Lauren E. Burg

1010 Regent Ave, Clearwater, Florida 33764

Website: Lightninggirl09.blogspot.com, E-mail:lburg@mail.usf.edu

Mobile: 727-644-5562, Home: 727-441-8162

Education:

B.A., University of South Florida St. Petersburg, Florida
Mass Communications with an emphasis on News-Editorial journalism, Expected December 2009

A.A., St. Petersburg College, Clearwater, Florida
Mass Communications, July 2006

21^st Century Learning Center and Teaching Arts Academy, Largo High School, Largo, Florida, May 2003

Related Work Experience:

St. Petersburg Times, Correspondent, August 2007-present
Cover high school sporting events, interview coaches and submit game summaries and statistics for newspaper publication.

Tampa Bay Rays, Blog Writer- unpaid, July 2009-present
Cover Tampa Bay Rays games and write blogs for publication on MVN.com.

Internships:

Largo Leader , Largo, Florida, Sports Writing Intern, March 2003-May 2003
Interviewed athletes, coaches and general public to write community sports articles.
Worked with News and Editorial Staff to produce accurate, timely and interesting work.

Volunteer Work:

Friends of the Library Bookstore-Clearwater Main Library, Clearwater, Florida, June 2007-2008
Stocked shelves ran the cash register and helped customers with whatever they needed.

Sawgrass Lake Elementary, St. Petersburg, Florida, August 2006-present
Assist with classroom activities, grade papers and read with children.

Leadership Largo, Workshop Leader, Largo High School, Largo, Florida, May 2000 and May 2001
Created effective lesson plans and developed creative learning aids for up to three classes of 30 students per day.

Skills:

Key team member in facilitating a variety of leadership courses including Time Management and Team Building.
Interviewed athletes, coaches and general public to write community sports articles for the Largo Leader.
Created a Power Point presentation in high school for one of my courses.
Wrote articles for my high school newspaper, the Packer Press.

Achievements/Organizations:.

Harborside Activities Board, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida, 2008/2009.
Freshman Representative, Student Government, St. Petersburg College, Clearwater, Florida 2004.
Principals Advisory Council, Largo High School, Largo, Florida, 1999-2003.