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 ALISHA ADAMS2565 Coral Street 805.455.5297

Philadelphia, PA 19125 alishabethadams[at]gmail.com

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EDUCATION

MFA Candidate2010

Fellowship

2007

BA 

2007

PlaywritingTemple University

Journalism and Media Studies

Northwest Institute for Social Change 

Cultural Anthropology   Azusa Pacific University

 

EXPERIENCE

 ABA Writing ServicesPhiladelphia, PA 

2012-present

Plays and Players

Philadelphia, PA 

2012-present

 Awbury Arboretum

Philadelphia, PA 

2011-2012

The Department of Safety 

 Anacortes, WA 

2009 

Freelance Writing and EditingContracted writing and design services including web content,

newsletters, reports, appeals, grant writing, and more.

Writer in Residence

Developing three plays exploring American experiences of faith

and culture clash at home and abroad.

Outreach and Membership Assistant

Wrote and designed recurring print and email newsletters,

annual report and appeal, online and direct-mail marketing

materials, and website content.

Writer in Residence

Wrote and produced two staged readings and one multi-media

performance.

The City Project 

Los Angeles, CA 

2008

Grant Writing Assistant

Researched and edited grants. Organized grant archives for

preservation and greater accessibility.

Ensemble Theatre Co.

Santa Barbara, CA 

2007-2008

Contemporary Arts Forum 

Santa Barbara, CA 

2007

Peace Child Sierra Leone 

Freetown, Sierra Leone

2006

Customer Relations Manager 

Provided copy and editing of promotional materials, and

membership and sales communication and outreach.

Communications Intern 

Compiled and edited informational brochures and marketing

materials on artists and upcoming exhibits.

Research Coordinator and Grant Writer

Coordinated research project on women’s political participation;

Wrote grant proposal for water sanitation in rural communities.

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PUBLICATIONExistential Media

2007-2010

The Portland Review2008

Ocean Barber

2009

Edible Gardens

2008

Glimpse Abroad Journal 

September 2007

The West Wind

2007

Contributing Writer 

http://existentialmedia.org

Poetry and Fiction Submissions ReaderPortland State University

 Author; Poetry and Fiction 

Existential Media Press

Contributing Writer

http://ediblegardens.com

 Article: “Women and Water: Development in Sierra Leone”

http://glimpse.org

Poetry and Fiction Submissions Reader

 Azusa Pacific University

 SKILLS

Computer

Social Media

Word; Excel; PowerPoint; Photoshop; Indesign

Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Youtube, Vimeo, Mail Chimp, and

similar social networking applications; Comfortable recording,

editing and uploading podcasts and digital audio, video, and

photo for the web; Knowledge of Wordpress, Tumblr, Blogspot

and other publishing platforms.