Katie Madden has over 3 years of experience in journalism, including editing roles at the Campus Times newspaper and La Verne Magazine. She has assisted in producing documentaries and managing website content. Madden graduated summa cum laude from the University of La Verne with a BA in Journalism in January 2015. She received several honors and awards for her writing and was head adjudicator for the University of La Verne Debate Team from 2012 to 2014.

1. Katie Madden
katiemariemadden1@gmail.com
Experience
Journalism
• Assistant to the Director: Women at Risk documentary, October 2014- Present
Assist director in gathering research, finding filming locations, interviewees and fact
checking.
• Editorial Director: Campus Times, University of La Verne, February 2014-
December 2014: Run weekly editorial meetings, assign stories, edit newspaper each
week, writes editorials and stories.
• Website Content Creator: La Verne College of Law, September 2014- December
2014: Covered events, managed and wrote content for law school’s website.
• Editor in Chief: La Verne Magazine, University of La Verne, August 2013 -
December 2013: Wrote an in-depth article featuring the Hip Hop School of Arts in
Pomona, Calif. Created story and photo ideas, edited stories, lead meetings and gave
direction to staff.
• Editorial Assistant: Pasadena Weekly, Pasadena, June 2013- August 2013: Edited
copy, fact checked, conducted interviews, wrote news briefs and news stories.
• Chief Copy Editor: Campus Times, University of La Verne, September 2013-
December 2013: Edited newspaper, aided editors in designing and completing pages,
wrote headlines, fact checked and wrote several editorials and stories.
• Arts Editor: Campus Times, University of La Verne, January 2013- May 2013
Assigned stories, edited and designed pages, wrote several editorials and stories.
Speech and Debate Participation
• Head Adjudicator and Chair: University of La Verne Debate Team,
February 2012 – December 2014: Participated as an adjudicator in the 2012 U.S.
Universities National Debate Championships, 2013 Women’s Issues Tournament,
and the 50thUnited States Air Force Academy Forensics Classic. Was an event
coordinator for the 2013 USU National Debate Championship Tournament, La
Verne, California. Raised funds and awareness of the event with social media.
Volunteer Work
Voices in Action: University of La Verne, La Verne, California,
September 2012- December 2014
Helped social justice club organize events on campus to raise awareness and funds;
supported on-campus formation of a dining hall workers’ union; helped draw
attention to issues of on-campus racism and discrimination through journalism
• Mentor to junior high student: Ramona Middle School, La Verne, California,
October 2011- May 2012
Helped student with homework and studying, gave advice, spent time with the
mentee and the mentee’s family, helped mentee raise math grade from C to a B.
Customer Service
• Film Crew for AMC Theatres, Rancho Cucamonga, California, October 2013-
Present
Helped customers, sold tickets, cleaned auditoriums, ran concession, opened and
closed theatre.
Honors and Awards
• 2015 Society of Professional Journalists Region 11 Mark of Excellence Award:
Winner for In-Depth Feature
• Graduated Summa Cum Laude: January 2015
• Graduated with departmental honors in journalism: January 2015
• Department of Communications Awards: First place for best opinion column and
editorial, second place for best entertainment/arts review and profile, first place for
magazine arts story and third for best news story
• Honors Program: August 2011 – December 2014
• Presidential Scholarship for Academic Excellence: August 2011 – December 2014
Current Address:
6331 Traminer Court
Alta Loma, California 91737
Home: 909.466.4862
Cell: 909.532.1223
Education
•Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
from the University of La Verne
•Graduated: January 2015
Professional Qualifications:
Skilled writer, proficient in
applicable software (i.e.
WordPress, QuarkXPress,
Photoshop, and Microsoft Excel),
skilled in social media (i.e.
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and
Tumblr), work well as a team
member as well as an independent
worker, extremely motivated,
excellent communication skills,
demonstrate creativity and good
judgment, express thoughts clearly,
effectively solve problems, able to
establish rapport with people from
diverse backgrounds.
References:
Kevin Uhrich
Editor of Pasadena Weekly
Newspaper
50 S. DeLacey Ave., Suite 200,
Pasadena, California
626.584.1500
kevinu@pasadenaweekly.com
Elizabeth Zwerling
Professor of Journalism
University of La Verne
1950 Third St.
La Verne, California 91750
909.448.4789
ezwerling@laverne.edu
Charles Bentley
Chief Editorial Director
La Verne College of Law
320 East D Street, Ontario,
California 91764
909.448.4971
cbentley@laverne.edu