Resume/Publications
Education | Professional Experience | Associations | Affiliations and Awards | Works Published
Rosemont College, Rosemont, PA
- Presently pursuing MA in English & Publishing, Writing/Editing concentration
- Relevant courses: Irish Novel (lit), Manuscript Editing, Typography and Design; GPA: 4.0
McDaniel College (formerly Western Maryland College), Westminster, MD
- May 2003, Bachelor of Arts degree in English (Music minor, voice concentration)
Germantown Academy, Fort Washington, PA
- May 1999, Preparatory High School Diploma
Production Editor, Academic Publisher, Philadelphia , PA
- Oversaw production of multiple journals, guiding issues through production by communicating with copyeditors, typesetters, academic editors, and in-house marketing and customer service contacts
- Directly responsible for schedules of each assigned journal issue in production, preparing bi-weekly reports with current information about each issue’s status
- Selected by upper management for supervisory duties as needed
- Performed in-house copyediting duties for rushed academic publications
Customer Experience Manager, Self-Publisher, Philadelphia PA
- Conducted sales seminars on test product and in-store book signings
- Managed small team of employees on and off site
- Interviewed/trained qualified applicants for available positions within company
- Served as liaison between self-publisher, North American-based chain store corporate, and chain stores
- Quality checked and edited high-priority projects
Customer Experience Manager, Self-Publisher, Philadelphia, PA
- Served as initial point of contact for up to 400 concurrent new, returning, high-priority, and escalated self-publishing authors; reviewed manuscript materials against company guidelines for production
- Consistently outperformed four other representatives in efforts to meet monthly department goals of production and sales add-ons
Additional Experience:
- Barista, Starbucks Coffee Company. Intern, Applause magazine/WHYY-TV. Commentary Editor, McDaniel College Phoenix.
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Active Member: Alpha Phi Omega Alumni Association of New Jersey (former fundraising chair), Ulster American Society, Galway Society of Philadelphia, New Jersey Writers Society. Lifetime member/former Service VP: Alpha Phi Omega coeducational service fraternity. Member: Beta Alpha Chi music honor society. Honorary member: Society for Collegiate Journalists.
Awards:
Multiple Starbucks peer-granted M.U.G. (Measures of Uncommon Greatness) Award recipient. Recipient of 1999 PTA Poetry Award, Germantown Academy.
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Print | Web – News/Features | Web – Blog
Montgomery County Ticket
March, 2009. Tab Benoit brings his quest for live music to Sellersville (Correspondent, as Tara Meacham)
March, 2009. Art for everyone at GFS Juried Craft Show (Correspondent, as Tara Meacham)
February, 2009 . Get ready for the Swamp Stomp (Correspondent, as Tara Meacham)
Web:
Tara writes consistently as the Irish American Community Examiner and LARP Examiner on Examiner.com and runs her own sponsored blog at All Paranormal. She is the hyperlocal reporter for HelloMetro’s Philadelphia site and the local blogger covering fairs, festivals, and events at CultureMob. Tara is also a featured local contributor for the Philadelphia region at Associated Content and blogs daily about local real estate for a nationally-recognized lender. Selected works:
Top five worst Irish accents to appear on film and television – Examiner.com
How to Budget for a LARP – Examiner.com
The Polar Opposite: Debut album from songwriter John Wolf Vasquez – Associated Content
Redefining legalized prostitution in Joss Whedon’s Firefly – Associated Content
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen review – Associated Content
Vampires among us: Actual and imagined vampirism in contemporary society – Associated Content
Five Things the “Jersey Shore” Cast Could Have Learned From LARPers – Examiner.com
Animals as Christian symbols – Associated Content
Persistent stereotypes in Irish American culture – Associated Content
What to expect: Your first visit to the chiropractor – Associated Content
Top ten hottest male Irish celebrities – Examiner.com
A guide to fulfillment and development for online text-based role players – Associated Content
Tourism and Restaurant Reviews:
Shane Candies: America’s Oldest Candy Store
Blogs
The Sensitive: Diet and Exercise
New to New Jersey: Choosing a Bank
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