Shanna Pavlak

6828 Pine Knoll Court, Douglasville, Ga. 404-213-9539 (cell) * Natalia618@aol.com

http://medslmsportfoliosmp.weebly.com/

CERTIFICATION
Media Specialist (P-12) Georgia 12/13/2014- 06/30/2019

EDUCATION
University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Ga.
Master of Education, Concentration in School Library Media, December 2014
GPA: 4.0 / 4.0
University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.
Bachelor of Arts, Concentration in Journalism, Minor in Drama, May 2007
GPA: 3.6 / 4.0, graduated with Cum Laude honors

SUMMARY OF SKILLS
Experience using Destiny and Surpass catalogs
Experience shelving fiction and non-fiction materials
Knowledge of Dewey Decimal System, Sears Headings, AACR2

Experience designing newsletters, print handouts, and public relations materials

Experience with copy and original cataloging
Experience with processing new materials for circulation
Experience searching for Lexile numbers and AR levels
Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop programs
Experience designing webpages, wikis, and pathfinders for instructional use
Experience as a professional researcher
Experience editing photos and video

SCHOOL LIBRARY EXPERIENCE

Temple Middle School, Temple, Ga.
Volunteer, March 2014-December 2014
Assist with inventory
Re-shelve materials
Help weed old technology
Arbor Station Elementary School, Douglasville, Ga.
Volunteer, January 2014-March 2014
Read to group of students for Read Across America promotion
Assist with book repairs
Look up Lexile and AR numbers and label materials accordingly
Aid in decorating for Black History Month
New Manchester High School, Douglasville, Ga.
Volunteer, September 2013- February 2014
Present Halloween-themed book talk to group of students
Catalog new materials

Assist with material selection

Sandtown Middle School, Atlanta, Ga.

Volunteer, September 2012- March 2014
Deliver instruction on Dewey Decimal System
Assist with Book Fair
Check materials in and out
Assist with inventory and weeding

WORK EXPERIENCE
CNN Newsource, Atlanta, GA
Writer/Copy editor/Producer, March 2009-present
Check writers' scripts for correct spelling and grammar, as well as accuracy and clarity and
submit scripts to affiliate news stations
Assist producers in making editorial decisions about content to deliver to affiliate news stations
Write grammatically and factually correct scripts on a variety of topics for CNN's domestic and
international affiliates
Research and write multiple scripts on a deadline
Provide affiliates with customer service
Promote product by maintaining a social media presence and crafting creative tweets and teases
Help train new full-time and freelance writers and copyeditors
CNN, CNNI, HLN, Atlanta, Ga.
Video Journalist/Weekend Editorial Assistant, October 2007-March 2009
Floor directing, teleprompting, delivering scripts
Assisting on-air talent and guests
Assist show producers by providing research and graphics
Answer phones and field calls
Vet and approve user-submitted videos and photos

NOTABLE AWARDS
Peabody Award Winner

2008- For coverage of 2008 presidential election

2010- For coverage of Gulf oil spill
2011- For coverage of Arab Spring