AMY SOLAVA | CURRICULUM VITAE

2512 PORT KEMBLA, MT JULIET, TN 37122 615.948.7923 | AMYSOLAVA@YAHOO.COM

EDUCATION BA in Communication at Lee University Advertising emphasis Religion minor ACADEMIC TRAINING Desktop Publishing Learned benefits of using Adobe InDesign to make flyers, advertisemts, brochures, etc. Graphic Design Worked with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to accomplish various kinds editing/design work Writing for the Media Wrote press releases, news stories and feature stories Portraiture Photography Was taught about setting up indoor lighting, portrait techniques Learned technical aspects of DSLR Innovation and Social Media Learned about the effects of social media and the world we live in WORK EXPERIENCE Graphic Design Internship/Church of God International Offices/2011 Create flyers, advertisements, and various other designs to promote the Mens Discipleship Ministry Worked 20 hours per week in other jobs ORIGINAL WORKS Hope for Haiti/Created poster for Hope for Haiti fundraiser for a student at Mt. Juliet High School Lambda Pi Eta Trip/Designed flyer for student trip to Atlanta for Lambda Pi Eta at Lee University Maria Choi and Carrie Lounsberrys Senior Recital/Photographed and designed poster to promote Maria Choi and Carrie Lounsberrys Senior Recital at Lee University Promotional Flyer/Designed promotional flyer for an event a friend was having at Lee University LifeBuilders/Created promotional advertisement for LifeBuilders for the Mens Discipleship Ministry at Church of God International Offices Women of Power/Designed promotional brochure for Women of Power as a part of the Womens Discipleship Ministry at Church of God International Offices OTHER EXPERIENCE Germany/Austria Advertising and PR Study Abroad/Spent 2 weeks in Germany and Austria with the Communications Department talking to PR and Advertising professionals HONORS/AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS Tennessee Hope Scholarship/2008 Deans Scholarship/2008 SERVICE Volunteered/Starlite/2008-2009 Volunteered in the Starlite offices organizing/answering phones/filing Volunteered/First Baptist Church Mt. Juliet/2008

Spiritually led a group of middle school girls for a Discipleship Now Weekend Volunteered/Big Pal Little Pal/2009-2010 Was a Big Pal to a student that attended the Boys and Girls Club of Cleveland, TN Volunteered/Parents Night Out/2011 Volunteered as a supervisor for a Parents Night Out hosted by parents of autistic children in the Chattanooga-Cleveland area. Volunteered/Angelic Ministries/2010 Cleaned, did landscaping, and organized areas of the building at Angelic Ministries in Knoxville, TN

MEMBERSHIPS Lee Advertising Federation/2008-2011 Starlite/2008-2009 Big Pal, Little Pal/2009-2010 ABILITIES/INTERESTS Skills Experienced in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Familiar with AP style writing Skilled in various social media outlets (Twitter, Facebook, Wordpress, Tumblr) Experienced in designing brochures, advertisements, and logos Familiarity with writing media releases, feature stories, and broadcast copies Gallup Strengths Profile Top strength: Communication People who are especially talented in the Communication theme generally find it easy to put their thoughts into words. They are good conversationalists and presenters. Strengthsquest.com Other strengths: Empathy Developer Adaptability Maximizer REFERENCE CONTACTS Dr. Michael Sturgeon/msturgeon@leeuniversity.edu Dr. Megan Moe/mmoe@leeuniversity.edu David Gosnell/dgosnell@churchofgod.org