Darlena C.

## BIO **Gainesville Sun, Freelance Reporter 6/11-Present**   **Gainesville Magazine, Freelance Reporter 11/10 – Present**   **London Times, Abstractor 9/10 – 9/11** -Edit news articles down to concise summary to be used on Lexis Nexus   **Demand Studios, Writer / Feature Writer 9/10 – Present** -          Write short how-to articles for [login to view URL] -          Pitch and write full-length feature articles for [login to view URL] specialty channels   **Resplendence Publishing, Content/Copy Editor 7/10 - Present**             -Approve and edit novels for publishing   **ORTV, Senior Producer/Reporter, Crossroads Magazine 2/09 – 4/10** - Managed staff of four reporters and four videographers / editors - Responsible for every show from start to finish, coordinated every story and segment - Invented several segments and introduced theming to show, to create a magazine feel - Reported two stories a week, and voiced a separate weekly segment - Filled in as anchor when necessary - Responsible for set design and shoot locations weekly - Responsible for web updates, via blog site and Twitter - Helped with fundraising, marketing and promotions   **NECN, Producer, Right Now with RD Sahl, 2/08 – 2/09** **-** Stacked and line produced Right Now with RD Sahl at 6 p.m. using Vertigo and ENPS - Chose local, regional, national and world stories, keeping all within the context of show - Wrote and / or copyedited all stories, using desk assignments, AP wire, and Pathfire - Ran up to five live shots a show, using satellite, microwave, and fiber technology - Responsible for OTS, half-panels and fullscreen graphics   **Fox News Edge, Freelance Writer, 12/07 – 1/09** **KUSI-TV, Producer, Good Morning San Diego, 6/07 – 12/07 News12Connecticut, Producer/Associate Producer, 5/06 - 5/07 WFSB, Associate Producer, 3/05 - 4/06**     <u>Education:</u>                   **UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT**             B.A. in Journalism, 2004             B.S. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2004 ## Area of Expertise Writing Editing Television production New media promotion Public relations Social networking Radio production Blogging Internet research