Dorie Chassin has over 10 years of experience as a writer and editor for various departments within the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense. She currently works as an Editor for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, where she edits reports and represents the program at meetings. Previously, she held writing and editing roles at the Department of Homeland Security's National Protection and Programs Directorate and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, focusing on communicating goals and requirements to stakeholders. Chassin has a Master's degree in Creative Nonfiction Writing and a Bachelor's degree in English.

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Dorie R. Chassin
Professional Experience
Department of Defense
Office of the Secretary of the Army
Office of the Inspector Genera
Arlington, VA
April 2016-Present
Editor (Oversight), 1082, GS 13
 Edit a variety of USAIGA reports prepared for The Inspector General (TIG) and senior
Army leaders
 Facilitate collaborative editing events with subject matter experts to rapidly draft
conforming reports/documents/correspondence.Meet and collaborate with emergency
personnel in an effort to communicate the goals and requirements related to effective
emergency communications;
 Represent program office and organization at meetings, workshops, and conferences
with stakeholders.
 Act as a training coordinator/instructor for new Army inspector general personnel
involved in report writing activities.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security,
National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD)
Cybersecurity and Communications
Office Of Emergency Communications
Arlington, VA
April 2014-April 2016
Writer/Editor, 1082, GS 12 Step 4
 Write informative news articles highlighting successes of programs and mission
objectives;
 Interview subject matter experts on technical and complex issues related to aspects of
emergency communications;
 Respond to media inquiries for information related to agency programs, services and
initiatives.
 Prepare and edit content intended for the internal and front-facing DHS website;
 Meet and collaborate with emergency personnel in an effort to communicate the goals
and requirements related to effective emergency communications;
 Represent program office and organization at meetings, workshops, and conferences
with stakeholders.

2. 251-402-9914dorie.chassin@hq.dhs.gov
Dorie R. Chassin
 Communicate with various levels of government including state, local, federal, and
tribal nations
 Design communication strategies and fact sheets to inform stakeholders of the
organization’s roles and mission.
 Devise and update communications plans to be publicized to external and internal
audiences.
 Develop and edit talking points and power-point presentations for upper-level
management including the Director and Deputy Director of the agency.
 Create and edit program office fact sheets, news releases, and media plans for accuracy
and grammatical correctness.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security,
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),
Office of the Executive Secretariat
Washington, D.C.
January 2012-April 2014
Writer/Editor, 1082, GS 11/12 step 2
 Prepare written correspondence to private citizens inquiries;
 Manage Questions for the Record from members of Congress;
 Conduct extensive researchto locate relevant information using a variety of databases;
 Collaborate with other ICE program office subject matter experts and other operational staff
to develop written work products explaining a variety of topics. Examples include
documents on agency/organizational programs, project plans, guidelines, regulations,
policies, technical subject matter, and complex subjects involving interrelated issues;
 Proofread outgoing correspondence and written material from a variety of organizational
functions, applying grammar and style rules, ensuring correct format, spelling, syntax and
punctuation of finished products in accordance with the prescribed editorial and proofreading
conventions;
 Assemble and edit the work of others, including documents created by parallel construction,
ensuring correlation of parts and consistency;
 Ensure compliance with the established ICE style guide and ICE policy;
 Exercise discretion as to form, content, and tone of written documents prepared for senior
stakeholders, members of the public, and members of Congress

3. U.S. Department of Homeland Security,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP),
Office of Information Technology (OIT)
Washington, D.C.
August 2010-January 2012
Program Management Analyst, 0343, GS 9/11 $63,722
 Edit documents for program offices within OIT;
 Coordinate with CBP program offices to resolve program wide issues;
 Write articles for a monthly internal OIT web-based newsletter, the OIT Connector;
 Record official minutes for various OIT/ CBP outreach meetings;
 Prepare thorough explanation of complex and technological issues to component CBP
offices;
 Act as Alternate Web Content Administrator for the Microsoft Sharepoint;
 Review Sharepoint and OIT intranet content and ensure information is up to date;
 Plan and develop Town Halls for OIT.
 Serve as liaison between OIT and Office of Public Affairs
U.S. Department of Homeland Security,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP),
Office of Public Affairs
Washington, D.C.
March 2011-July 2011
Temporary Duty Assignment; Writer/Editor
 Draft articles for CBP.net and DHS.gov;
 Write feature articles for CBP’s magazine, Frontline;
 Edit press releases for CBP.gov;
 Prepare fact sheets new, news releases and pamphlets for public and private
consumption;
 Work on CBP and DHS public affairs campaigns including the Blue Campaign and
No Te Engañes (Don’t be Fooled);
 Serve as Alternate Web Content Administrator for Sharepoint;
 Manage and maintain editorial control of web content for CBP intranet;
 Transcribe speeches for public view.
 Maintain working relationships with representatives of the media; Federal, state and
local governments; and members of professional, business, civic, and other public
interest groups;
 Assist graphics designer with layout of Frontline.
 Engage media during agency-wide events

4. Education
George Mason University Fairfax, VA
Master of Fine Arts,
Creative Nonfiction Writing
3.83 G.P.A.
August 2007-
May 2010
Auburn University
Bachelor of Arts,
English
Auburn, AL
August 2003-
May 2007
Magna Cum Laude,
3.73 G.P.A.
Honors and Awards
National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Alpha Theta Chi Honor Society, Sigma Tau
Delta English Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Dean’s List: Spring 2004-Spring 2007
Skills
Skilled in the use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Outlook, SharePoint,
Adobe Acrobat Pro, Internet; Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Flickr, Google+,
Modern Language Association (MLA) style; American Psychological Association (APA)
style; U.S. Government and Printing Office (GPO) style; Internet Quorum (IQ); ITIL V3
certification, Incident Command Systems 100, 200, 300, 700 and 800 certified, L-0952-
All Hazards Public Information Officer; L0388 Advanced Public Information Officer