E-mail: roger@rogernoyes.com
www.rogernoyes.com
M.A. in English, May 2003. GPA: 4.0/4.0
B.A. in English, minor in Chinese, June 2000; GPA: 3.8 /4.0
Departmental Honors
Summa Cum Laude
Term Abroad: Nanjing, China, fall 1998
2000
2000
Phi Beta Kappa
David Brind Prize: for achievement in English literature at Union College
1996-1998
Union College Rowing Team
- Write press releases, press statements, media advisories and op-eds for Senator Smith and other members of the Senate Minority Conference, leading to media coverage.
- Organize issue-driven press conferences in which duties include: crafting media advisories and press releases; writing carefully messaged talking points; arranging for press conference participation by advocates, public interest groups, experts and other affected parties; briefing senators and other participants in preparation for press conference; managing the press event; and media outreach.
- Brief Senator Smith in preparation for television, radio or print interviews.
- Monitor for relevant news reports and press releases issued by other elected officials.
- Field questions from reporters and develop contacts with media.
- Escort Senator Smith and other senators during events where media may be present.
- Write press releases, op-ed pieces, newsletter copy, and brochure articles on behalf of the New York State Senate Minority Conference's 27 senators.
- Draft correspondence letters on behalf of state Senate Minority Leader David A. Paterson.
- Read morning news briefings to Senator Paterson.
- Design newsletters and brochures for Senate Minority Conference members.
Courses taught:
- Great Afro-American Literature (classroom and online formats)
Courses taught:
- Critical Reading and Expository Writing I
- Critical Reading and Expository Writing II (classroom and online formats)
- First-Year Seminar
- Introduction to Literature
- English Composition
- Developed Salvage Magazine, Inc., a quarterly not-for-profit literature and arts magazine based in New York's Capital Region. Salvage has a print circulation of 3,000.
- Served on the Salvage Magazine, Inc., boards of directors and editors. In that capacity, selected submissions (art, poetry, fiction, etc.) for publication and made business decisions such as allocations of funds.
- Oversaw public relations for Salvage. Sought publicity from local media and solicited donations to fund publication of the magazine.
- Organized events such as quarterly publication parties to celebrate the printing of each edition of the magazine.
- Wrote news stories for a weekly newspaper serving Williston, VT.
- Tutored students at the University's writing center. Conducted one-hour-long tutorials, teaching students how to write clearly and effectively.
- Oversaw the writing-center-sponsored literature and arts 'zine, Spell For Rain. Advised undergraduates on production of the 'zine.
- Conducted in-class presentations to undergraduates about the writing center and the basic steps for writing a research paper.
- Wrote news stories for a weekly newspaper serving southern Saratoga County, New York, and another newspaper serving Schenectady County, New York.
- Assigned stories and photographs, wrote editorials, organized editorial material, performed page layout, and edited stories.
- Attended public meetings and conducted interviews in-person and by phone.