Erica Ryberg's Résumé

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

* Freelance marketer
* Directed sales and marketing of Read It Here magazine
* Narrative storyteller with national credits

EXPERIENCE

Freelance marketer (May 2003-Present)
* Have worked with Creative Concepts and Copywriting, LLC since 2006 creating direct response sales letters and other types of marketing collateral for national clients. Contact: Michele Pariza Wacek, michele@michelepw.com or (928) 776-7495.
* Interim Editor of Transitions, the alumni magazine for Prescott College. Fall 2005. Contact/Reference: Bridget Reynolds,
breynolds@prescott.edu, (928) 350-4504
* Writing credits include local, regional and national magazines, including many narrative non-fiction pieces.

Publisher, Read It Here magazine (October 2006-December 2007)
* Managed marketing and outreach for a local news magazine. Duties included direct sales, creation of marketing strategy and networking.

Teacher (August 2002- January 2005 )
* Taught Spanish and science classes at Kestrel High School in Prescott, AZ. August 2002-May 2003. Contact: 928-541-1090.
* After-school teacher, translator, and curriculum planner, Whittier School, Minneapolis. Taught writing, science and botany classes in an inner city school. Created curriculum and teacher-training materials. January 2004-January 2005 Contact: Kevin Czmowski, (612) 668-4181

Emergency Medical Technician (June 1998-July 2002)
* Worked in positions in Prescott, AZ, on the Navajo Indian Reservation and in Albuquerque, NM where I served as a paramedic. Wrote as many as a dozen narrative reports per day in Albuquerque using on-board Panasonic Toughbooks.

EDUCATION

B.S. in Biology, 1998, magna cum laude, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona.
A.A in Liberal Studies, 1995, completed advanced journalism course in 2005 Yavapai College, Prescott, Arizona.

SKILLS AND INTERESTS

* Proficient Spanish speaker, rapid typist, computer literate (Word, DreamWeaver, HTML, Adobe Photoshop), skilled interviewer.
* Interested in languages, social entrepreneurism and human-friendly urban design.