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Cheryl Owsley Jackson
Professional Experience
Emerson College
Boston, MA
Journalist-In-Residence
Medill News Service
Washington, DC.
Video News Director/Lecturer
CNN
Chicago, IL
Correspondent
WRTV-6
Indianapolis, IN
General Assignment Reporter
WSBT-TV
South Bend, IN
South Bend Tribune, Convergence Reporter
WFIU-Radio, NPR
Bloomington, IN
Reporter
The Republic Newspaper
Columbus, IN
Diversity Columnist/Feature Writer
Bartholomew County Schools
Columbus, IN
Diversity Coordinator
Key Projects: Diversity Training included
Key Deliverables: Ruby Payne/Understanding Poverty- Training teachers, city officials and police/fire officers in understanding the codes of poverty and racial misunderstanding.
Key Projects: Understanding American Culture Transition
Key Deliverables: Developed and taught a 6-week training to understand the rules, manners and social expectations in American business for professionals from all over the world. Clients include: Toyota and Cummins Engine Company.
Key Projects: Japanese/American Gender Contrast Training
Key Deliverables: Developed and taught a 4-week class on the differences in American and Japanese gender norms.
Key Projects: Understanding the Social Status of Black Males
Key Deliverables: Participated in training and workshops on The Social Status of Black Males. Some of the training was inside Indiana prisons.
Key Projects: English as a Second Language/Accent Reduction
Key Deliverables: Taught English as a Second Language and trained people from all over the world in accent reduction
United Way Columbus
Leadership Bartholomew County
Barholomew County Mayor's Diversity Board
Coordinator, KIND Committee, Columbus Schools
Heritage Fund Scholarship Program
Children's Place Association, Chicago
Indiana University Journalism Alumni Board Member
Education & Credentials
Bachelor of Arts (Emphasis: Print Journalism) Indiana University
Masters of Arts (Emphasis: Broadcast Journalism) Indiana University
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