CED

CONTACT
72 Old Tannery Road,
Monroe, CT 06468
derosace@dukes.jmu.edu
T: (203)-814-0986
W: derosace.weebly.com
www.linkedin.com/
in/derosace
EDUCATION
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
Bachelor of Arts, May 2016

Major: Writing, Rhetoric &

Technical Communication
Minors: Spanish and Human
Resource Development

Major GPA: 3.8

Deans List: Fall 2014, Spring 2015

Presidents List: Fall 2015

Semester in London
James Madison University
Spring 2014

CHRISTINA
ELIZABETH
DEROSA

EXPERIENCE
Workforce Enablement Intern, IBM, Somers, NY
June 2015-present
Global Technology Services, Communications Department

Create, plan, and develop #GTSanswers, a video series, for the GTS department
featuring a Q&A section on company-wide culture transformation from the executive
leadership team
Utilize wikis, blogs, video, and podcast media to share stories and build brand
awareness on internal and external programs & events
Partner with GTS business leaders to increase employee engagement by driving
culture change programs across the company
Write and publish several blogs on the internal employee intranet to help IBMers
understand our strategy and live up to our corporate character
Attended IBMs 2016 PartnerWorld conference to engage GTS business partners in
videos discussing the importance and benefits of the business partner channel

Social Media Coordinator, Jiffy Dry Cleaners, Riverside, CT

October 2015-December 2015
Volunteer Internship

Communicated relevant information about the dry cleaning services/processes to

optimize users experience
Launched the companys first website using Weebly
Promoted announcements to followers on Facebook

IT Director, Kappa Alpha Theta, Harrisonburg, VA

December 2014-December 2015

Redesigned the sororitys website and layout to market our chapter to incoming
potential new members
Monitored and engaged with the sororitys social media audience on a daily basis
Communications courses taken:
across all platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)
-Culture by design
Led weekly meetings with the Executive Recruitment Board to plan campus outreach
-British Media & Society
initiatives leading up to Fall 2015 recruitment
-British Media & Politics
Increased global knowledge and Tracked scores, calculated ratings, and populated invitation lists for the 2015 full cycle
cultural awareness by travelling to recruitment process
other countries during the
semester
Public Relations Intern, NV Media Inc. | CupidsPulse.com, Brooklyn, NY

August 2014-December 2014

SKILLS
-Videography
-Multimedia
-Copy Editing
-Adobe Programs:
Photoshop
InDesign
Illustrator

-Video Editing:
Final Cut Pro
-Social Media
-CISION
-Weebly
-WordPress

Wrote celebrity news, love and relationship articles for the website
Drafted and proofread summaries for video interviews starring celebrities, authors,
and relationship experts
Pitched content to a variety of news outlets using media lists created from CISION

Student Library Assistant, Carrier Library, Harrisonburg, VA

August 2014-May 2015

Collaborated with staff members to provide customer service to patrons and maintain
an organized atmosphere by re-shelving books accordingly

ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Kappa Alpha Theta

Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)
Society of Technical Communicators