Résumé & CV
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DAUDI MSSEEMMAA
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
Graduate Fellow
July 2005, Poynter Institute for Media Studies; St. Petersburg, Florida
• Visual journalism fellowship for photo, design, writing, leadership, and ethics
Bachelor of Arts in History
December 2004, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
• U.S. history, Latin America, black America, colonial Africa. GPA: 3.55/4.0
Bachelor of Science in Journalism
December 2004, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
• News/Editorial specialization, documentary photojournalism. GPA: 3.22/4.0
Associate of Science
August 2001, Illinois Valley Community College; Oglesby, Illinois
High school
May 1999 graduate, LaSalle-Peru High School; LaSalle, Illinois
Middle school
May 1995 graduate, Lincoln Jr. High School; LaSalle, Illinois
Primary school
May 1993, St. Patrick’s School, LaSalle, Illinois
Training & seminars attended
• 2006 Society For News Design annual conference and seminarOrlando, Florida
• 2005 Society For News Design annual conference and seminar Houston, Texas
• 2004, 2003, 2002 Midwest Press Institute annual conferences St. Louis, Missouri
• 2003, 2002, 2001 Illinois College Press Association annual conferences Chicago, Illinois
• 2000 Illinois Board of Higher Education community college committee Decatur, Illinois
• 2004 National Association of Black Journalists college training. Washington, D.C.
• 2000 First aid certification, CPR training. Illinois Valley C.C.Oglesby Illinois
• 1999 Driver’s education. LaSalle-Peru High SchoolLaSalle, Illinois
• 1998 Christian leadership training. Leadership Lab, Augustana CollegeRock Island, Illinois
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•1995 U.S. Space Academy. NASA/U.S. Space & Rocket CenterHuntsville, Alabama
WORK EXPERIENCE
May 2007 through present
Website building cultural bridges between projects in East Africa and their partners in the developed world
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•Founder, coordinator: Consulting with churches and nonprofits on projects to improve partnerships, developing and
executing plans, monitoring and evaluating of ongoing scholarship projects
February 2010 through present
Newspaper, circulation 41,000 daily, 71,000 Sunday; Springfield, Missouri
• News Designer: Design, organize and plan various sections of the newspaper
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – Diocese in Arusha Region
June 2007 through September 2009
Church body serving several districts in northeastern Tanzania
• Companionship liaison: Improve connection between Tanzanian churches and their
U.S. partners through presentations, photography, and writing; supporting scholarships
February 2005 through December 2006
Metropolitan newspaper, circulation 300,000 daily; St. Louis, Missouri
• News Designer: Design, organize and plan various sections of the newspaper
September 2001 through December 2004
Campus/Community newspaper; ranked among top five university papers in U.S. in 2002;
Circulation 20,000 daily; Carbondale, Illinois
• Graphics editor: Oversaw team of 4 artists, collected info for publication
• News editor: Oversaw team of 8 designers and copy editors; responsible for content
• Graphics artist: Create maps, sketches, tables and charts for publication
• Copy editor: Design and edit pages, write headlines
June 2003 through September 2003
Capital city paper; Springfield, Illinois; circulation 60,000 daily
• Copy editor intern: Edit and design news and features; edit wire stories
October 2003 through January 2004
Company published five nationally renowned children’s magazines; Chicago, Illinois
• Editorial intern: Wrote reports on submissions, designed magazine and book publication
September 1999 through April 2001
No. 1 community college tri-weekly in Illinois in 2000 and 2001; Oglesby, Illinois
• Associate editor: Oversaw production of paper
• Photographer: Shot sports and news photos
January 1999 through April 2001
Community newspaper in my hometown; circulation 20,000; LaSalle, Illinois
• Part-time sports writer: Covered prep tennis, soccer, and basketball
Other jobs:
• U.S. Census Bureau
• Target department store: staff member
• Dairy Queen restaurant: cashier, cook
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•Ken's Pizza Cottage restaurant: delivery man
VOLUNTEER WORK
Askinosie Chocolate University
June 2010 through August 2010
Community outreach of chocolate factory in Springfield, Missouri
• Facilitator: Helped prepare students for trip to Tanzania with Swahili language and culture lessons
Maasae Girls Lutheran Secondary School
August 2007 through January 2009
Girls school for pastoralists in Monduli, Tanzania
• Volunteer teacher: Instruct students in basic computer skills, design lesson plans
January 2007 through August 2007
Faith-based community development in northeastern Tanzania
• Photographer: Document children’s projects and make web presentations
• Publications designer: Developed reports, calendar, slideshows
The International Institute of St. Louis
Fall 2005 through December 2006
The institute sponsors refugees seeking resettlement in the U.S.
• English teacher's aide: Taught basic English skills in a class for adult refugees
• After-school mentor: Helped high school-age refugee students with homework
National Association of Black Journalists
Fall 2003 through Fall 2004; Carbondale, Illinois
NABJ SIU chapter is an advocate for black journalists and students
• Vice President: Published newsletter, helped bring guest speakers, photographed events
Communities in Schools of Sangamon County
Summer 2003; Springfield, Illinois
Organization helps place volunteers with schools in need
• Mentor: Helped 4th and 5th grade students with reading and math skills
Fall 2002 through Spring 2003; Carbondale, Illinois
Organization for African fellowship and to represent African interests in the region
• Member: Photographed and helped promote group’s events
People of the World End Racism
Spring 2000 through Spring 2001; Oglesby, Illinois
Group travels to classes to talk about racism
• Officer: Produced manual of activities for group to facilitate in classrooms
Student Government Association
Fall 2000 through Spring 2001; Oglesby, Illinois
Group is elected to represent the student body
• Sophomore representative: Helped with programming events
1996-1997; LaSalle-Peru, Illinois
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•Sunday School teacher: Taught 5th grade class
AWARDS & HONORS
2004 National College Media Advisers
• 3rd Place, Infographic
2004 Illinois College Press Association
• Honorable mention, Graphic illustration
2003 National College Media Advisers
Best of Collegiate Design
• 1st Place, Infographic
2002 National College Media Advisers
• National Pacemaker Award (staff)
2002 Illinois College Press Association
• 1st Place, Entertainment section (team)
• 2nd Place, Special section (team)
• 2nd Place, Feature design
2002 Columbia Scholastic Press Association
National Gold Circle Awards
• Honorable mention, Opinion piece
2001 American Scholastic Press Association
• Best news photograph
2001 Illinois Community College Journalism Association
• 1st Place, Sports news
• 1st Place, Photo spread
• 1st Place, Opinion column
• 1st Place, Merit (staff)
• 1st Place, Overall excellence (staff)
• 2nd Place, Computer graphics
• 2nd Place, News feature
• 3rd Place, Single photo
• 3rd Place, Computer graphics
2000 through 2001 Illinois Valley Community College
• Dean’s List for academic excellence (several semesters)
2002 through 2004 Southern Illinois University Carbondale
• Dean’s List for academic excellence (several semesters)
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
The Youth of Cairo (photo documentary)
• Year-long story of the lives of children in Illinois' poorest town. Published 2002.
Setting up the Struggle for Civil Rights in Cairo, Illinois (research methods paper)
• The violent civil rights struggle in Cairo was already well documented. I researched the events and attitudes during the period from 1955 to 1967 that led up to it. 2003.
The United Front (research paper)
• Sociological look at collective action and organization in Cairo's civil rights struggle. 2003.
History of Vice: Sexual Consumerism vs. Sexual Liberation (research project)
• Thesis on cultural forces that led to the success and decline of porn magazines. 2004.
Changing Philosophies of Newspaper Design 1929 – 1992 (research paper)
• Contrasted design philosophies being taught with the actual work in production. 2004.
POWER Classroom Facilitation Manual
• Wrote anti-racism classroom activity manual for facilitators – games and lessons. 2001.
Leadership speaker
• Conducted leadership training for various classes and groups, including the
Missouri College Media Association annual conference. 2005, 2006.
Daily Egyptian redesign project
• Created styles, templates, map library, and habits for student visual journalists. 2002.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Final Cut, Adobe Lightroom, Audacity, QuarkXPress, Harris NewsMaker, Microsoft Office. Fully conversant with photo and audio editing, AP style, and copy editing workflows.
Intermediate with Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash, Adobe Audition, HTML coding.
Typing speed: 50 wpm.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
English: Native language, proficient both oral and written, with copy editing experience
Swahili: Fluent, with good writing and spelling skills
PUBLISHED IN
• LaSalle Daily NewsTribune; LaSalle, Illinois.
• The Apache; Oglesby, Illinois.
• Daily Egyptian; Carbondale, Illinois.
• The State Journal-Register; Springfield, Illinois.
• Cricket Magazine for children; Chicago, Illinois.
• Cricket Books; Chicago, Illinois.
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch; St. Louis, Missouri.
• Illinois Issues magazine; Springfield, Illinois.
• Ell Es Pee; LaSalle, Illinois.
• Flipo Product Catalogue 2001; Chicago, Illinois.
• Poynter.org; St. Petersburg, Florida.
• Pointssouth.net; St. Petersburg, Florida.
• STLtoday.com; St. Louis, Missouri.
• Union Postale; postal trade magazine; Geneva, Switzerland.
• Southern Journalist; alumni magazine, Carbondale, Illinois.
• The Buzz; newsletter of SIU’s National Association of Black Journalists.
• Rural Illinois Advocate; agricultural newspaper; Carbondale, Illinois.
• Caval Currents; high school newspaper.
• Impressions; high school literary magazine.
• Illinois College Press Association 2002 Awards publication; Charleston, Illinois.
• Best of Collegiate Design 2003; national award book by College Media Advisers.
• Illinois Valley Association of Teachers of English 1997 literary publication; Peru, Illinois.
• The Rubberneck; monthly humor magazine; Carbondale, Illinois.
• The Cairo Project; book from Southern Illinois University Press; 2007.
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•Lenana.net; Arusha, Tanzania.
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•Springfield (Missouri) News-Leader
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Birthdate: 23 October 1982
Tribe: Maasai
Sex: Male
Marriage status: Newlywed
Citizenship: United States of America
Interests: Meeting people, teaching, photography, maps/geography, politics, computers, basketball, motorcycles, exploring the wilderness, writing essays, reading history, eating.
Throwing arm: Right handed
Favorite pick-up line: I love that too. … Times a hundred!
