COREY A. BYERS

Byers is a graduate student at Virginia Commonwealth University

studying  multimedia journalism.

She holds a B.A. in political science from the University of Mary Washington.

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MEDIA EXPERIENCE

Public Relations Officer, Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office; Culpeper, VA, July 2009–present

  • Writing press releases on Sheriff’s Office programs, public safety notices and criminal incident reports.
  • Webmaster for www.culpepersheriffsoffice.com.

Staff Reporter, The Free Lance-Star, circulation: 48,000; Fredericksburg, VA, January 2007—January 2009

  • Writing news, feature articles and alternative story formats on local government, elections, budgets, education, new laws, economic development, growth and the military.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Virginia Press Women, Co-chairperson: 2009 Spring Awards Conference at the University of Mary Washington College of Professional and Graduate Studies. Member, January 2007 —Present.
  • National Press Club, Member, Spring 2007—December 2008.

TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE

  • Photography, videography, audio presentations
  • Blogging, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Soundslides, Vuvox, YouTube, Flickr, Google Maps
  • GN3, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, Audacity, Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop

RECENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  • National Incident Management System (NIMS), Public Information Systems, Independent Study, September 2009
  • Internet News Reporting Workshop, Virginia Press Association, April 2009

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS