L. Jaye Bell

Location
charleston, SC (US)
Work Category
Media - Journalism - Newspaper
Interests
Business partnerships, Job opportunities, References, Ways to stay in touch
Email
Currently working on...
Putting a audio/slide podcast together of my trip from Charleston to Nova Scotia to see the Tall Ships

About Me

• Talented and tenaciously determined.
• Innovative ideas and the courage to act on them.
• Willing to jump in and learn something new.
* Easily adapts to change.
* Creative solution finder.
• Able to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously.
* Shift to cover a multitude of positions as needed.
• Truly proficient with software and computers.
• Independent and Self Motivated.

Summary of Accomplishments

• Took charge of health to heal from Fibromyalgia. It doesn't rule my existence any longer. Became responsible for my health beyond allopathic medicine, changed my entire life. Learned that focusing on beauty and joy becomes the gateway out of chronic pain.
• Proven performance in written and oral communications in publishing, radio and web formats.
• Freelance writer of articles for Carolina Currents, Lake Lanier Community Magazine, and eZine.com.
• Experienced working with MS Publisher and Canon CLC 900 Color Copier.
• Producer of Tribal Vibe, an Indigenous music radio show, downloaded 58,000 in 2008.
• Experienced working with Cool Edit Pro (Adobe Audition), Microsoft Office, Quicken, iContact and Constant Contact software and systems.
• Mother of two fabulous sons, home schooled for 4 years, both are now in college.

Work Experience

  • Nov 2004 - present
    beaufort, NC (US)
    Travel Journalist, Calligrapher, Radio Show Host
    Blu Lake Studios
    I'm in nomadic mode right now, traveling and meeting people, photographing and writing about it all. Right now I'm hanging on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, creating an article on the lighthouses that run the coastline.

Education

  • 1981 - present
    Other - Creating
    School of Life

    Atlanta Christian Academy, Atlanta, GA
    B.A., Major, 1981

    Clarkston High School, Clarkston, GA
    H.S. Diploma, 1982
    Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
    B.A., Broadcast Journalism, 1989
    Atlanta Friends of the Alphabet Calligraphy Guild, Atlanta, GA

    Spruill Center for the Arts, Atlanta, GA
    1998
    Calligraphy Classes with Sharon Coogle


    Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
    B.A., Art Education, 2000


    University of Georgia, Athens, GA
    B.A., Art Education, Minor: Art History, 2000