Jenn Sramek - PEACE CORPS, Forestry Volunteer Sep. 1996-Apr. 1998, Chad, Central Africa

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Jenn Sramek - PEACE CORPS, Forestry Volunteer Sep. 1996-Apr. 1998, Chad, Central Africa



Jenn Sramek - PEACE CORPS, Forestry Volunteer Sep. 1996-Apr. 1998, Chad, Central Africa

Jenn Sramek - PEACE CORPS, Forestry Volunteer Sep. 1996-Apr. 1998, Chad, Central Africa

Jenn Sramek

jenn@ideaseed.com

EDUCATION

University of California at Santa Barbara, College of Creative Studies

B.A. in Creative Writing with emphasis in French

G.P.A.: 3.4

Fluent in spoken and written French and in spoken Arabic

WORK EXPERIENCE

PLANETRx.com Assistant Editor, Feb. 1998-Present

South San Francisco, CA

-Write health-oriented content for publication on a web site

- Edit timely content for the web site feature "Ask the Pharmacist"

- Edit other content including product descriptions and on-line content

BUYSIDE MAGAZINE/ ANNE EVERS COMMUNICATIONS Assistant Editor Oct. 1998-Feb. 1999

San Francisco, CA

-Gathered and edited content for a special annual edition of the magazine

-Performed an array of editorial duties including fact checking, information gathering, and proofreading.

UNITED STATES PEACE CORPS Forestry Volunteer Sep. 1996-Apr. 1998

Chad, Central Africa

-Worked as a community-based Forestry Agent for a small village in Central Africa.

- Organized, solicited funds for, and implemented a primary school garden program in four surrounding villages

- Please see attached Description of Service for details

CHAUCER'S BOOKSTORE Sales Associate Oct. 1994-Sep. 1996

Santa Barbara, CA

- Sales associate charged with an increasing number of responsibilities including shipping, receiving, and specialty sections

- Planned and implemented window displays with weekly themes

- Responsible for and organized numerous types of books including travel, fiction, writing, and computer specialty books

SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT Intern/Writer Sep. 1995-May 1997

Santa Barbara, CA

-Published Letters section of a large weekly newspaper

-Solicited and completed two feature stories, a weekly column about gardening, and numerous personal interviews for publication

- Contributed to weekly editorial meetings

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

UNITED STATES PEACE CORPS Forestry Volunteer Sep. 1996-Apr. 1998

Chad, Central Africa -See above

SANTA BARBARA HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY GARDEN Co-Founder and Facilitator Jun 1995-Sep. 1996

Santa Barbara, CA

-Founded and implemented a community garden on a former parking lot

-Implemented program to include children from Boys & Girls Club and a group of developmentally disabled children from a special education class

- Worked on several restoration projects with an arborist, using seedlings grown in the on-site greenhouse

COMPUTER SKILLS

-Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Filemaker Pro, Photoshop, Outlook, and others

-Familiar with Mac, Windows, Internet, and e-mail

-Familiar with Basic HTML

-Skilled at Internet Research

Home Hands On Art Photo Gallery Open Hands



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