Daniel Lynx Bernard
email@danbernard.org
| Present |
Communications consultant |
Egypt, aid and private-sector
clients |
| 2007-2008 |
|
University of Minnesota |
| 2005-2007 |
|
University of Minnesota |
| 2004-2005 |
|
Environmental Quality International, Egypt |
| 2003-2004 |
|
U.S. Agency for International Development/Egypt |
| 2002-2003 |
|
Agriculture-Led Export Businesses, Egypt |
| 2001-2002 |
|
freelance, Egypt |
| 1999-2001 |
|
InternetBroadcasting, Minnesota |
| 1996-1999 |
|
Duluth News-Tribune, Minnesota |
| 1993-1996 |
|
Evansville Press, Indiana |
| 1992-1993 |
|
Press Publications, Lakeland Newspapers, Illinois |
Research positions
June 2007 to August 2008
University of Minnesota Institute for Global Studies
Researcher, Human Rights Program, October 2007 to August 2008.
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellow, June 2007-May 2008.
Teaching positions
August 2005 to May 2007
University of Minnesota
Lecturer, spring 2007, and lab instructor, fall 2005-spring 2006, School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Teaching assistant, fall 2006, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.
Communications consultant
(Egypt)
November 2002-May 2005
Egypt/U.S.
Consultant
primarily in the field of international development, providing
communications services including publicity strategy, and producing
printed and online materials from concept to the print-ready stage.
Clients: USAID/Egypt contractor Abt Associates; UN, USAID, EU contractor Environmental Quality International; IT Worx; Egyptian Volunteer Center.
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Public outreach specialist
(Egypt)
February 2003 to March 2004
U.S. Agency for International Development, Egypt mission
Lead employee for researching, writing and layout of press releases, fact sheets, annual "status report." Researching and writing of speeches delivered by organization director and U.S. Ambassador to Cairo. In charge of updating content of the organization's public web site.
Additional duties for media relations, event planning/publicity
strategy, writing/editing brochures and reports to agency's head office
and Congress.
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Magazine writer and copy editor (Egypt)
September 2001 to October 2002
Specializing in
international relations and information technology
Producing articles and
supplying copy-editing services primarily for English-language magazines in Cairo.
Significant coverage of international relations, information technology, and USAID and European Union programs on trade, regulatory reform and the environment. Published in AUC Today
(American University in Cairo), Business
Today Egypt, Egypt Today, Oil & Gas North Africa, PC
World Egypt, Cairo Times.
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Internet news editor (U.S.)
June 1999 to August
2001
Producing online
content to expand upon breaking news
•National convergence
editor, November 2000 to August 2001, for Internet
Broadcasting Systems, which operates web sites for television
stations in North America. Planned and oversaw daily "convergence
journalism" packages -- online content to complement news stories covered
by the TV stations. Chose topics, led brainstorming on content and design, did
research and coding for some packages, coordinated five employees who produced
other packages. Wrote scripts for newscasters. Communicated with 40 web-site
managers on past and upcoming packages.
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•National features editor,
June 1999 to November 2000. Designed and maintained the editorial content of
three feature sections -- Technology, Health and Money -- used by all 40 web
sites affiliated with the company. Oversaw the launch of these sections while
company was successfully pursuing contracts to operate web sites for station
chains owned by Hearst-Argyle, Post-Newsweek and CanWest Global (Canada).
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•Political
correspondent. Traveled on
assignment during coverage of the 2000 presidential election, reporting from
the Democratic and Republican national conventions in August 2000 and the
ballot recounts in Palm Beach County in November 2000. Authored online news
articles, columns and photo essays, assembled online content packages, appeared
on-air during newcasts for WPBF-TV, Palm Beach, Fla.
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Newspaper
reporter (U.S.)
March 1992 to June 1999
Specializing in
politics, government, social welfare
•Duluth
(Minnesota) News-Tribune, March 1996-June 1999. Legislative and political reporter: Correspondent at the
Minnesota state capitol during legislative sessions; lead reporter for coverage
of 1996 and 1998 state elections. City government reporter, May-December 1998;
business/labor reporter, June-December 1997; general assignment and Native American issues reporter, March-December 1996.
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•Evansville (Indiana) Press, July 1993-February 1996. Correspondent
at the Indiana state capitol during legislative sessions in the spring; lead
reporter for annual local or state elections. City government reporter (16
months between December 1993 and December 1995) and county government reporter
(July-December 1993).
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•Press Publications in
west suburban Chicago, November 1992-July 1993, and Lakeland Newspapers in Lake County,
Illinois, March-November 1992. Reporter with editor, layout
duties.
Master of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, 2007
Global Public Policy concentration. Courses in leadership, foreign aid, ethics, conflict management.
Bachelor of Science degree in news-editorial
journalism
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Communications, 1991.
Minor in English
literature.
Training
Use of instructional technology
University of Minnesota Digital Media Center
TA Web Certification, November-December 2005.
Administration of development assistance
U.S. Agency for International Development, Egypt mission.
Certificate for completion of Activity Management Training*, February-March 2004. Additional training in project management, 2003.
•Computer: Web page design with HTML, JavaScript, Adobe
Photoshop, HomeSite page design program, content management systems including Microsoft Back Office. Magazine
layout with Quark. Desktop publishing with MS Word/Office. PowerPoint, Excel,
Windows and Macintosh.
•Broadcast media: Wrote television scripts for clients of
Internet Broadcasting Systems, see above. Presented news stories on air on
KDLH-TV in Duluth, Minnesota, and WPBF-TV in West Palm Beach, Florida. Guest
commentator on local TV and radio panel shows, Indiana and Minnesota.
•Photography: Published in Palm Beach Post, Evansville (Ind.) Press, Press Publications, Internet Broadcasting Systems web sites, USAID/Egypt pamphlets and web site.
•Languages: Proficient in Arabic and
French; basic Spanish .
Honors
2008 Mary A. McEvoy Award for Public Engagement and Leadership
2008 President’s Student Leadership and Service Award, University of Minnesota
2007 Best group paper in public affairs, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
2003 and 2004 USAID/Egypt
outstanding achievement awards
1998 Minnesota Associated Press award Third place, spot news
1996 Employee of the month Duluth News-Tribune
1994 Employee of the year Evansville Press
1992 Northern Illinois Newspaper Association Second place awards, business and feature
1991 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award, page one design
1990 Hearst Foundation National Writing Championship Second place
References
Manal Alfred, USAID/Egypt public outreach manager, (02)
522-6500, malfred@usaid.gov
Tom Herlehy, USAID/Egypt contractor, (02)
522-6500, therlehy@egypt.care.org
Patrick FitzPatrick, editor, Egypt Today, Egypt, (02)
331-3512, Patrick.FitzPatrick@iba-media.com
Fawzeya El-Sawy, former administrator, AUC Today, Egypt, (010) 500-0630 ElsawyF@aucegypt.edu
Elizabeth Schmitt, former
editor, PC World Egypt, elizabeth_schmitt2001@yahoo.com
Beth Pearlman, content director, Internet
Broadcasting Systems, U.S., (651) 365-4000, bpearlman@ibsys.com
Connie Wirta, features editor, Duluth News-Tribune, U.S., (218)
723-5300, cwirta@duluthnews.com
Andrea Buck, Duluth News-Tribune, U.S., (218)
723-5300, abuck@duluthnews.com
Mailing addresses and additional references available upon
request.