Angela Rae Smith
smithar2@vcu.edu
Objective
To obtain an internship requiring hands-on responsibility in any capacity, preferably in production or programming.
Professional Experience
Sept.-Dec. 2007 Q94 WRVQ, 94.5 FM Richmond, VA
Promotions Intern
Gained experience with promotions director as assistant
January-July 1999 Kiss108 WXKS, 107.9 FM Boston, MA
Studio Intern
Gained direct experience with on-air personality as in-studio producer
Organized hourly music and commercial spots
Interacted with listeners during station contests
Catalogued song requests
Education
2005-present Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
Mass Communications, Broadcasting GPA 3.85
2004 J. Sergeant Reynolds Community College Richmond, VA
Certified Nursing Assistant Program
1994-1995 Palm Beach Atlantic College West Palm Beach, FL
Theatre Arts, Supper Honors Program
Employment history
4/2005-8/2005 CVS/Pharmacy Richmond, VA
Photo Lab Technician
11/2004-2/2005 Beth Sholom Nursing Home Richmond, VA
Certified Nurse Assistant
3/1996-8/2000 Wal-Mart Corporation
Lead Photo Associate/Pharmacy Trainee Raleigh, NC
Photo Lab Technician N. Dartmouth, MA; Pompano Beach, FL
Customer Service Specialist N. Dartmouth, MA
Awards received
Offered entrance to Phi Kappa, Fall 2007
Dean’s List, Virginia Commonwealth University, Spring 2007
Full-tuition Supper Honors Scholarship, Palm Beach Atlantic College
Mayoral Award for Academic Excellence, Cape Coral, FL
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Chesterfield county airshow
published in October 2007 in the Village News in Chesterfield, VA
by Angela Smith
Hundreds of kids sat, wide-eyed and fascinated, watching plane after plane form loop-de-loops in the sky, leaving multi-colored smoke trails behind them. Parachuters jumped fearlessly from death-defying heights. Even the adults couldn’t turn away.
Chesterfield County Regional Airport hosted its 3rd annual air show on Saturday and Sunday. “Soar and Explore” was the theme of the weekend, and there was plenty of each to go around. On the tarmac, numerous airplanes of all shapes, sizes and functions stood majestically, wowing onlookers who peeked inside at their inner workings. A few lucky kids got to sit in a military fighter plane’s pilot’s seat and push a few sinister-looking buttons.
But the real draw was in the sky. A clear, sunny expanse of blue made a stunning backdrop for the swirling vapor trails created by airplanes so high they were barely visible. Out of these planes dropped the Golden Knights, the U.S. Army Parachute Team. They slowly floated down with the help of huge black and gold chutes, to which the crowd applauded. The Knights have been performing at competitions and air shows for more than 44 years, hoping to recruit new soldiers.
A crowd favorite was the Barnstormer. This classic Wright-Brothers-style biplane dove down and climbed up, twirling gracefully all the way. Behind it, curls of smoke-clouds lingered in the air. Daredevils tempted death by walking on the wings in mid-air.
A big, shiny B-25 military bomber plane called Ranchito sped past almost too quickly for the eye to follow. Two small biplanes called Eagles dove in unison, swooping low as their name suggests, as if searching for prey.
Aside from the display of military and private aircraft, the event also consisted of a car show in which Ford Mustangs from the 1960s to the present strutted their stuff, front hoods open to show off their shiny engines, as well as several radio-controlled planes.
For the younger ones not quite interested in fancy air tricks, there was plenty else to do. The Kids Zone was a place for the kids to kick off their shoes and jump in an inflatable playhouse, climb a rock wall, or defy gravity, jumping while harnessed to a bungee cord. Carnival food was prevalent; pretzels, cotton candy, funnel cakes and hot dogs were everywhere.
This is the third year Chesterfield County has presented its air show. There were about 8 planes that flew and about 25 on display. Estimated attendance for both days was 30,000 to 35,000.
Airport secretary Julie Tilley described the event as absolutely wonderful. She said many people told her it was very well organized, and was the best air show yet that Chesterfield County has hosted. Very little went wrong, and attendees said they enjoyed themselves and will come back next year.
The event was sponsored by NBC 12, Uppy’s, Dominion Aviation, Delta Airport Consultants, Richmond Region 2007, Chesterfield Heritage Alliance, FedEx, Shamin Hotels and Enterprise Rent-a-car. Proceeds will benefit the United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg.
by Angela Smith
Hundreds of kids sat, wide-eyed and fascinated, watching plane after plane form loop-de-loops in the sky, leaving multi-colored smoke trails behind them. Parachuters jumped fearlessly from death-defying heights. Even the adults couldn’t turn away.
Chesterfield County Regional Airport hosted its 3rd annual air show on Saturday and Sunday. “Soar and Explore” was the theme of the weekend, and there was plenty of each to go around. On the tarmac, numerous airplanes of all shapes, sizes and functions stood majestically, wowing onlookers who peeked inside at their inner workings. A few lucky kids got to sit in a military fighter plane’s pilot’s seat and push a few sinister-looking buttons.
But the real draw was in the sky. A clear, sunny expanse of blue made a stunning backdrop for the swirling vapor trails created by airplanes so high they were barely visible. Out of these planes dropped the Golden Knights, the U.S. Army Parachute Team. They slowly floated down with the help of huge black and gold chutes, to which the crowd applauded. The Knights have been performing at competitions and air shows for more than 44 years, hoping to recruit new soldiers.
A crowd favorite was the Barnstormer. This classic Wright-Brothers-style biplane dove down and climbed up, twirling gracefully all the way. Behind it, curls of smoke-clouds lingered in the air. Daredevils tempted death by walking on the wings in mid-air.
A big, shiny B-25 military bomber plane called Ranchito sped past almost too quickly for the eye to follow. Two small biplanes called Eagles dove in unison, swooping low as their name suggests, as if searching for prey.
Aside from the display of military and private aircraft, the event also consisted of a car show in which Ford Mustangs from the 1960s to the present strutted their stuff, front hoods open to show off their shiny engines, as well as several radio-controlled planes.
For the younger ones not quite interested in fancy air tricks, there was plenty else to do. The Kids Zone was a place for the kids to kick off their shoes and jump in an inflatable playhouse, climb a rock wall, or defy gravity, jumping while harnessed to a bungee cord. Carnival food was prevalent; pretzels, cotton candy, funnel cakes and hot dogs were everywhere.
This is the third year Chesterfield County has presented its air show. There were about 8 planes that flew and about 25 on display. Estimated attendance for both days was 30,000 to 35,000.
Airport secretary Julie Tilley described the event as absolutely wonderful. She said many people told her it was very well organized, and was the best air show yet that Chesterfield County has hosted. Very little went wrong, and attendees said they enjoyed themselves and will come back next year.
The event was sponsored by NBC 12, Uppy’s, Dominion Aviation, Delta Airport Consultants, Richmond Region 2007, Chesterfield Heritage Alliance, FedEx, Shamin Hotels and Enterprise Rent-a-car. Proceeds will benefit the United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg.
Monday, December 3, 2007
Free preschool for autistic kids
published in October 2007 on www.richmond.com
Preschool class gives new hope to autistic children
By Angela Smith
Children with disabilities often fall behind academically due to a lack of sufficient special education opportunities. Thanks to a new program in Richmond, those with autism are now getting a head start.
Richmond Public Schools has teamed up with the Faison School for Autism to create a free preschool classroom specifically designed to meet the unique needs of autistic children.
Autistic children think, learn and behave in ways very different from other children. Wendy Kreuter, director of advancement and finance at the Faison School, defines autism as a “pervasive developmental disorder that really strikes children’s ability to communicate, and their social skills.”
The classroom is designed to help them learn despite these disadvantages.
In the past, parents of autistic children generally had two choices: send them to struggle in a public school, or shell out big bucks to send them to a specialized school. At Faison, tuition is $57,000 per year. For most parents, that’s just not an option.
Kreuter understands that. She said that the Faison School wishes to extend its services to the community, at no cost to parents.
“We don’t want to focus solely on our on-site school. Part of our mission is to go out into the community and then to local school systems and take what we are learning how to do and be able to teach other people,” she said.
So in September 2006, the Faison School and Richmond Public Schools opened their first preschool classroom with hopes of developing it into a statewide program.
In fact, it’s already expanding. This year, a kindergarten classroom opened in Richmond, and the program is being replicated in Hopewell’s elementary schools.
Who’s paying for all this?
The Community Foundation of Richmond donated $40,000 to fund the project. According to program officer Elaine Summerfield, the goal is “to provide specialized training to build the school system’s overall capacity to address the needs of children with autism,” not just to create one class.
The foundation collects donations and distributes the funds to charitable nonprofit organizations that the foundation deems worthy. These donations must be used to better the community. The grants to Faison School were made through this process, Summerfield said.
The Faison School worked “very closely and cooperatively” with Richmond Public Schools to establish these classes, which are located at the Preschool Development Center at 2124 N 29th St. The classes use the “most current, empirically proven techniques, with Applied Behavior Analysis at its core,” Summerfield said. Faison continues to support the program by providing a coordinator who works alongside the public school’s teachers.
Teachers identify a specific problem and behavior in a child and then use Applied Behavior Analysis, or ABA, to target it directly, improving the child’s social skills. “It’s a thinking process about why things are happening. It’s about identifying a tactic that can help to…improve those skills and then having some measure in place to see if you did the right thing,” Matthews said. If not, the method is adjusted.
ABA generally requires one-on-one instruction. In the public classrooms that’s not possible, but the student-to-teacher ratio remains very low. In the kindergarten class, there are two instructors for five students.
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What are the symptoms of autism?
Tell your pediatrician if your child:
Doesn’t respond to his/her name
Has delayed language skills
Doesn’t gesture, point or wave
Doesn’t babble
Doesn’t smile when smiled at
Has poor eye contact
Loses any language or social skill at any time
Source: National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
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How to get your child enrolled:
Enrollment in the classes for autistic children at the Preschool Development Center, 2124 N. 29th St., involves an eligibility process:
Child must be delayed in one or more areas of development
Child must be referred by an outside agency, such as a doctor, or by a parent
Parents must give informed consent for child to be evaluated
The school system conducts an evaluation to determine if the classes are right for him or her. The child can be placed in the classes at any point in the school year.
Preschool class gives new hope to autistic children
By Angela Smith
Children with disabilities often fall behind academically due to a lack of sufficient special education opportunities. Thanks to a new program in Richmond, those with autism are now getting a head start.
Richmond Public Schools has teamed up with the Faison School for Autism to create a free preschool classroom specifically designed to meet the unique needs of autistic children.
Autistic children think, learn and behave in ways very different from other children. Wendy Kreuter, director of advancement and finance at the Faison School, defines autism as a “pervasive developmental disorder that really strikes children’s ability to communicate, and their social skills.”
The classroom is designed to help them learn despite these disadvantages.
In the past, parents of autistic children generally had two choices: send them to struggle in a public school, or shell out big bucks to send them to a specialized school. At Faison, tuition is $57,000 per year. For most parents, that’s just not an option.
Kreuter understands that. She said that the Faison School wishes to extend its services to the community, at no cost to parents.
“We don’t want to focus solely on our on-site school. Part of our mission is to go out into the community and then to local school systems and take what we are learning how to do and be able to teach other people,” she said.
So in September 2006, the Faison School and Richmond Public Schools opened their first preschool classroom with hopes of developing it into a statewide program.
In fact, it’s already expanding. This year, a kindergarten classroom opened in Richmond, and the program is being replicated in Hopewell’s elementary schools.
Who’s paying for all this?
The Community Foundation of Richmond donated $40,000 to fund the project. According to program officer Elaine Summerfield, the goal is “to provide specialized training to build the school system’s overall capacity to address the needs of children with autism,” not just to create one class.
The foundation collects donations and distributes the funds to charitable nonprofit organizations that the foundation deems worthy. These donations must be used to better the community. The grants to Faison School were made through this process, Summerfield said.
The Faison School worked “very closely and cooperatively” with Richmond Public Schools to establish these classes, which are located at the Preschool Development Center at 2124 N 29th St. The classes use the “most current, empirically proven techniques, with Applied Behavior Analysis at its core,” Summerfield said. Faison continues to support the program by providing a coordinator who works alongside the public school’s teachers.
Teachers identify a specific problem and behavior in a child and then use Applied Behavior Analysis, or ABA, to target it directly, improving the child’s social skills. “It’s a thinking process about why things are happening. It’s about identifying a tactic that can help to…improve those skills and then having some measure in place to see if you did the right thing,” Matthews said. If not, the method is adjusted.
ABA generally requires one-on-one instruction. In the public classrooms that’s not possible, but the student-to-teacher ratio remains very low. In the kindergarten class, there are two instructors for five students.
Text box:
What are the symptoms of autism?
Tell your pediatrician if your child:
Doesn’t respond to his/her name
Has delayed language skills
Doesn’t gesture, point or wave
Doesn’t babble
Doesn’t smile when smiled at
Has poor eye contact
Loses any language or social skill at any time
Source: National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
Text Box:
How to get your child enrolled:
Enrollment in the classes for autistic children at the Preschool Development Center, 2124 N. 29th St., involves an eligibility process:
Child must be delayed in one or more areas of development
Child must be referred by an outside agency, such as a doctor, or by a parent
Parents must give informed consent for child to be evaluated
The school system conducts an evaluation to determine if the classes are right for him or her. The child can be placed in the classes at any point in the school year.
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