COREY A. BYERS

Byers serves as the Public Information Officer and webmaster for the Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office in Culpeper, Va.

She recently completed an M.S. degree in multimedia journalism from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va.

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.

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