Jashvina P.

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EDUCATION AND HONORS Boston University College of Communication, Boston, MA Bachelor of Science, May 2013 Major: Journalism (concentration: Print Journalism) Deans List, Recipient Scarlet Key, Recipient GPA: 3.62/4.00 Minor: History 2009/2010 Academic Year

May 2013 WORK EXPERIENCE Princeton Packet Sports Reporter, Princeton, NJ June 2012-Present Covered Little League games and Princeton mens hockey Pitched, reported on and wrote feature stories on local athletes Covered Princeton hockey ____ WEEI Intern, Brighton, MA May 2012-Aug. 2012 Assisted with Red Sox gameday coverage at Yankee Stadium in July for WEEI.com Pitched and wrote feature stories on Massachusetts athletes including Alexandra Raisman Wrote short news stories, Celtics draft profiles and Red Sox matchup posts The Daily Telegraph Sport Intern, Surry Hills, NSW, Australia March 2012-April 2012 Covered and filed news stories for rugby league, AFL and the A-League for online and the paper Researched and assisted with various newspaper spreads NESN New Media Intern, Watertown MA June 2011-Dec. 2011 Wrote opinion pieces, short news stories and copy edited articles for NESN.com Covered and live blogged the Head of the Charles Regatta and Futures at Fenway Boston University Residence Life, Resident Assistant, Boston, MA Aug. 2012-Aug. 2013 Oversaw and mentored a community of 42 primarily first-year students Problem solved conflicts in high-tension situations Boston University Initiative for Literacy Development, Lead Tutor, Roxbury, MA Oct. 2009-May 2013 Tutored inner-city children aged 5-10 in literacy and math while imparting positive values Promoted to lead tutor for the 2012-13 academic year ACTIVITES WTBU Sports Radio, Social Media Coordinator, Boston, MA April 2011-May 2013 Created WTBU Sports Instagram, Pinterest and Storify accounts Ran WTBU Sports Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest and Storify accounts Engaged followers by created content such as questions, polls, pictures, facts of the day and publicizing stories Initiated and organized Twitter Takeovers featuring future, current and former BU athletes including NHL defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk Improved @WTBUSports follower account from 114 to over 550 Beat reporter, radio show producer, Boston MA Sept. 2009-May 2013 Produced and participated in a sports talk show and organized guests such as John Buccigross Covered Boston Universitys mens hockey team by live blogging games, writing previews, sidebars, recaps, trend articles, power rankings and infographics Served as color commentator for various mens hockey and womens lacrosse radio broadcasts Hosted pregame and intermission shows for mens hockey radio broadcasts Managed broadcasts and live blogs through Ustream and Cover-It-Live Earned the WTBU Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 and Best Beat Reporter Award twice Girl Scouts, Volunteer, West Windsor, NJ 1997-2009 Earned Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards for volunteer projects in the community Participated in various community service events including mentoring younger children INTERESTS Blogging July 2009-Present Created and managed the blog site theicehockeystick.wordpress.com Created and managed the blog eyeontheprincetontigers.wordpress.com in July 2013