Rasheeda Crayton Childress
Education
- Howard University, Washington, DC,
Bachelor of Arts, Journalism, 1997
- Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Experience
- 1/04 - present
Writer and Editor, Riverdale, MD
- Available for freelance and contract projects. Edited the publications Education Technology News and Campus Crime on a contract basis from 1/04 until 9/06.
- 3/99 - 1/04
Writer and Editor, Business Publishers Inc.,
Silver Spring, MD
- Contributed to numerous publications for the trade publisher. Wrote stories, edited and did layout for Education Technology News, Campus Crime, and Higher Education Technology News. Contributed articles to the publications Native American Report, Native American Law Report, and Solid Waste Report. Maintained “Breaking News” section of www.bpinews.com.
- 5/97 - 3/99
Reporter, Kansas City Star, Kansas
City, MO
- Worked as the Northland Education Reporter, covering 11 school districts in the northern suburbs of Kansas City. Articles appeared in the weekly northern suburban sections and the daily newspaper. Prior to moving to the Northland bureau, worked as the night general assignment reporter for the Missouri Metro desk, covering breaking news events, evening crime, the public library system, and numerous self-generated stories.
- 5/96 - 8/96
Intern, Wichita Eagle, Wichita, KS
- Reported on a variety of self-generated and assigned topics for the newspapers’ Learning Team.
- 1/96 - 5/96; 8/96 - 5/97
Editor, Community News, Washington, DC
- Oversaw production of the Howard University newspaper including editing copy, designing pages, assigning stories, and managing reporters.
Honors
Council for Advancement and Support of Education 1999 Education
in Technology Fellow; 1996 SPJ Regional Mark of Excellence Feature Writing
Award
References
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Last revision: December 2006