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    Jason Boog

    JASON BOOG

    Contact: jasonboog [at] gmail [dot] com

    EXPERIENCE
    Freelance Writer: Newsday, Columbia Journalism Review, Revealer, In the Fray, and Peace Corps Writers.
    New York, NY, October 2003 to the present

    Staff Writer, Judicial Studies Institute
    New York, NY, September 2005 to Present

    Editor: The Publishing Spot website
    New York, New York, January 2006 to present
    Website: http://www.thepublishingspot.com

    Fellow, Russian-American Journalism Institute
    Rostov-on-Don, Russia, July 2004 to August 2004

    Research assistant: Patrick Symmes, Contributing Editor at Harper's and Outside New York, NY, January 2004 to June 2004
    Translated interviews, researched, and interviewed for his latest book

    Editor, Rural Youth at Risk Manual for Peace Corps Guatemala
    Guatemala, January 2002 to December 2002
    Interviewed volunteers, composed 120-page manual, designed and assisted in Spanish translation

    Peace Corps Volunteer, Guatemala
    September 2000 to December 2002
    Facilitated in two national conferences, worked with rural youth groups, served as assistant trainer

    SKILLS
    Fluent Spanish
    Proficient in Microsoft Office, Publisher, Adobe Photoshop, PageMaker, Lexis-Nexis and Quark

    EDUCATION
    M.A., Magazine Journalism, New York University, December 2004, New York, New York
    Peace Corps Cultural and Language Training, December 2000, Guatemala
    B.A., English, May 2000, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    A.A., English, June 1997, Lansing Community College, Lansing, Michigan

    HONORS AND AWARDS
    Arthur Carter/New York Observer Fellowship, New York University
    English Honors, University of Michigan