Resume: Lisa Hayes-Minney, WV journalist & travel writer

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° Employment
° Writing Accomplishments
° Writing Awards
° Web Projects

CERTIFICATIONS:

Brainbench™ Certified in Written English, Computer Fundamentals and Telephone Etiquette

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Two-Lane Livin'!

Lisa Hayes Minney

EMPLOYMENT

Publisher/Editor (May 2007 - present):
Writing, editing and project management of Two-Lane Livin' magazine, authoring five columns including travel tips, basic tent camping, lifestyles, product reviews and household uses.

Journalist/Columnist/Communications Editor (November 2003 - April 2007):
The Calhoun Chronicle
Reporting and photography of weekly local events, weekly columnist, web site management, editorial input, managing publication of seasonal projects.

Freelance Writer (June 1994 - present): Writing, editing and project management of internal publications, marketing brochures, magazine articles, training materials and by-lined articles. Corporate clients include Fun Inc., Hampton Ridge Magic Creations Inc., Mr. Fun Inc. and The Gilmer County Economic Development Corporation.

WRITING
ACCOMPLISHMENTS

¤ Bachelor’s Degree in English with a minor in Journalism.

¤ Four years newspaper experience - writing, editing and photography.

¤ Thirteen years cumulative experience in writing fields.

¤ Member of the West Virginia Press Association.

AWARDS

¤ First Place, Best Columnist Div. 5, WV Press Association Newspaper Contest, 2007

¤ First Place, Best Columnist Div. 5, WV Press Association Newspaper Contest, 2003

¤ Second Place, Best Column Div. 5, WV Press Association Newspaper Contest, 2003

¤ Third Place, Best Columnist Div. 5, WV Press Association Newspaper Contest, 2006

¤ The State Journal, Generation Next - Class of 2006

WEB PROJECTS
with our copy, layout and photos:

The Gilmer County Virtual Tour - Launched in 2004 to highlight the Gilmer County

The Calhoun Chronicle - Online version of the weekly newspaper for Calhoun County, WV.

Encounter Calhoun - Online version of the publication designed to promote tourism in Calhoun County.

The Stumptown Flood, November 2003 -
The highest the water has been since 1989.

Two-Lane Shoppin' - Central West Virginia themed T-shirts, sweatshirts, mouse pads, tote bags, clocks and more.

Lisa on research
and writing:

"I have been researching and writing nearly all of my life. The daughter of a college grammar professor, reading and writing came naturally to me.

As a child, I diagrammed sentences for fun, and spent Thursday nights, the nights of Mother's night class, tucked away in the back corner of the college library when a babysitter wasn't available. They had desk top film projectors and books - lines of text - on film. You could set the timer on the projector to gradually speed your reading.

I can read like the wind.

I self-published my first book in the seventh grade, hand-made with onion skin paper stitched on a sewing machine, with a cover of cardboard wrapped in potato sack material. Illustrations were done in crayon.

I won first place.

Writing was a natural skill developed from my family environment. Words were abundant around me in all possible formats all my life. This is what feels natural to me."