Deborah S.

Experience Summary

EDUCATION 2011 – current MFA in Writing; University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 1997 BFA in Media Arts, Arts Management, and Theater Arts, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE/WRITING COURSES/CERTIFICATION 2012 Switchback ? Associate editor of literary journal 2009 Santa Monica Community College Continuing & Community Educational Program • Short Fiction Workshop (7/14/09-8/18/09) 2005 – 2007 UCLA Extension Program • Essential Beginnings: An Introductory Creative Writing Workshop (4/5-5/10/05) • Novel 1: Writing the First Novel (1/19-3/23/06) • Basic Writing Skills for News Media (7/19-9/13/06) • Creative Writing: Short Story (9/27-12/13/06) • Writing Funny: A Workshop in Creating Humorous Prose (7/11-9/19/07) 2001 California Basic Educational Skills Test Certification; Los Angeles, CA PUBLICATIONS March/April 2008 •“How I Became a Flower Whore” - www.chicklitreview.org July/August 2007 • “Confessions of an Addict” - www.chicklitreview.org WORK EXPERIENCE 2006-2009 Sony Pictures Entertainment, Culver City, CA - Executive Assistant • Assisted Senior Vice-President of Sony Pictures Television Distribution International in daily tasks resulting in his ability to manage his schedule • Scheduled appointments, set up meetings, and maintained SVP’s calendar throughout the day via Microsoft Outlook • Scheduled travel meetings, travel arrangements and transportation for domestic and international travel via travel department and Lotus Notes • Created and submitted expense reports via Concur database on weekly basis in order for SVP’s corporate credit card invoice to be paid by due date • Researched film and television information requested by SVP and created reports of necessary information for SVP • Created and maintained excel spreadsheets of all international deal managers and sales executives’ territories in order to keep office up to date on all employee and territory changes • Created and maintained electronic and hard copy spreadsheet of all office files • Created, distributed, and maintain documents for SVP • Added red lined corrections created by SVP to legal documents • Answered phone lines, greeted clients, faxed documents, document management, ordered office supplies, maintained office kitchen, and ordered meals for staff meetings and department events 2003-2006 Rainbow Network Sales, Santa Monica, CA - Executive Assistant • Assisted Senior Vice-President of Affiliate Sales, Vice President of Ad Sales, Affiliate Sales Managers, Ad Sales Manager, and Marketing Coordinator in daily tasks for western region sales/marketing office for the cable networks: the Independent Film Channel, American Movie Classics, and Women’s Entertainment resulting in the daily operations of department • Researched and created channel presentations of marketing territories for sales representatives upon request • Created promotional letters, flyers, brochures, and packages for prospective clients and events. • Processed vendor invoices and maintained all vendor accounts within Web Pac database on weekly basis • Created deal memos and change of status forms for new MSO launches and system transfers on daily basis • Created and e-mailed western region weekly itineraries and weekly field reports to RNS corporate office and other RNS sales/marketing regions by Friday morning deadline • Created, distributed, and maintained documents • Acted as liaison between the western region office and the RNS corporate office • Maintained and updated client information within Medea database • Acted as liaison between the western region office suite and the property management office • Answered phone lines, greeted clients, faxed documents, document management, mass mailings, distributed daily mail, maintained office kitchen, and ordered meals for staff meetings 2002-2003 Outpost Digital, Santa Monica, CA - Administrative Assistant • Assisted post production staff in daily film/television editing operations and office operations • Maintained and updated client/employee database on a weekly basis • Scheduled flight and hotel reservations for company principal and visiting editors on weekly basis • Created, distributed, and maintained documents • Created and maintained vendor accounts • Answered phone lines, greeted clients, faxed documents, distributed mail, maintained office kitchen, and ordered meals daily for clients and employees 2001-2002 Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA - Art Museum Council Coordinator • Supervised volunteer staff of approximately 250 individuals • Researched grants for council • Maintained and updated databases for the Art Museum Council and the Art Rental and Sales Gallery on a weekly basis • Monitored monthly expenses and revenues for AMC and ARSG • Provided administrative support to the council and the gallery • Assisted in the planning and coordination of AMC activities and events with council members • Acted as a liaison between the council and members of other councils, staff, and the public • Answered phones, created and distributed documents, document management, and mass mailings 2001 Stephen S. Wise Temple Elementary, Los Angeles, CA - Teacher’s Assistant • California Basic Educational Skills Test Certification • Co-led kindergarten class consisting of 20 students; ages 5-6 • Led after school extended day care consisting of 60 kindergarten students. Maintained behavior on school yard and participated in students games • Helped lead teacher with lesson plans by creating sample models for daily math, Hebrew, Judaic and arts and crafts lessons. I.E. created sample Purim triangular hats and noisemakers for students to then reproduce by themselves • Created holiday and event decorations for classroom • Assisted individual student with in-class assignments when child was having difficulty with it • Read stories to students during down time or indoor recess 2000-2001 Friedman Personnel Agency, Los Angeles, CA - Media Assistant • Production Assistant at Special Artist Agency • Assisted agents at commercial talent agency • Answered main phone line, greeted clients, created press kits, assisted in production of holiday newsletter, data entry, document management, and correlated correspondence • • Administrative Assistant at Imagine Films • Assisted Human Resources Director and Vice President of Motion Pictures for production company • Handled all inner office communications, data entry, document management, sent and received Quick Conference messages, and correlated correspondence • Created planogram for building structure, responsible for and correlated correspondence 1999 Houston Ballet, Houston, TX - Development Assistant • Assisted Development Manager of the Houston Ballet in the coordination of the annual Nutcracker Market Fund-raiser • Assisted and directed potential Nutcracker Market Fund-raiser vendors • Assisted with the preparation of the annual winter gala • Answered phones, created documents, document management, data entry and handled preparation for monthly board meeting INTERNSHIPS 2010 Congregation Ohel Moshe, Los Angeles, CA • Assisted congregation in all areas of administrative office • Entered donations, burial plot payments and membership dues via Quickens • Created burial plot forms for congregation members via MS Word 1999 Williamstown Theater Festival, Williamstown, MA • Assisted company management and members in all areas of production and administration • Answered phones, sold tickets for plays via membership office, built sets and worked as a stage hand on productions, and took acting and theater management classes 1999 Houston Film Festival, Houston, TX • Assisted festival staff with the organization and coordination of events at annual film festival 1996-1997 Joseph Gross Gallery and Union Galleries, Tucson, AZ • Developed and coordinated the “No Rhyme or Reason” art exhibition. Researched potential donators, secured donations, created publicity statements, posters for opening, and installed artwork • Assisted in all art installations for upcoming gallery openings for Joseph Gross and Union Galleries on monthly basis • Monitored gallery during business hours, answered phones, and assisted gallery director in her daily schedule SKILLS Mac and PC savvy, Internet/Social Media skills, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Power Point, Lotus Notes, Web Pac, Concur, 50 WPM

My Hobbies

writing (hobby & profession) reading, movies, internet research, exercising, art, babysitting (supplement income),

All Subjects I Tutor

• Basic Learning Skills
• Composition
• Creative Writing

• Drama
• Literature
• Reading

• Reading Comprehension
• Shakespeare
• Spelling

• Writing