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Resume of Veronica Pollard

8233 West Beach Terrace, N.W. Date of Birth: 4/28/45 Washington, D.C. 20012 Marital Status: Single 202-726-8233

experience Newsweek Magazine New York City

April 1972- Assistant Director of Public Affairs Dec. 1973 Worked closely with the Vice President for Public Affairs planning and implementing Newsweek's public affairs activities. Department serves as a liasion between business and editorial operations of the magazine. Responsibilities included: planning seminars and programs involving members of Newseek's editorial and publishing staffs before leaders in industry, government, education and the arts; arranging speaking appearances by editors before business-related organizations; representing Newsweek at annual meetings of business and education-related associations; conducting periodic surveys of college editors on social, political and economic issues; arranging visits with Newseek's editors and management for educators, students, foreign journalists, industry leaders at the magazine's headquarters (luncheons, tours, meetings with editors); preparing departmental budget annualy with the Vice President for Public Affairs.

Member of Equal Employment Opportunity Committee which established and enforced goals for employing minorities and women.

In addition to these responsiblities, I contineud to administer the Newsweek on campus operation described below.

Sept. 1969- Manager, Newsweek on Campus April 1972 Adminstered wide range of educational projects and programs, including: coordinating annual college alumni publications awards program; supervising college students in summer internships; arranging week-long internships at Newsweek for university journalism faculty members; arranging all speeches for editorial staff at colleges, high schools and educaiton-related organizations. Invited to speak to classes and student assemblies at colleges and high schools; attended high schoo, college and alumni association conferences. Edited and expanded annually a booklet on the history of Newsweek and the functions of its departments for internal and external distribution; wrote publicity releases, newsletters and flyers about speakers bureau and other educational projects. Arranged all tours, luncehons, panels at Newsweek for visiting student groups.

Public school 113 New York City Sept. 1966 - First grade teacher June 1969 Subject areas included language arts, mathematics, science, social science, creative arts. Taught in experimental Open