Byrhonda Lyons

Phone: 870-267-4820 | E-mail: byrhondal@gmail.com | Address: 5828 Occidental Street, Oakland, CA, 94608 Twitter: @BGLyons LinkedIn: Byrhonda Lyons Facebook: Byrhonda Lyons EDUCATION University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California Masters of Journalism | 3.822 cumulative GPA| Anticipated graduation: May 2013 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, Arkansas Bachelors of Arts, Communications | 3.577 cumulative GPA 3.7 GPA in Major| May 2011 EXPERIENCE UC Berkeley, Graduate Division-Social Sciences, Berkeley, California August 2012 to Present Assistant to the Director of Diversity Design outreach publications for diversity students pursuing their doctoral degrees in the social sciences. Started a video lecture series of professors and assist Ph.D. students with writing and editing their dissertation chapters Contributed to writing and researching information for a 2012 National Science Foundation grant. Designed and reconfigured the diversity website and online writing seminar. KNWA-NBC News (Market 100), Fayetteville, Arkansas May 2012 to August 2012 News Intern Assisted the producer in writing stories for the web, planning of weekend newscasts, and producing live shots in the field. Used Avid Media Composer to edit news packages for the newscast. Worked under tight deadlines to write news copy for the weekend anchor. Worked alongside the weekend reporter in the field, transcribed videos and took photos for the stations website and social media pages. Oakland North Hyperlocal News Website, Oakland, California August 2011 to Present Reporter Covered the Oakland Unified School District, attended school board meetings, wrote features and hard news stories about schools in the district. Worked on special coverage of Occupy Oakland as an on-site reporter covering the demonstration and encampment. I was responsible for live tweeting, writing stories, taking photos, and producing videos during multiple police raids, marches, and protests. During Occupy Oakland, the sites Twitter followers nearly doubled. Contributed stories, meeting deadlines despite incidents of being robbed and subjected to teargas. Produced several long-form news stories that were featured on Berkeleys Community Television station . Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) - USDA, Bozeman, Montana Summers 2009 through 2011 Public Affairs Specialist Created promotional videos about NRCS-USDA to promote diversity in the state and encourage students to apply for the Student Internship Program. Created and executed a statewide social media plan that included creating and managing content for Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube. Built and engaged a social media audience for the state. Compiled and reviewed web analytics about the progress of our social media sites. Wrote and implemented a communications plan and wrote press releases. Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Washington, D.C. August 2009 to December 2009 Communications Intern Wrote speeches, press releases, and talking points for Former CBC Chairwoman, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-09). Assisted with planning political events and wrote for the CBCFs Annual Legislative Conference Daily newspaper. Organized press clippings and media documentation for Congresswoman Lee. PROFICIENT SKILLS Canon 5D, Sony NX 70, VariCam, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), The Essential News Production System (ENPS), Final Cut Pro, HTML 5, InDesign, Photoshop, Social media sites, Textmate