AMANDA BRIDGET DEL SONTRO

3350 Toledo Terrace, Apt. 320, Hyattsville, MD 20782 adelsontro@gmail.com (607) 379-4425

PROFILE: Recent graduate writing major seeking to support nonprofit organizations in Washington, D.C.
Success in developing grant materials, blog writing and social media marketing.
EDUCATION
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY Graduated: May 2014
Bachelor of Arts: Writing Minor: Environmental Studies
Deans List: 6 Semesters Cumulative GPA: 3.8/4.0
Honors & Scholarships: Member of the Ithaca College Oracle Honors Society, Phi Kappa Phi Nominee, Flora
Brown Award, Emerson Summer Internship Award, Surdna Foundation Scholarship
Relevant Course Work: Editing & Publishing, Grant & Proposal, Grammar & Usage, Argument, Composition
Theory, Public Essay, Environmental Studies, Writing as a Naturalist, Computers & Information Technology
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE
Grant Writer, Immaculate Conception School Ithaca, NY Feb 2014-Present
Write a grant proposal package to help fund a new marketing position and campaign. Develop marketing plan.
Research possible funding avenues. Organize team and schedule meetings with community partner.
Manager/Research Help Desk Assistant, Ithaca College Library Ithaca, NY Jan 2012-Present
Aided library patrons with locating research materials and using research databases. Advised on research use.
Assisted patrons with copier and computer tasks. Closed library in the evenings. Familiar with Interlibrary Loan.
Development Intern, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Washington, DC June-Aug 2013
Researched, wrote and coded detailed webpages as resources for trail developers. Obtained permissions for
documents, citations and images. Uploaded and drafted summaries of legal documents for websites library.
Intern, Tompkins County Public Library Foundation Ithaca, NY Aug-Dec 2012
Helped establish and design new website. Created fundraising materials. Drafted website copy, emails, and thank-
you letters to donors. Crafted informational pamphlets for events and services.
PUBLISHING EXPERIENCE
Editorial Intern, Island Press Washington, DC June-Aug 2013
Read manuscripts and wrote reviews for editors. Performed administrative tasks and image research for book art
package. Wrote rejections, thank you-letters and requests for blurbers. Attended meetings and blogged minutes.
Copyediting Intern, Ithaca Times Ithaca, NY Jan-May 2013
Edited articles for publication in area newsweekly using a combination of AP and Ithaca Times house style.
Managing Editor, Fifty Shades of Gray Fur Ithaca, NY Nov 2012-Feb 2013
Directed a team of 18 students in publishing a parody book of a popular romance title. Head of research,
production and distribution. Coordinated meetings, communicated with editor-in-chief, drafted emails.
Editor/Creator, Collage Comics Literary Magazine Ithaca, NY Sept-Dec 2012
Created a comic book-like literary magazine with a team of four others. Organized printing, distribution and
meetings. Functioned as the comics web presence. Advertised through flyers. Edited submissions.
SKILLS
Trained on ETapestry, Sage and WinFunds. Microsoft Office Professional, Publisher, Prezi, Google Drive, Google
Plus, basic InDesign and Photoshop; Java, HTML scripting, Artisteer, Nimbus; Twitter, Facebook, WordPress,
Instagram, Tumblr. Database research skills; editing experience in Chicago, AP, APA and MLA styles.
ACTIVITIES & PUBLICATIONS
Presenter, TaskStream web portfolio example for the Writing Curriculum Committee, Ithaca College (2013, 2014)
Winner, Ithaca Colleges official writing contest for the writing department (professional and technical 2014)
Contributing author and winner, ZoetIC, anthology for Ithaca Colleges English honors society (poem 2014)
Selected reader, James J. Whalen Academic Symposium (naturalist essay 2013; blog 2014)
Researcher, independent study of Digital Literacy, journal at recoveringtechnophobe.wordpress.com (2013)
President and treasurer, ICNaNo, on campus National Novel Writing Month club (2010-2012)