Messenger Post Media - Canandaigua since Sep 2012
Reporter
Bee Newspaper Group Nov 2010 - Sep 2012
Editor/reporter
CGI Communications Oct 2010 - Nov 2010
Scriptwriter
The Daily Record (Rochester, NY) Sep 2008 - Feb 2010
reporter
Messenger Post Newspapers Mar 2005 - Sep 2008
Reporter
Education:
Saint John Fisher College 1999 - 2004
BA, Communication/Journalism and American Studies
Nazareth Academy 1995 - 1999
Skills:
Newspaper Journalism Ap Style Investigative Reporting QuarkXPress Newspapers Copy Editing Copywriting Facebook Social Media
Interests:
Satisfying my curiosity
Honor & Awards:
Third place "Rookie of the Year," New York Press Association, 2005
First place "Coverage of Education," New York Press Association, 2006
Second place "Excellence Awards," New York Press Association, 2007
Helping Nonprofits Grow Through Strategic Communications. Pr. Social Media. Marketing. Consultant.
Marketing at Knowledge Delivery Systems, Inc., Consultant at Marketing and Strategic Communications
Location:
New York, New York
Industry:
Public Relations and Communications
Work:
Knowledge Delivery Systems, Inc. - Greater New York City Area since Feb 2013
Marketing
Marketing and Strategic Communications - New York since Jun 2012
Consultant
New York Cares 2004 - Jun 2012
Senior Director, Marketing and Communications
Microsoft Corporation 1995 - 2003
Senior Marketing Specialist
Dell 1992 - 1995
UK Public Relations Manager
Education:
Columbia University - Columbia Business School 2010 - 2010
Certificate, Institute for Not-For-Profit Management, Executive Program
Boston College
BA, Communications
Northwestern University
MA, Radio, TV and Film
Jesuit Volunteer Corps - Baltimore, Maryland Area since Aug 2012
Development Manager
Providence Mount St. Vincent Foundation - Greater Seattle Area Nov 2010 - Oct 2011
Development Specialist
Providence Mount St. Vincent Foundation Sep 2008 - May 2010
Development Coordinator
Education:
Gonzaga University 2003 - 2007
B.A., Sociology
Skills:
Social Media Event Planning Fundraising Non-profits Public Speaking
Colleen Farrell, the public relations manager at Torrance Memorial Burn Center, saw the post on her newsfeed and forwarded it to the rest of her staff. Through the Childrens Burn Foundation staff made arrangements to transport Awomah to California for treatment.
Date: Dec 22, 2015
Category: Health
Source: Google
Four US Female Soldiers Challenge Combat Exclusion Policy In Court
Marine 1st Lt. Colleen Farrell led an FET in Afghanistan, which was regularly in danger of drawing enemy fire, being ambushed or hit by IEDs. Although the teams she commanded lived and worked alongside infantrymen, they were prevented from fully participating in training with those troops.
"The gap between the policy and reality is bad for the armed forces, bad for service members and needs to be changed," added First Lt. Colleen Farrell of the US Marine Corps, speaking to reporters in a conference call.
Date: Nov 28, 2012
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Four female service members sue over Pentagon's combat exclusion policy
reality of modern war zones, where the military has become dependent on female troops to fight the enemy even though on paper they are barred from doing so in many cases. In addition to Hunt, the plaintiffs are Marine Capt. Zoe Bedell, Marine 1st Lt. Colleen Farrell and Air Force Maj. Mary Jennings Hegar.
while rescuing three injured soldiers; Army Staff Sgt. Jennifer Hunt, who patrolled with soldiers on combat missions in Afghanistan and Iraq; and Marine 1st Lt. Colleen Farrell, who was also an FET leader in Afghanistan. Hegar and Hunt were both awarded the Purple Heart for being wounded in action.
Date: Nov 27, 2012
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Military Women Challenge Combat Exclusion Rule In Lawsuit Against Defense ...
The American Civil Liberties Union is representing Marine 1st Lt. Colleen Farrell, Marine Reserves Capt. Zoe Bedell, Army Staff Sgt. Jennifer Hunt and Air Guard Major Mary Jennings Hegar in the suit, filed Tuesday afternoon in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco. The four individual plaintiffs
Hunt and the other three women said the policy unfairly blocks them from promotions and other advancements open to men in combat. Three of the women are in the reserves. A fourth, Marine Corp Lt. Colleen Farrell, leaves active duty this week.
Date: Nov 27, 2012
Source: Google
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