Megan McDowell is a current undergraduate student at the University of South Alabama majoring in English with a creative writing focus and minoring in Japanese. She maintains a high GPA and is involved in various honors societies. Her relevant skills include strong writing abilities, foreign language proficiency, communication skills from leadership roles, and computer proficiency. She has work experience in libraries, as a newspaper copy editor, performing as a singing princess, in temporary receptionist roles, and as a grassroots organizing trainer. References are provided.

1. Megan B. McDowell
175 Cleverdon Parkway Apt. 1925B, Mobile, AL 36688 | 256-617-0840 | meganbreanne@gmail.com
Education
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA | 06/09/2014 | BOB JONES HIGH SCHOOL
UNDERGRADUATE | CURRENTLYATTENDING | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
Major: English- Creative Writing
Minor: Japanese Language
Achievements
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA WHIDDON HONORS STUDENT
2015 MAHAN-BRANDON FUND RESEARCH GRANT
2015 GILMAN SCHOLAR
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA SIGMA TAU DELTA ENGLISH HONORARY SOCIETY MEMBER
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA PHI ETA SIGMA HONORS SOCIETY MEMBER
ALABAMA SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION BEST DRAMATIC WORK 2015
HUNTSVILLE LITERARY ASSOCIATION BEST DRAMATIC WORK 2015
ALABAMA STATE TRUMBAUER 2014 PLAYWRITING EVENT SECOND PLACE
Skills
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Publisher.
Limited skills in Photoshop and InDesign
Fully able to use the Internet.
Typing Speed: 75 wpm
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Can speakformal Japanese and read the Japanese written language
Can speakconversational Spanish
Experience with deciphering thick foreign accents due to a multiracial household
COMMUNICATION AND PEOPLE SKILLS
Because I have been involved in several community service groups, the school newspaper and literary magazine in both
high school and college, and theater for many years, I have been put in multiple positions where I have had to

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communicate and work with other people. Not only have I worked in teams made up of my own peers, but I have had to
speakand pitch ideas to other individuals outside of my classes and organizations.
Past Work Experience
STUDENT ASSISTANT | MARX LIBRARY | 2015- PRESENT
I am currently working at the University of South Alabama Marx Library as a student assistant. In this position, I have
learned the Dewey decimal system and organize returned books in this order and return them to their shelves. I do
organization projects regarding the books such as shifting books to different shelves to make room for newbooks, or
organizing the professor DVD assignments. I also do specific tasks asked of me by my supervisor which may include
searching for a book a student has claimed to have turned in but we have no record of, or removing signs from bulletin
boards. I also am allowed to sit at the circulation desk and help students check in and out books when my organizational
duties are complete.
COPY EDITOR | THE VANGUARD| 2016- PRESENT
I am currently working for the University of South Alabama’s newspaper “The Vanguard” as the copy editor. As the copy
editor, I am responsible for content editing for spelling, grammar,style etc. mistakes, as well as deciding whether an
article is well written enough,relevant enough,interesting enough to be sent to the head editor for publication. All of
the section editors send me articles written by their reporters to review before sending to the head editor, making
communication a key component of my work.
SINGING PRINCESS PERFORMER | SNOWFLAKE ENTERTAINMENT | 2016- PRESENT
I am currently working as a singing princess for Snowflake Entertainment in Mobile, AL. As a princess, I dress up as
various different Disney characters (mostly Mulan,Jasmine, Sleeping Beauty, Anna, and Ariel) and perform songs at
parties for young children,and interact with said children in the character of whatever princess I am playing at that
moment. This job requires patience and improvisational skills that make problem solving in a crisis moment easier than
it would have been before my experience with this job.
TEMPORARY RECEPTIONIST| VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS VIA SNELLING| 2015
I have worked as a temporary receptionist at various work places via the placement of the temp agency Snelling in
Huntsville, Alabama. As a receptionist I would take and transfer calls, take messages, organize files, run errands for
employees, direct guests, and dolight housekeeping.
GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING WEEKEND TRAINER | UNITED STATES STUDENT ASSOCIATION | 2014- 2015
I have worked as a student trainer and activist for the United States Student Association (USSA), based in Washington DC.
The primary responsibilities I had as a GROW trainer were to travel to other campuses to teach students how to
organize, organizing on my own campus, and attending GROW leadership trainings across the country and through the
internet. I also have attended severalreproductive justice conferences with the help of USSA and their constituents.
References
DR. ANNMARIE GUZY| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA ENGLISH PROFESSOR
Phone Number: (251) 460-6745
Email: aguzy@southalabama.edu
DR. MICHAEL DORAN | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA HONORS DEAN
Phone Number: (251) 460-6926
Email: mdoran@southalabama.edu
MS. EVANGELINE FARRINGTON | MARX LIBRARY CIRCULATION SUPERVISOR
Phone Number: (251) 776-2750
Email: vfarring@southalabama.edu
Availability
WEEK DAYS/WEEKENDS
Flexible

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