Cathryn Piccirillo

Current

• Freelance Reporter and Contributor at Chicago Scene Magazine

Past

• Staff Reporter at Dominion Post
• Press Intern at John D. Rockefeller

Education

• West Virginia University
• West Virginia University

Connections

59 connections

Industry

Newspapers

Websites

• My Company

Cathryn Piccirillo’s Summary

Reporter with substantial experience in all areas of media relations, marketing and research. Direct experience with government, newspaper/magazine and trend reporting. Particularly interested in investigative reporting.

Cathryn Piccirillo’s Specialties:

Media relations, marketing and journalism

Cathryn Piccirillo’s Experience

• Freelance Reporter and Contributor

  Chicago Scene Magazine

  (Newspapers industry)

  June 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

  I currently write and edit articles for Chicago Scene Magazine. Chicago Scene is a company which features "whats hot in the Windy City." We are therefore, a trend magazine. We cover celebrities who are visiting the cities, hotel, rest. and club openings. We have a readership of 300,000 through our online website, magazine and our monthly newsletter. Our constituents are usually young professionals who live in or around the city.
  
  I started in this position in June as an intern at Chicago Scene. I will be heading our entire charity section through December and writing other various pieces, though I will be back in school at WVU in the fall.

• Staff Reporter

  Dominion Post

  (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)

  January 2005 — May 2005 (5 months)

  I wrote various articles concerning the Morgantown constituency. These included pieces on Dr. Fogarty (a plastic surgeon in the area), a series on health care in West Virginia and a government piece discussing current events in Iraq titled - "Through the Eyes of a Solider." Many of my portfoilio clips were from the Dominion Post and I am grateful for the opportunity.

• Press Intern

  John D. Rockefeller

  (Privately Held; Government Relations industry)

  June 2004 — August 2004 (3 months)

  I worked for Mark Ferrell, at the time the Press Secretary for Senator John D. Rockefeller. (Since my employment, he has moved on and is now the Press Secretary for Senator Byrd, also of West Virginia). I edited articles written by or for Senator Rockefeller, attended benefits with his staff and responded to his constituents when they reached us, in the Charleston office with inquires.

Cathryn Piccirillo’s Education

• West Virginia University

  2002 — 2007

• West Virginia University

  B.A. , Journalism and English , 2002 — 2007

  Activities and Societies:

  Vice President of Public Relations, 2004, Alpha Xi Delta
  Representative for Ms. Mountaineer, 2006
  Member of the Society of Professional Journalists
  Member of the Journalist Pursuing Excellence Committee, 2002
  Member of the Italian American Organization

Additional Information

Cathryn Piccirillo’s Websites:

• My Company

Cathryn Piccirillo’s Interests:

writing and editing, Quark layout system, playing tennis, professional networking, photography, international traveling

Cathryn Piccirillo’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch