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MARISSA H. McNICKLE
MHM@alum.wellesley.edu
STRENGTHS

• Expertise in Painting, Video Production and Media Criticism
• Innovative and creative strategist with attention to detail
• Technology skills: Systems: Mac OS 8, 9, 10, Windows 95, 98, Me, 98, 2000, XP, Red Hat Athena Linux; Software: Adobe After Effects, Amadeus, DVD Studio Pro, Final Cut Pro. iLife, Macromedia Flash MX, Illustrator, MATLAB, Microsoft Office, Open Office, PageMaker, Photoshop, Quark, SPSS, Stella

EDUCATION

Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
B.A. Cinema and Media Studies (2007)
Relevant coursework: Silent Cinema, Women in Film, Video Production, French Film, Documentary Cinema, African Cinema, Screenwriting, Creative Imaging, Moving Image Studio, Anthropology of Media, Women Filmmakers, Indian Cinema, Philosophy of Film, Psychology of Art, Psychology of Creativity, Film as Art
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA
Co-enrolled while at Wellesley College, Winter ’03 – Spring ’07

HONORS AND AWARDS

2002 Statewide Independent Living Council Scholarship
Award for creation of Disability Awareness Activity and Coloring Book

2002 Honorable Mention “Faces”
Honorable Mention “Sharp Fish”
Recycle Reuse Contest, Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD)

2001 Perfectly Practical Award “My T-shirt Quilt”
Honorable Mention “CD Fish”
Recycle Reuse Contest, CSWD

2000 Perfectly Practical Award “Canned Table and Chair”
Outrageously Original Award “Butterfly Lady”
Recycle Reuse Contest, CSWD

1999 Grand Prize Green Up Vermont Poster Contest
Award presented by Lieutenant Governor Doug Racine, Montpelier, VT

1998 Grand Prize Green Up Vermont Poster Contest
Award presented by Lieutenant Governor Doug Racine, Montpelier, VT

1998 Honorary Resolution No. R-189 (March ’98) passed by Vermont House of Representatives in commemoration of contributions to Green Up Vermont
Vermont State House, Montpelier, VT


EXHIBITIONS

2002-2006 Public screenings of Students’ Short Films
Collins Cinema, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA

2003 Nov. Solo show
The Daily Planet, Burlington, VT

2000-2002 Recycle ReUse
Frog Hollow: Vermont State Craft Center, Burlington, VT

1998-2000 MS Through the Eyes of a Child
26 major US cities tour, National Multiple Sclerosis Society

1997 Summer South End Art Hop
Boxcar exhibit, juried show: “Behind the Purple Curtain,” Burlington, VT

COLLECTIONS

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
New York, NY

Hinesburg Community School
Library Media Center, Hinesburg, VT

Kristina Borowski
Private Collector, VT

Halina Parish
Private Collector, Detroit, MI

Adela Menscznska
Private Collector, Warsaw, Poland

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Organization for Mental Health Awareness (OMHA) Executive
Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
President (Fall ’06 – Spring ’07)
Webmistress (Spring ’06 – Fall ’07)
Education Chair (Fall ’03 – Spring ’05)
Conducted meetings with Executive board and public; Created Campus Speak Outs event series to foster dialogue between students, faculty, staff and Health Officials; Implemented new, proactive approaches to mental health awareness; Designed and distributed OMHA posters, booklets, pins, and other promotional materials; Organized large-scale events such as speakers, parties; Introduced annual Animal Therapy Petting Farm.

Amnesty International Publicity Representative (Fall 2002 – Spring 2004)
Wellesley College chapter, Wellesley, MA
Designed posters and Internet advertisements to promote events and activities; Organized events and weekly meetings.

Counterpoint: The MIT-Wellesley Journal of Campus Life (Fall ’02 – Spring ’05)
Wellesley College, Wellesley MA, MIT, Cambridge, MA
Artist, writer, and editor. Archives: http://counterpoint.mit.edu

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Film Festival Intern (Aug. ’05 – Nov. ’05)
Vermont International Film Festival Foundation, Burlington, VT
Wrote film reviews and summaries; designed festival passes and posters; managed festival screenings and ticket sales.

Art Teacher (Summer ’05)
University of Vermont Upward Bound Program, Burlington, VT
Instructed high school students in comic strip creation.

Art Teacher (Summers ’04, ’05)
Burlington City Arts Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, VT
Instructed summer camp classes in black and white photography, drawing, and painting.

Research Assistant (Fall ’03 – Spring ’05)
Brigham Women’s Clinic, Harvard University; Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
Topics of interest: differentiating Asian faces, contrasting Asian and Caucasian faces, analysis of faces and personality in art (including paintings and currency); Analyzed written responses and numerical data of research participants; Performed advanced mathematic problem solving, data entry (using Excel and MATLAB), office and clerical work.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) (1998-Present)
Best-selling artistic, writing, promotional and fund-raising contributions: Artwork used for holiday greeting cards, calendars, bike jerseys for the MS Race for the Cure event. Artwork included in MS Through The Eyes of a Child touring exhibit through 26 major US cities.
• Purple Bird Painting provided for NMSS’s Calendar, Award Plaque, and Fugro Engineering Firm Texas MS Society Biking Team (’99 – ‘02)
• Artwork featured in the NMSS’S Teen MS Magazine. New York, NY. (Fall ’00)
• Created Holiday Greeting Cards and calendar pictures. New York, NY. (’98 – ’02)
• TV appearance on WCAX Across the Fence to benefit the NMSS’s Holiday Greeting card fund raising. South Burlington, VT. (Nov. ’98, Nov. ’99, Nov. ’00)
• Artwork and quote featured in promotional materials nation wide. (’98 – ’00)

Vermont Center for Independent Living (VCIL) Burlington, VT. (Sept. ’99 – June ’02)
Designed t-shirt, poster, and brochure for VCIL’s Walk ‘n Roll-A-Thon

Green Up Vermont Montpelier, VT. (March ’98 – May ’01)
Designed postcards, circulation 10,000 units; Designed hats for millennium celebration, circulation 500 units; Promotional appearances on WCAX Across the Fence