Resume

Julie Depenbrock is a graduate student in Journalism at the University of Maryland and a freelance reporter.

To contact her, email jdepenbr@umd.edu.

 

EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION WEEK, BALTIMORE SUN, GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW

09/2016-Present

Freelance Reporter

• Writes stories for publications based in Maryland. Past reporting includes print/multimedia package for Ed Week, election night coverage for the Baltimore Sun, and the public schools beat for the News Review.

EDUCATION WEEK                                                                                                         

10/2016 – 12/2016  

Newsroom Intern

• Blogged and wrote stories on issues in K-12 education. Coverage included the tenth most-read blog post of the year, “The Education of Barron Trump and Other First Kids.”

ROSEBUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL                                                                              

08/2013 – 06/2016

First-Grade Teacher

• Taught a class of 15-22 students all subjects in a self-contained classroom.
• Worked closely with students on individualized education plans in an inclusive classroom setting.
• Created and executed culturally responsive lessons for population of students who identify primarily as Sicangu Lakota, members of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.

TEACH FOR AMERICA                                                                                                     

05/2013 – 05/2015

Corps Member – South Dakota Region

• Selected from 57,000 applicants nationwide (14 percent admitted).
• Taught in a summer school program for students on the Gila River Reservation in Arizona.
• Engaged in a full schedule of professional development activities, including seminars, discussion groups, workshops, individual and group reflections, readings, and learning teams specific to elementary education.

THE LAFAYETTE STUDENT NEWSPAPER                                                                    

05/2012 – 05/2013

Editor-in-Chief

• Provided reporters with feedback on stories, facilitated contacts, wrote up to four articles each week, and edited the final copy of the newspaper.
• Represented the staff in all matters pertaining to the newspaper, including weekly meetings with the president of the college and student government.
• Managed the organization’s finances and facilitated publication.

 LAFAYETTE COLLEGE                                                                                                   

05/2011 – 05/2013

EXCEL Scholar

• Assisted with the final edits of An Uncertain Future: Voices of a French Jewish Community, 1945-2012 by Professors Robert Weiner and Richard Sharpless.
• Translated articles from the French-Jewish journal Mazal Tov (Dijon, France) to be published online.

 

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK (Expected 2017)

Master of Journalism (M.J.)

Overall G.P.A., 3.75/4.0

Fall: Writing and Editing, Law and Ethics, Coding, Multimedia

Spring: Computer-Based Reporting, Photojournalism, Public Affairs Reporting, Investigative Journalism  

 

LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (2013)

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), French and English

Overall G.P.A., 3.75/4.0

Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Delta Phi, James Alexander Petrie Prize in French

 

SKILLS

·       Certified K-8 teacher

·       Microsoft Office and Excel, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Adobe Creative Suite

·       Photography, videography, audio

·       French (fluent), Spanish (conversational), Lakota (conversational)

·       Middle distance runner, avid hiker, yoga enthusiast