Leah Lynette Lakins

Editor | Writer | Chief Creative Officer

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Location:

447 Macon St, Brooklyn, NY 11233

Industry:

Writing And Editing

Work:

National Black Child Development Institute - Washington, DC since Apr 2013
Communications Manager
ARRS - Leesburg, VA Jul 2010 - Mar 2013
Managing Editor, Member Communications
ASCD - Alexandria, Virginia Jul 2005 - Jul 2010
Editor and Project Manager, Books
The Alexander Graham Bell Association - Washington D.C. Metro Area Jan 2003 - Jul 2005
Managing Editor

Education:

The George Washington University 2006 - 2008
Masters of Professional Studies, Publishing Morgan State University 2000 - 2002
Bachelor's Degree, English (Journalism) WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL

Skills:

Newsletters
Copy Editing
Editing
Editorial
Publications
Social Media
Blogging
Publishing
Proofreading
New Media
Social Networking
Facebook
Web Content
Writing
Feature Articles
Magazines
Creative Writing
Books
Publicity
Online Publishing
Cms
Html
Feature Writing
Publications Management
Print Publications
Copywriting

Languages:

English
French

Leah Lakins Centreville, VA

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Work:

Alfred Street Baptist Church

May 2012 to Present
Social Media administrator and content lead The American Roentgen Ray Society

Jul 2010 to Present
Managing Editor, Member Communications Fresh Eyes Editorial Services

Sep 2007 to Present
Owner and Editor ASCD

Jul 2005 to Jul 2010
Editor and Project Manager The Alexander Graham Bell Association

Jan 2003 to Jul 2005
Managing Editor

Education:

The George Washington University
Alexandria, VA
Jul 2008
Master of Professional Studies in Electronic Publishing Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD
May 2002
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism

Skills:

EDITORIAL American Psychological Association (APA) publications manual Associated Press (AP) style guide The Chicago Manual of Style PRODUCTION Supervising, hiring, and managing printers, designers, typesetters, copyeditors, indexers, proofreaders, and interns TECHNICAL Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint HTML and XML Dreamweaver InDesign/InCopy Various CMS systems Various E-mail distribution systems SOCIAL NETWORKING Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Bit.ly Hootsuite