Kathryn Grace Nelson
Urban Ink Slinger Freelancing
Current Projects
- Marketing manager for Froobi.com.
- Video and blogger for LiveCitizen.com.
- Stop Genocide Now media consultant.
Professional Experience
Self-employed - Minneapolis, M.N. Dec. 2008 - Present
- Freelance writer: Client directed writing for companies, advertising agencies, public relations firms, non-profit organizations, websites, newspapers and magazines.
The Center for Transportation Studies - Minneapolis, M.N. Jan. 2008 - Feb. 2009
- Publications intern: drafting transportation newsletters, editing documents and photographing events.
The Minnesota Daily (20,000 daily) - Minneapolis, M.N. Aug. 2006 - Jan. 2008
- Columnist: writing one weekly column on international issues.
- Projects editor: managing two reporters and two interns, participating in daily planning and design of newspaper.
- International/national reporter: writing five articles every two weeks.
- Projects reporter: writing large, text, photo and graphic heavy articles.
The Star Tribune (322,362 daily, 534,750 Sunday) - Minneapolis, M.N. Jan. 2008 - May 2008
- University of Minnesota student reporter: writing articles for Minneapolis desk. Several prominent article placements including newspaper front page and local section front page.
Amnesty International - Washington, D.C. May 2006 - Aug. 2006
- Media relations intern: collecting data from judicial hearings at the Supreme Court. Writing and editing documents including press releases, magazine articles and activist materials. Providing research on human rights for media directors.
Volunteer Experience
Stop Genocide Now - Los Angeles, C.A Feb. 2009 - Present
- Media consultant: Writing and editing promotional material, cultivating press relationships to garner more attention toward current genocides.
The Nafula Foundation - Bungoma, Kenya / Minneapolis, M.N. June 2007 - Present
- Founder and president: leading a non-profit organization that strives to empower, assist, educate and foster international understanding through community based initiatives.
Kenyan Red Cross - Mt. Elgon, Kenya June 2007 - Aug. 2007
- Emergency services: providing humanitarian assistance in internally displaced persons camp and compiling information and photographs for the Kenyan Red Cross newsletter.
Amnesty International - Minneapolis, M.N. Sept. 2004 - Aug. 2006
- Leadership positions as a Youth Activist Kollege coordinator, Minnesota Student Area Coordinator, University of Minnesota Student Group Coordinator and Minnehaha Academy Student Group Coordinator.
Education
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, M.N. Dec. 2008
- Global studies major and double minor in journalism and Spanish with a cumulative GPA of 3.0.
Awards
- National Diversity Award from the Associated Collegiate Press 2008.
- Mark of Excellence Award for Online Opinion and Commentary 2007.
- Mark of Excellence Award for Breaking News 2007.
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