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MARRIAH STAR

Cell Phone: 646-942-1031

1925 Eastchester Rd #15F

Bronx, NY 10461

City University of New York, Graduate Center. Ph.D. Candidate in International Relations, expected 2006. Minor in Comparative Government. Passed First Examination with Distinction. 3.7 Grade Point Average. Representative for the Political Science Department to the Doctoral Student Council. Contributor, Former Managing Editor for The Advocate (CUNY newspaper).

 

Harvard University. B.A. degree in Government, June 1999. Senior Thesis: An Application of civic culture to the Internet, with an eye toward world government. Courses in international relations, political philosophy, European history, American jurisprudence, American media and political campaigning. Staff Writer for Crimson, Salient, Political Review.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Fall 2004 Lehman College Bronx, NY

Adjunct Lecturer. Taught two classes with 70 students, graded exams and papers.

Spring 2004 City College of New York New York, NY

Teaching Assistant for U.S. Government and Politics class, taught by Prof. Andrew Rich. Taught two sections with 50 students, graded exams and papers.

January 2000 to current Research Assistance Jersey City, NJ

Consultant/Researcher. Doing custom research, producing essays for clients.

Fall 2003 OEODP, CUNY Graduate Center New York, NY\

Managed mailings and compiled databases for Office of Educational Opportunity and Diversity Programs (OEODP) at City University of New York Graduate Center.

April 2002 to May 2002 Shoplet.com New York, NY

E-commerce Specialist. Handled customer service for profitable Internet company. Answered phone calls, replied to email messages, updated web site using Dreamweaver 4.0.

October 2000 to February, 2001 Columbia School of Nursing New York, NY

Coordinator of Recruitment. Set up database with Access and Excel for potential Columbia nursing students. Used SIS, Infomaker, Desktop Reporting, Thesis to update students accounts and track potential applicants. Worked in Student Services Office helping students with their applications to the school.

November 1999 to March 2000 Reuters New York, NY

Computer systems administrator. Managed three computer databases to disconnect data circuits.

October to November 1999 Penguin Putnam New York, NY

Assistant to the Vice President of Production. Set up database in Excel to track the progress of book cover orders. Then, as an Assistant to the Vice President of International Sales, managed databases for invoices.

INTERNSHIPS

Summer 2004 Grassroots Campaigns New York, NY

Fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee.

Summer 2003 American Library in Paris Paris, France

Redesigned the web site of the non-profit America Library by using Dreamweaver MX and DHTML. Used web site to promote American culture.

Summer 1999 ABC News New York, NY

Desk assistant. Conducted research for producers, copied scripts, liaisoned between anchors and producers.

Summer 1998 Miami Herald Miami, FL

Universal Copy Editor. Edited stories for news, metro and sports articles. Completed Copy Editing Workshop.

Fall 1997 Nancy Cott Cambridge, MA

Research Assistant. Researched articles for Nancy S. Cott, Head of Women's Studies Department, Yale University, when she was a fellow at the Radcliffe Policy Institute.

Summer 1997 Technical Services Dept Tucson, AZ

Intern. Using Access, created computer database of all agencies and programs being funded by the City of Tucson, Pima County and the United Way.

Spring, Summer 1996 Offices of Attorney Ed Laber & Representative Ed Pastor Tucson, AZ

Administrative Assistant. Did research on behalf of the defense in Civil Suits, Federal Drug cases. Liaisoned between the Tucson office and community organizations, including Habitat for Humanity and Make A Wish Foundation.

Summer 1995 Former MA Gov. William Weld Boston, MA

Intern. Using Excel, researched campaign data, setting up data base of all 50 states that contained their political profiles for the past 15 years.

Interests:

Travel – Ireland, in 2004;

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France Germany, Hawaii, Holland, Hong Kong, Italy in 2003;

Venice, Italy; Morocco; Costa Rica; Great Britain; Bulgaria in 2002;

Paris, France; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Bahamas in 2001;

Bulgaria; Czech Republic in 2000.

Writing – published essays on writing web sites, writtenbyme.com (2001) and Thoughtcafe.co.uk (2002-2003); access through my web site, http://www.oocities.org/marriahstar

References

Prof. Andrew Rich

Dept. of Political Science

NAC 4/138C

City College of New York

Phone: 212-650-5440

E-mail: arich@ccny.cuny.edu

Prof. Donna Kirchheimer

Chair, Dept. of Political Science

Carmen 327

Lehman College

Phone: 718-960-8470

E-mail: donnak@lehman.cuny.edu

e-mail: marriahstar@yahoo.com

web site: http://www.oocities.org/marriahstar

MARRIAH STAR

Cell Phone: 646-942-1031

1925 Eastchester Rd #15F

Bronx, NY 10461

e-mail: marriahstar@yahoo.com

web site: http://www.oocities.org/marriahstar

MARRIAH STAR

Cell Phone: 646-942-1031

1925 Eastchester Rd #15F

Bronx, NY 10461

e-mail: marriahstar@yahoo.com

web site: http://www.oocities.org/marriahstar

MARRIAH STAR

Cell Phone: 646-942-1031

1925 Eastchester Rd #15F

Bronx, NY 10461

e-mail: marriahstar@yahoo.com

web site: http://www.oocities.org/marriahstar

MARRIAH STAR

Cell Phone: 646-942-1031

1925 Eastchester Rd #15F

Bronx, NY 10461

e-mail: marriahstar@yahoo.com

web site: http://www.oocities.org/marriahstar

MARRIAH STAR

Cell Phone: 646-942-1031

1925 Eastchester Rd #15F

Bronx, NY 10461

e-mail: marriahstar@yahoo.com

web site: http://www.oocities.org/marriahstar

MARRIAH STAR

Cell Phone: 646-942-1031

1925 Eastchester Rd #15F

Bronx, NY 10461

e-mail: marriahstar@yahoo.com

web site: http://www.oocities.org/marriahstar

MARRIAH STAR

Cell Phone: 646-942-1031

1925 Eastchester Rd #15F

Bronx, NY 10461

e-mail: marriahstar@yahoo.com

web site: http://www.oocities.org/marriahstar

MARRIAH STAR

Cell Phone: 646-942-1031

1925 Eastchester Rd #15F

Bronx, NY 10461

e-mail: marriahstar@yahoo.com

web site: http://www.oocities.org/marriahstar

MARRIAH STAR

Cell Phone: 646-942-1031

1925 Eastchester Rd #15F

Bronx, NY 10461

e-mail: marriahstar@yahoo.com

web site: http://www.oocities.org/marriahstar

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