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1 Laurie Perrone Self Published Children's & Young Adult Author, Creative Writer, Poet, News Correspondent, Free-lance Writer, Commentator, Essay Writer, Technical Writer and Innovator. online writing portfolio: & follow me at: Special Adobe Design & Effects Tools Knowledge Creative Suite 5 and Adobe Creative Suite 6; Adobe Creative Cloud; Dream Weaver CC; Muse CC; Photo Shop CC; In Design CC; Bridge CC; Audition CC; After Effects CC. Experience Present Maglomaniac Online Magazine Long Island, New York Freelance Writer Periodically contributing essays and commentaries for a wide audience in areas of art, entertainment, pop culture, politics and more Present Turn Key Restoration Mold, Water, Sewage, Fire, Clean-up & Restoration 24/7 Service, Manhattan, New York Freelance Writer Contributing Public Relation materials such as flyers, introduction letters, blogs and other marketing tools as needed for the business Present Yahoo Contributor Online Network Yahoo Voices Contributor Contributing essays, commentaries, articles and short stories of human interest. 1

2 Creating a fan-base through Yahoo's extensive online network. Sample Article: "Courtney Hall: Making Her Mark One Bella at a Time" Present Writers-Network (online) Creative Writing, Poet, Essay & Commentary Contributor Publishing essays, commentaries, short stories and poetry showcasing my creative side to other authors and editors across the Writer's Network. Gaining insightful reviews from my growing fan-base. Sample Short Story: "A Picture of Sanka" Present Jehovah Jireh Outreach, Edison, New Jersey Board Member/Newsletter Writer Participating in outreach activities that involve fundraising for JJO's summer and education programs. Engaging in regular conference calls with the Vice President concerning decisions about the outreach. Writing intermittent newsletters as needed updating JJO patrons about most current outreach activities. Sample Newsletter: Jehovah Jireh December 2012, Volume 1, Issue Newsletter Present (project-based under The Angry Coffee Bean Coffeehouse & Café, North Arlington, New Jersey Regular Reciting Poet Present (project-based under Kearny Public Library/North Arlington Public Library Children's Story Time Program 2

3 Coordinating (as time and schedules permit) story times with the library directors. Working closely with the library directors in arranging refreshments and other supplies such as crayons and drawing paper to help capture the children's attention. Featuring my self-published children's book entitled Can You Imagine Plaid Flowers? Newark Renaissance House Residential Community for Drug & Alcohol Abuse Recovery, Newark, New Jersey Volunteer Writing Workshop Facilitator/Newsletter Writer Created, developed and implemented a free writing workshop for the residential clients in the community. Facilitated workshops for the women clients once per month, and the male adolescent clients once per month. Wrote the community newsletter celebrating the community's 35th year in operation Present Sample Newsletter: Newark Renaissance House Summer House-Summer-2010-Newsletter The Kearny Observer, Kearny, New Jersey Guest Correspondent Writing articles as needed covering human interest, politics, entertainment, and literature. Sample Articles: "Kearny Resident Makes Gilda's Club Her Second Home" Makes-Gilda-s-Club-Her-Second-Home "A Fresh Attitude for the Future with Sound Experience" 3

4 "Hidalgo: A Hint of the Whimsical" Commentary "Grocer's 'Engrossing' Novel" Novel Present Kearny, New Jersey Author & President/Owner Authored and self-published my children's book entitled Can You Imagine Plaid Flowers? on Authoring The Fire in Grace, an inspirational young adult novel series (self-publication of first installment TBA). Creating, designing and writing all web content for my Web site displaying my books and author events. Hiring models, photographers and makeup artists (on an exposurebasis) to assist me with The Fire in Grace book cover designs. Managing and scheduling photo sessions around different types of very busy schedules. Coordinating and promoting all author events such as poetry recitals and story hour programs; updating my fan base with online flyers and intermittent newsletters entitled Jelly Bean. Sample Newsletters: Jelly Bean February 2013 Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue newsletter Jelly Bean November 2013 Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 4 November-2013-newsletter Education The Chubb Institute Network Technician Diploma Graduated:

5 GPA: 4.0 Hudson County Community College Business Information Systems Graduated: 2003 GPA: Attended Kean University, Union, New Jersey Took such writing-related courses as Journalism, Public Relations Writing, Business Writing & Speech; took such literature and writing courses as American Literature, British Literature, Ancient Literature Contemporary Literature, African-American Literature, Essay Writing, Poetry, and Creative Writing. Testimonials "She [Laurie Perrone] is a member of my writing group, where she can produce a poem or a short story at a moment s notice. Not only that, she encourages the other writers at every opportunity and provides constructive feedback to those who wish it. She knows how to package any suggestions in a nice way that makes them easy for the writer to hear and thus utilize." Dr. Karen B. Kaplan, Writing Group Facilitator at The Angry Coffee Bean Café & Coffee House, North Arlington, NJ "I was extremely happy to feature Mrs. Perrone for a special holiday story time at the Kearny Public Library. I strongly believe in libraries being central to their communities, so I am always excited when someone from the community steps up to do something interesting and creative. In Mrs. Perrone's case, I also really enjoyed the book she was presenting: Can You Imagine Plaid Flowers? It certainly deserves the readership and I am happy to help in any way I can " Josh Humphrey, Kearny Public Library Director, Kearny, NJ "I was impressed by the creativity shown by Mrs. Perrone in her presentation. She held the interest of her audience and was deeply appreciated by everyone. She is obviously a talented person and I look forward to seeing her again at our library." Bill S., Kearny, NJ Resident, Kearny Public Library Frequenter and Reader "Laurie Perrone is amazingly versatile in her writing skills whether it is business writing, Web content writing, newsletter/newspaper writing or creative writing. She handles pressure and deadlines very well and she exhibits patience when teaching several different types of learners how to formulate writing content." Julie Griffin, President & CEO of Newark Renaissance House, Newark, NJ 5