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Cynthia J. Drake — writer, editor and author
Cynthia J. Drake's Bio:
Cynthia J. Drake's Experience:
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Assistant director of marketing communications at Central Michigan University
February 2003 - January 2009Ad campaign creative development and copywriting; marketing communications; publications writing and editing; public relations.
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Reporter at The Holland Sentinel
October 2001 - February 2003General assignment reporting. Covered breaking news in addition to writing in-depth features.
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Intern, Features and Entertainment at Grand Rapids Press
May 2001 - October 2001Covered news and features, including summer fairs, festivals and concerts.
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Copywriter at Lowry Computer Products
1999 - 1999Wrote business-to-business copy for websites and marketing collateral for Lowry's various product lines.
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Freelance Writer/Editor at cynthiadrake.com
2005My articles have appeared in: AAA Living, Wild Blue Yonder, Spirituality & Health, Porthole Cruise Magazine, Wine Enthusiast, MSN, and Yahoo! Served as editor of Centralight, the quarterly magazine of Central Michigan University, from 2012-2014. I am also well-versed in multimedia and love to shoot video content. In 2009, a story I wrote for Creditcards.com on how to properly destroy a credit card made the front page of MSN.com two days in a row, while the companion video received more than 100,000 views on YouTube.
Cynthia J. Drake's Education:
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Central Michigan University
2005 – 2008MA -
Michigan State University
1997 – 2001BAConcentration: Journalism, Spanish -
Lakeland High School
1993 – 1997
Cynthia J. Drake's Interests & Activities:
Traveling, writing, poetry, jazz music