Amanda Ostuni Email & Phone Number

United States

New York City Metropolitan Area

-Lead early morning process of canvassing city streets for unhoused individuals to offer supplies and services. This includes Street outreach Post-canvas intake-Serve as a case worker for unhoused individuals, helping them get Safe Haven placements, permanent apartment placements, medical attention, benefits, and anything else they need to rebuild and/or improve their immediate and long-term well-being.

-Pitch and write stories about LGBTQ+ issues-Review LGBTQ+ art-Write features on inspiring LGBTQ+ community members

In the spring semesters...-Wrote mini profiles of students, faculty, and staff for the Humans of Duke Sanford Instagram account-Wrote profiles of alumni for the alumni newsletter-Helped compile the weekly Sanford SNAPshot newsletter-Wrote other content, including Student Voices pieces on Duke experiences-Helped with event coverage and other needs-Liaised between the Communications Department and student organizations, for social media content opportunities

-Researched gender advocacy organizations in coffee- and cocoa-producing companies, with the goal of identifying organizations to help EAS providers improve gender equity in their services-Conducted interviews with organization leaders-Led production of a landscape analysis report of the research team's findings -Helped brainstorm a virtual workshop for educating companies on using the Gender Equity Index, a tool that assesses company gender equity and provides guidance on making improvements

Remote

For Entertainment Weekly (September 2019-July 2022)-Recapped the show "This is Us" weekly for EW.com-Provided additional recaps and content as needed (including convention coverage, listicles, and more)For TheCelebrityCafe.com/StarsandCelebs.com (July 2013-August 2019)-Conducted Q&A interviews with entertainers, including Donny Osmond and Michael Emerson-Covered entertainment events, including: PaleyFest LA 2018 and PaleyFest NYC 2014 -Wrote movie and TV reviews

-Researched and wrote 10 articles on global poverty issues -Contacted Congress via emails and phone calls to advocate for specific legislation, met with a staffer for Senator Gillibrand-Executed a letter-, email-, and social media-based fundraising campaign for the organization-Executed issue awareness and constituent organizing campaigns via social media and media outreach-Awards: Chief Closer (raised more than $1,000); Article of the Month-March; Content Team Intern of the Year

-Produced website articles on a daily basis-Reported and wrote articles for the print magazine-Reported and wrote features for the web-Helped edit content-Assisted in producing multiple e-newsletters, and published web content through a CMS platform-Assisted in social media management

-Fact-checked magazine articles for leading area business publication-Pitched and wrote articles for the magazine and website-Performed miscellaneous editorial and administrative tasks

-Fact-checked stories for Delta Sky magazine, and several other custom niche publications-Pitched, reported, and wrote travel and cultural pieces for Viking magazine and Delta Sky-Transcribed interviews for staff writers-Executed additional miscellaneous editorial tasks

Baltimore, Md

-Canvassed neighborhoods in various states to register disaster victims for financial aid-Provided disaster victims with case updates and assistance-Assisted the American Red Cross of Mohawk Valley (NY) with disaster preparedness initiatives, including surveying potential shelter sites, updating shelter site database, and providing communities with fire safety education and resources-Served as team media rep: pitched media outlets, wrote social media posts, produced articles and photos for newsletters-Participated in off-hours volunteer work, including serving food at a shelter-Organized social and service-learning events

Beverly, Ma

-Reported 200+ articles spanning crime, business, human interest, government, and Q&A profiles, including 250+ front page stories, 15+ articles for Salem Magazine and Marblehead Magazine, and 25+ Q&A profiles

Beverly, Massachusetts, United States

-Covered 125+ breaking stories on crimes and accidents-Assisted in copyediting approximately 3 newspaper editions per week-Submitted photos and videos for event/incident coverage-Compiled the newspaper’s daily police log, one of the most popular features of the paper based on reader feedback

Boston, Ma

New York, New York, United States

Td Garden

Master Of Public Policy, Social Policy

Activities and Societies: President of Sanford Pride Club (renamed PridePol) Member of Sanford Social Committee Bass Connections.

Dan Lavoie Fellowship - External Non-Gmu Fellow (Returning Participant), Austrian School Of Economics

-Read literature related to Austrian Economic thought -Participate in website and Zoom discussions about insights from the books

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Journalism, Sociology

Graduated Cum Laude

Dan Lavoie Fellowship - External (Non-Gmu) Fellow, Austrian School Of Economics

-Read literature related to Austrian Economic thought -Participate in website and Zoom discussions about insights from the books

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Journalism And Dialogue Of Civilizations

This was a one-month, specialized journalism study abroad program in the country of Jordan.