Mark R. Fletcher
Email: markmrf@hotmail.com

Professional Experience

The Hobbs News Sun February 2001-May 2002

* Covered local government in Hobbs, Eunice, Jal and Lovington New Mexico.
* Covered county government and the state legislature.
* Served as general assignment reporter covering cops and courts when needed
* Won awards in the Associated Press Managing Editors contest. 

	The Daily Mining Gazette November 2000-January 2001
* Served short time as cops and court reporter covering the Keweenaw region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. 

Southwest Missouri State University 1998-2000
* Worked toward Master of Arts in Writing

The Springfield News-Leader 1997-1998
* Covered breaking news on deadline.
* Often wrote two or more stories with multiple deadlines.
The Springfield Business Journal, 1995-1997
* Wrote more than 10 stories as a freelance reporter.
The Southwest Standard, 1996-1997
* Covered breaking news on the Southwest Missouri State University campus.
* Won first place for news writing from the Missouri College Media Association. 
	Sylvan Learning Centers, 1995
* Worked as a teacher and teacher's aide and taught a variety of age groups in many skill areas.
	Jarrett Junior High School, 1994
* Taught more than six sections of eighth-grade English.
	Aurora High School, 1993

Awards
Journalism
* Third Place for feature writing in the New Mexico Associated Press Managing Editors news-writing contest. 2001

* Honorable Mention for investigative reporting in the New Mexico Associated Press Managing Editor's contest. 2001

* First place from Missouri College Missouri Association (MCMA) for news writing in 1996-1997.

Education

Partial Completion of Master's of Art in Writing, 2000 (Pending completion and acceptance of thesis.)
Bachelor of Science in History and English Education, August 1994.




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