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WILLIAM W. McINERNEY <br /> 200 Highway 54 Unit K303 Carrboro,NC 27510 • (c)919.357.7585 • will.mcinerney @gmail.com <br /> Award winning spoken word poet, published author,youth educator, and non-profit director <br /> Experience in: <br /> • Spoken Word Facilitation • Academic& Creative Writing <br /> • Non-Profit management • Community Engagement <br /> RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE <br /> EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Chapel Hill,NC(February, 2012-Present) <br /> Sacrificial Poets—Non-profit Organization <br /> ➢ Administer overall organizational activity and direct vision for future growth <br /> ➢ Spearhead the development of an intern program to foster growth and productivity <br /> ➢ Revitalize the organization's reach and engagement with the community through event management <br /> ➢ Account for organizational finances, document and write quarterly financial reports,balance accounts and ledgers <br /> ➢ Worked at various positions within the organization since May,2008 <br /> MENTOR Chapel Hill,NC (August 2011-Present) <br /> Fusion Youth Radio <br /> ➢ Plan,record, edit, and produce bi-weekly hour long radio programs on WXYC Chapel Hill <br /> ➢ Direct all poetry and musical segments for the show <br /> ➢ Coach and guide youth how to create original work in the radio environment <br /> ➢ Integrate innovative ways to maintain and develop listenership <br /> CO-DIRECTOR Chapel Hill,NC(February, 2011-Present) <br /> Poetic Portraits of a Revolution <br /> ➢ Conceptualize and accomplish large scale project to travel to Egypt and Tunisia and document the revolutions <br /> Conduct 70+radio quality interviews and adapt them into 8 part series infused with original works of poetry <br /> ➢ Free lance work for NPR affiliate WUNC,American Public Media(APM), and Chapel Hill News <br /> ➢ Extensive research and networking on Egyptian and Tunisian Revolutionary movements <br /> ➢ Planning,running,and maintaining project through fundraising, implementation, and postproduction phases. <br /> POETRY EDUCATOR <br /> Chapel Hill-Carrboro City&Durham Country Schools Chapel Hill/Durham(January, 2010—Present) <br /> ➢ Facilitate workshops for high school English, Social Studies, after school, and in school suspension classes <br /> ➢ Teach students at alternative schools who are prone to dropping out, substance abuse, and behavioral conflicts <br /> ➢ Empower students to use their voice and their writing to engage with the community and to change their lives <br /> ➢ Create and instruct"Poetry and Non-Violent Resistance"workshop series in Ramallah,West Bank(Palestine) <br /> EDUCATION <br /> Bachelors of Arts in Peace,War, and Defense: Graduated Phi Beta Kappa with Highest Honors <br /> North Carolina State University: Raleigh,North Carolina(August 2007—May 2009) 4 GPA: 4.00 <br /> University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill,North Carolina(August 2009—December 2012) 4 GPA: 3.90 <br /> ADDITIONAL INFORMATION <br /> • Significant working relationships with diverse communities in the Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill area <br /> • Professional social media networking skills <br /> • National Poetry Slam Finalist, Southern Regional Slam Champion, and National Duo Slam Champion <br />