Lisa Helene Donovan
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OBJECTIVE
To provide creative services for a dynamic and interesting organization ready to exploit my talent and dedication.
Graphic Arts/WebDesign
- Career College Consultants program covering Quark, Photoshop, Illustrator CS, Dreamweaver MX 2004, and Flash MX 2004
- Currently finishing program as intern designing low-cost websites such as djmaku.com
- Self-taught HTML and created first webpage in 1998 http://home.earthlink.net/~lhdonovan/
Freelance Web Designer, Writer, Editor, and Tutor – January 2000-Present
- Creating projects to serve various creative, educational and archival needs
- Providing editorial support for a variety of professional and personal purposes
- Supporting educational enrichment and test taking preparation in private homes and public high schools through Ivy West Educational Services
Los Angeles Unified School District
Special Day Class Teacher Grades 3,4 and 5 – October 2002-May 2004
- Teaching students with mild to moderate disabilities that include specific learning disabilities, mental retardation, autism, other health impairments including attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and emotional disturbance
- Creating a positive classroom environment with student work displayed, learning centers, and well-defined expectations clearly posted
- Managing classroom staff
Special Education Substitute -- December 2001-October 2002
- Creating viable lesson plans on short notice in a variety of settings, including special day classes, general education classes, resource room and inclusion classes
- Maintaining learning environment in various classrooms following established classroom procedures and rules
Gross-Weston Productions September 1994-December 1999
Director of Development
- Writing treatments for feature, longform and series projects
- Conceptualizing new projects and creating marketing materials
- Producing development reports and building relational database to track current and archived projects
Bradley University , Peoria , IL., 1992
Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude
Major in Radio/Video/Photo, Minor in Creative Writing
Honors include President’s List, Dean’s List, Phi Kappa Phi, and Phi Eta Sigma
Television
- Associate Producer, Can of Worms, Disney Channel, 1998
- Associate Producer, Invisible Child, Lifetime, 1998
- Assistant to Executive Producers, Big and Hairy, Showtime 1997
- Assistant to Executive Producers, The Spree , Showtime 1997
- Assistant to Executive Producers, Have You Seen My Son?, ABC 1996
Print/Internet
- Editor, Writer Cursillo News
- Poet of the Week, PoetrySuperhighway.com
- Features Writer, Sportswriter, Bradley Brave
- Writer, Designer, Imperfect Phrases limited edition chapbook (now in available with bonus poems in second edition)
- Board Member, LA VOICE
- Past Secretary, English Language Catholic Cursillo Movement
ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND INTERESTS
- Computer Literate on Macintosh and Windows
- Yoga
- Dancing
- Photography
- Singing
- Playing California Auntie to 7 nieces and nephews
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST