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  Dezaray Barr dezaray.barr@yahoo.com |www.linkedin.com/in/dezaraybarr | www.dezaraybarr.weebly.com Professional Summary Strategic communication/ public relations student striving to gain experience in the public relations eld or any relatedelds! who is passionate about organizing! writing and planning. ExperiencePublic Relations SpecialistOctober 2016 – Present  Alumni Center – Indiana Wesleyan University anage the blog website by publishing multiple stories each week   #dit and manage work o$ student writers Program Assistant for Communication  Public Relations !anuary 2016 – Present  John Wesley Honors College – Indiana Wesleyan University ã  %rite! publish! and manage blog content   anage and update all social media Communications  e#elopment $ntern !une 201% – August 201% Global Partners: The Wesleyan Church Headuarters ! ishers# I$ ã Develop and execute communication and development strategies ã  Develop and see results in the $ollowing areas& social media! donor development! blog ' personal leadership &log 'riter(arc) 2016 – October 2016  Alumni Center – Indiana Wesleyan University (nterview pro$essional collegiate alumni weekly   %rite a blog post weekly about a specic alumnus PRSSA *ea+ers)ip, -istorianAugust 2016 –(arc) 201% Public %elations &tudent &ociety o' America – Indiana Wesleyan University    )ttend leadership meetings   Schedule and plan a chapter meeting each semester E+itor in C)iefAugust 201. / !une201 (ast $oble High &chool )earboo* – +endallville# I$ ã  Design! create and edit a yearbook ã  anage and train a sta* o$ +,- students ã  tilize )dobe hotoshop and (nDesign to a pro$essional level $n#ol#ements  Aar+s 0ecipient o$ 123- 0ealizing the Dream 4rant by 5he (ndependent 6olleges o$ (ndiana ember o$ (ndiana %esleyan niversity7s 6hapter o$ ublic 0elations Student Society o$ )merica& September 1238 9 )ugust 123:;oratio )lger )ssociation& ;oratio )lger <ational Scholar 1238 E+ucation$n+iana 'esleyan ni#ersity3 (arion4 $5PA3 .78%  ean9s *istAnticipate+ ra+uation3 April4 201: Bachelor o$ Science! Strategic 6ommunication =6oncentration in ublic 0elations>Bachelor o$ )rts! ;onors ;umanities =?ohn %esley ;onors 6ollege> Dezaray’s Skills: ã Public Speaking ã Updating & Managing Social Media ã Writing ã Updating & Managing Blog Sites & Content ã Fundraising ã Event Planning ã Microsoft Word, Excel & PoerPoint ã Proficient in using !dobe P otos op, #llustrator, and#n$esign  inor! 6onvergent ?ournalism