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Experienced Communicator
I have skills in editing and creating messages through written, visual, audio, interactive, and print media. I'm proficient with Microsoft programs, Final Draft scriptwriting software, Final Cut Pro digital editing, some html coding, and social media. I have knowledge of pedagogical theories and styles.
Cynthia Porter
EDUCATION
University of Baltimore, MD — M.F.A.
Creative Writing and Publication Design Thesis: Poetry
The American University, DC — M.A.
Major: Journalism & Public Affairs
Track: Interactive Journalism
University of Baltimore, MD — B.S.
Major: Corporate Communications
Minor: English
HONORS & AFFILIATIONS
Kappa Tau Alpha
National Honor Society in Journalism and Mass Communication
Sigma Tau Delta
International English Honor Society
Member of the Creative Alliance; Maryland State Arts Council; PennWriter’s Chesapeake Bay Baltimore chapter.
PUBLISHING / CREATIVE WORKS
"The Closet," a recently submitted 114-minute romantic comedy screenplay.
Nyctinasty, a published book of poetry.
"To Be or Not to Be: A SAHD Dilemma," a 2,000-word article including photos of two, racially diverse, families. The sidebar, "Stay-at-Home Dads in Labor," is 500 words. Accepted for publication by Washington Parent.
"Living Amish in a Modern World," a 1,500-word article, published in Spotlight Verlag, an English language magazine published in Germany and distributed to seven countries in Europe.
"Anxiety Disorders in Children," a blog I created and maintained.
EXPERIENCE
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Professor Assistant, University of Baltimore 02/2016 – 05/2016
Assisted professor teaching Rhetoric course to undergraduate students for the spring semester.
Instructor, Community Colleges of Baltimore County, Essex, MD 02/24/2016 – 4/20/2016
Proposed course and lesson plan for Foundations of Screenwriting for CCBC’s School of Continuing Education. Prepared and taught 16 hours of instruction.
FUNCTIONAL EXPERIENCE
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD 2/2000 – 5/2025
Writer-Editor
· Copyeditor for press releases to national media and speeches by the agency administrator.
· Manage the production and editing, in the role of Senior Editor, of the Medicare & Medicaid Research Review (MMRR), a peer reviewed, scholarly, health policy journal, from its inception as MMRR to its folding.
· Proficient use of publication technology, such as Thomson-Reuters ScholarOne; CrossRef; iThenticate; and eXtyles
Communications Specialist
· Manage marketing plan implementation of media outreach efforts.
· Manage production and dissemination of Spanish podcasts.
Television Producer
· Broadcast television producer for DHHS/CMS. Duties include producing live and pre-taped shows for a national audience reaching over 500 satellite downlink sites and thousands of viewers.
· Research and write scripts proposals, concepts, treatments, and produce visual communication material for training, public service announcements, and other formats for internal and external customers.
· Video editor on Final Cut Pro system.
Public Affairs Specialist
· Develop strategic, national, public affairs campaigns, marketing strategies, and products to reach target audiences for bone mass density testing (for osteoporosis) and colorectal cancer screening.
· Customize educational health materials, posters, brochures, videos, and public service announcements to meet the needs of diverse populations, including different culture groups and populations with barriers to accessing information.
Web Site Project Manager
· Project manager for the development, maintenance, and enhancement of CMS.hhs.gov (now cms.gov), including oversight of the total redesign and migration of this site from its former HCFA.gov design and content.
Publication Project Manager
· Responsible for the revision and dissemination of the award-winning national publication, the
1999 and 2000 Guide to Health Insurance for People with Medicare and evaluating its success.
· Audio scriptwriter for the National Association of Radio Reading Services’ public service announcements for the blind and the information campaign for President Bill Clinton’s Long Term Care Initiative.
· Creator and editor of communications products for training, management information, and public information programs, including print, Internet, and nationwide satellite communications programs.
Riegler Writing & Editing, York, PA 2002-2010
· (My former last name was Riegler.)
· Freelance Web content writer for Demand Studios (www.demandstudios.com).
· Writer of poetry, novels, and short stories.
The Internet Newsroom, Bergman Publishing, LLC Glen Allen, VA 2001
· Contributing writer of monthly news-format articles for The Internet Newsroom, a monthly, paid-subscription, hard-copy newsletter that gives journalists and other information professionals practical tips on how to get story material from the Internet.