Andréa Maria Cecil

Current

Managing Editor at Central Penn Business Journal (Journal Publications Inc.)

Past

Managing Editor, News (Web editor) at Central Penn Business Journal
Business Reporter at York Daily Record
Business, State House reporter at The Daily Record

Staff Writer at The Associated Press

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Education

University of Missouri-Columbia

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Andréa Maria Cecil’s Summary

• Social media/social networking evangelist, consultant and speaker
• Technology blogger
• 13 years of journalism experience

Andréa Maria Cecil’s Specialties:

• Social media/social networking: consulting businesses and organizations on how to leverage platforms for marketing, branding, sales and customer relations; public speaking, including seminars and workshops

• Video editing

• Content-managements systems

• Basic HTML

• Corporate financial statements

• Native Spanish speaker

• French proficiency

Andréa Maria Cecil’s Experience

Managing Editor

Central Penn Business Journal (Journal Publications Inc.)

(Privately Held; Publishing industry)

March 2009 — Present (10 months)

• Help to oversee both weekly print and daily Web operations

• Manage Web content, including editing and posting articles, photos and video

• Strategize and coordinate social-media and social-networking efforts

• Coach and manage all five Business Journal reporters

• Write technology-for-business blog, 'the gadget cube'

• Storyboard and manage eight editorial supplements, including ones that highlight real estate and construction, health care, energy, urban living and diversity
Managing Editor, News (Web editor)

Central Penn Business Journal

(Writing and Editing industry)

May 2007 — March 2009 (1 year 11 months)

• Managed Web content, including editing and posting articles, photos and video

• Strategized and coordinated social-media and social-networking efforts

• Coached and managed three reporters

• Wrote technology-for-business blog, 'the gadget cube'

• Storyboarded and managed five editorial editorial supplements
Business Reporter

York Daily Record

(Privately Held; Newspapers industry)

March 2005 — May 2007 (2 years 3 months)

• Covered York County, Pa.’s largest industry: manufacturing. That included iconic motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson, defense maker BAE Systems. Beats also included labor, transportation and banking/finance.

• Covered southcentral Pennsylvania’s ever-growing Hispanic community.

• Worked on several long-range projects, including the heart-wrenching tale of a group of local volunteers who drove to Louisiana to help victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

• Awards:
- First Place Business Writing – The Associated Press (2008)
Business, State House reporter

The Daily Record

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; DM; Newspapers industry)

August 2002 — February 2005 (2 years 7 months)

• Covered the Maryland State House during the era of a Republican governor and a Democrat-controlled General Assembly for Baltimore-based daily business and legal newspaper. Also covered small business and retail.

• Broke stories on ethical issues surrounding fund for victims of Washington-area sniper attacks, and major changes to concessions model at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

• Appeared on local Fox television affiliate once a week for morning segment focused on Maryland business and legislative news.

• Awards:
- First Place Business/Economic – Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press - Association (2004)
- Honorable Mention Reporting Published – Samuel B. Spencer Journalism Award (2004)
- Second Place Best Health Care Story – National Newspaper Association (2003)
- First Place General Reporting – Society of Professional Journalists (2003)
- First Place Best Public Service reporting – The Associated Press (2002)
Staff Writer

The Associated Press

(Writing and Editing industry)

June 2000 — January 2002 (1 year 8 months)

• Wrote and edited local, national and international stories for both print and broadcast wires in Detroit and Baltimore control bureaus.

• Covered widespread electrical outage in Detroit, and days-long fire of chemical-carrying train that derailed in a tunnel beneath Baltimore.

• Recorded segments for AP Radio.

Andréa Maria Cecil’s Education

University of Missouri-Columbia

Bachelor of Journalism , French minor , 1996 — 2000

Activities and Societies:

• The Maneater award-winning student newspaper
• Zeta Tau Alpha sorority