1. 514 West Mason Street, #3 Elizabeth L. Richards (443)-822-9717
Spearfish, South Dakota, 57783 forty_whacks@aol.com
Purpose: Expand my creative horizons and further myself in both the fields of business and art.
Perform at the best of my ability and beyond.
Education:
➢ 2014- continued: Full time student of Black Hills State University with majors in Graphic Arts and
Communications and Mass Communications with emphasis in Science Writing, as well as a minor in
Commercial Arts. I have a current institutional GPA of 3.39 and expect to graduate with a bachelor's
degree.
Graduation date: December 2016
➢ 2008-2010: Anne Arundel Community College, associates degree of general sciences and studies.
Relevant Basic News Writing Intro To Mass Communications
Coursework: Anatomy and Physiology 1+2 Drawing 1+2
AP Style Basics + news writing Politics
Visual Arts Desktop Publishing 1+2 +3
Land Search and Rescue Basic Photography + Digital Photography
Video Productions Creative Writing
Psychology and Abnormal Psychology Digital Imaging
Employment Campbell County Observer Newspaper
History: Worked with the newspaper for several years now as a political cartoonist, calendar organizer,
editor, photographer, and writer. We are a local, community oriented newspaper with diverse opinions and
even more colorful personalities who strive to help and inform our readers.
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Landscaper and volunteer in wildlife management. As part of an internship program, I participated in a
work program where I cleaned warehouses, created public education exhibits, and participated
in upkeep of the whooping crane hatching facility. I also went on several tours of the
Chesapeake bay area, Maryland agricultural facilities, libraries and laboratories.
Volunteer Emergency Medical Technician Basic Life Support
Baltimore Maryland, Prince Georges County Maryland, and Campbell County Wyoming. For
approximately five years I have performed as a volunteer emergency medical technician for basic life
support.
Western Hills Humane Society
Spearfish South Dakota, May 2016- August 2016, internship, graphic arts department. Social media
management, computer imaging, website management, graphic design.
Skills and Windows and Macintosh proficiency.
Experience:
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Corel Painter, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe Premiere, Adobe Flash, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Aftereffects, Adobe Audition, Adobe Media
Encoder, Microsoft Power Point, Open Source Software, and Adobe Acrobat.
Accounting, sales, heavy machinery, decorating, fine arts, and organizational skills.
Painting, woodworking, clay working, digital art, metal working, misc arts and crafts.