Resume & Awards

Shari H. Lopatin

EDUCATION 

Bachelor of Science, Journalism, Minor in Photography, May 2005, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

EMPLOYMENT   

**TriWest Healthcare Alliance, Phoenix, Arizona** Media Relations, Beneficiary Education, January 2008-present

• Primary multi-media writer for company’s online health portal, blogging communities, national partner magazines, e-newsletters, social media, and regional military newspapers.
• Conceptualized, developed, launched, and currently manages official company blog, Healthy Homefront.
• Helped develop, implement, and manage main company social media strategy.
• Manages, edits, and updates company website using a content management system.
• Manages beneficiary education editorial calendar.
• Runs public health campaigns, most notably influenza communications, for the western U.S.
• Manages military media relations—social and traditional—across 21 western states.
• Earned a TELLY Award for writing and producing two short public-awareness videos (details below)

**The Daily Courier Newspaper, Prescott, Arizona** Staff reporter, November 2005-December 2007

• Earned two Associated Press awards as part of an investigative news team (details below).
• Investigated and reported on education, local crime, law enforcement, and court proceedings.
• Also covered city government, features, health, veterans’ affairs, arts and entertainment.

**Razor Magazine, Scottsdale, Arizona** Internship, August 2005-September 2005

PUBLISHED

• PHOENIX Magazine, Phoenix, Arizona, September 2011; August 2009
• Army Wife Network, National, January 2011-present
• Operation Homefront Online, National, August-December 2010
• The Officer Magazine, National, April/May 2010
• MilitaryTimes.com, National, July 2008                                
• 944 Magazine, Phoenix, Arizona, August 2005-November 2005
• Fitness Plus Magazine, Phoenix, Arizona, August 2005-November 2005

SKILLS

Social Media Strategy and Implementation; WordPress; EPiServer (Content Management System); Google Analytics; Windows 7; Microsoft Word; Excel; PowerPoint; Outlook; Adobe Photoshop; Acrobat Standard; Internet Explorer; Google Chrome

AWARDS

**32^nd Annual TELLY Awards (2011)**

• Web Quick Clip: Cervical Cancer Prevention
• Web Quick Clip: Enrolling Your Baby in DEERS (Maternity)

**2007 Arizona Associated Press Managing Editors News Writing and Photo Contest**

• Story of the Year: part of “The Cost of Immigration” investigative news team, The Daily Courier
• First Place, Public Service: part of “The Cost of Immigration” investigative news team, The Daily Courier