Gina Beavers Resume Highlights Experience in Radio, Visual Arts, Social Work
1. GINA E. BEAVERS
44 Castle Street
Springfield, MA 01118
(413)262-0927
Ginabeavers@aol.com
EXPERIENCE
2008- 2009 WAQY Rock 102 Springfield, MA
News and Public Affairs Director
News Anchor for the Bax and O’Brien Morning show.
Gathered and wrote news copy from AP and other sources.
News anchor for Coast 93.1 FM morning show in Portland, Maine via
ISDN connection.
Arranged, conducted, and Produced “Say What,” a monthly public affairs
program and voiced commercials.
Participated in live promotional events for WAQY.
2001-2008 WEIB 106.3 Smooth FM Northampton, MA
Acting Program Director/Drive-time host
Researched and wrote commercial copy.
Wrote press releases and arranged interviews for AM drive
Managed multiple deadlines for the production of commercials.
Served as Production Director.
Performed live promotional work for the station.
2000–Current Visual Artist Springfield, MA
Self Employed
Produced over one-hundred original and commissioned works.
Illustrated “Coota and the Magic Quilt” and the cover of “The Practice
of Power: Finding Success in a Diverse World” also featured in Forbes
Magazine.
Participated in over forty shows in New England and Washington, DC.
Guest curator: Huntington House Museum, Windsor, CT.
1996-1999 Center for Human Development Springfield, MA
Foster Care Case Worker for the Stages Program
Managed cases for children in foster care.
Arranged meetings and transported clients to appointments
Managed foster care placements including choosing most compatible
homes for clients.
Intake interviews, foster care review, and separation meetings
arrangements and/or participation.
Maintained contact with schools, therapists, DSS, DYS, or any other
2. concurrent services.
Kept records up to OCCS standards.
1993-1996 Center for Human Development Amherst, MA
Social Worker
Overnight Residential counselor at Grace House, a family reunification
halfway house for women and children.
Ran writing group for clients
Childcare for when clients were in groups or in alcohol or narcotics
meetings.
Behavior modeling, one-on-one counseling, peer supervision, maintained
client progress reports.
EDUCATION
1990–1992 University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
M.A., American History.
1983–1988 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
B.A., American History
Minor in English