1. Samantha Leanza
(949-870-2593)
snleanza95@gmail.com
Professional Experience
Ambitious graduate with excellent research,time management,and problem solving abilities. Skilled writer and communicator.
Brings additional valuable knowledge from a recent publishing internship.
Work History
Heritage Foundation Washington, D.C. September 2016-December 2016
Intern, Media Relations
 Screen calls for the press line to relay reporter information used to schedule interviews.
 Track Heritage’s media presence in print and online media.
 Pitch drafts of tweets and headline summaries to increase press bookings of Heritage experts.
New Reformation Press www.1517legacy.com December 2015- Present
Assistant to the Chief Publisher
 Edit incoming manuscripts.
 Assistant in taking manuscripts through the entire publishing process from editing to sales distribution.
 Review copy and make recommended changes using Chicago ManualStyle and in-house style guides for error-free documents.
Chick-fil-A Laguna Hills, CA April 2015-Present
Shift Leader
 Leading and encouraging team members to fulfill orders accurately with quality customer service.
 Maintaining financial integrity by reviewing sales, cash registers, and contents of safe.
 Troubleshooting problems for team members and guests.
The College Conservative www.thecollegeconservative.com August 2014- Present
Writer
 Regular contributor to the blog-site, The College Conservative, posting editorials on a variety of topics including government,
culture, and politics.
 Write and edit long-and short-form copy for blogs and social media.
Historyand Political Thought Department Concordia University Irvine August 2014-May 2016
Teaching Assistant
 Organized extensive history review sessions for up to 100 students,tutored students, and graded assignments.
 Served as on-site coordinator for all events for the university’s academic society, which sponsors lectures, field trips, and an
annualretreat.All events are designed to bring students and professors together to foster the life of the mind.
Education
ConcordiaUniversity Irvine
Bachelor of Arts,History & Political Thought, emphases in Theology and Philosophy, 2016
 Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a GPA of 3.99
 Advanced academic research in early American religion.
 History Department Student of the Year
 Recipient of the Regent’s Scholarship
Published Work
 “Education and Augustine’s Confessions”, Penultimatum, League of FaithfulMasks (www.faithfulmasks.org), December
2015.
 My author page at The College Conservative (www.thecollegeconservative.com/author/samleanza) contains a backlog of
the pieces I have written over the last severalyears.