Andrea Zippay

Current

• Reporter at Farm and Dairy newspaper

Past

• volunteer at Mahoning County Farm Bureau
• Sales and Marketing Communications Specialist at Select Sires, Inc.
• Reporter at Farm and Dairy

• Freelancer at The Hazelbaker Purcell Group
• Production Assistant at Ohio's Country Journal

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Education

• The Ohio State University

Recommended

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Connections

42 connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

Andrea Zippay’s Experience

• Reporter

  Farm and Dairy newspaper

  (Privately Held; Writing and Editing industry)

  May 2006 — Present (2 years 8 months)

  Report news and feature stories, with developed skills in interviewing, editing and photography.
  Coordinate reader participation projects and design page layouts for special sections.
  Attend trade shows to represent company.

• volunteer

  Mahoning County Farm Bureau

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  1997 — 2008 (11 years)

• Sales and Marketing Communications Specialist

  Select Sires, Inc.

  (Farming industry)

  October 2005 — March 2006 (6 months)

  Coordinated sales and marketing communications materials, including production and distribution of press releases.
  Provided copywriting and editing for international sales staff newsletters.
  Planned, wrote, edited and designed quarterly member magazine.
  Edited department submissions and designed annual report document.

• Reporter

  Farm and Dairy

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  August 2001 — November 2005 (4 years 4 months)

• Freelancer

  The Hazelbaker Purcell Group

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  February 2005 — August 2005 (7 months)

  Completed freelance writing and editing assignments, meeting tight deadlines and keeping materials within client specifications.

• Production Assistant

  Ohio's Country Journal

  (Newspapers industry)

  April 2000 — May 2001 (1 year 2 months)

Andrea Zippay’s Education

• The Ohio State University

  B.S., Agricultural Communication and Agribusiness, 1997 — 2001

  Activities and Societies:

  Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow, Alpha Zeta Partners, Gamma Sigma Delta

Additional Information

Andrea Zippay’s Groups:

Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Mahoning County Farm Bureau

North American Agricultural Journalists
Ohio Society of Professional Journalists
National Newspaper Association
Inland Press Association

Alpha Zeta Fraternity
Alpha Zeta Partners

Order of the Eastern Star

The Longaberger Company - Independent Home Consultant

•    Ohio State University Alumni Association
•    Aggie-Lance
•    North American Agricultural Journalists

Andrea Zippay’s Honors:

North American Agricultural Journalists
Best Feature Story, honorable mention, 2005 and 2006
Best Series, honorable mention, 2005

Ohio Society of Professional Journalists
Best General Story, second place, 2007
Best Personality Profile, second place, 2006
Best Trade Report, second place, 2005
Trade publication feature story, second place, 2004

National Newspaper Association
Best agricultural story, second place, 2005

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