit held at Temple University.


1998 - 1999: Listings Intern | Philadelphia City Paper | Philadelphia, PA
In charge of gathering and researching information for the entertainment listings, tape transcription for writers, and photo archiving.
* Wrote entertainment "picks of the week" that consisted of an editorialized summary of the event and recommendations.


SKILLS:
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Operating Systems: All versions of Windows, Macintosh OS X
Applications: MS Office, QuarkXPress, NewsDesk


AWARDS:
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2000: International Library of Poetry, poem published