Alyssa Cantwell
Opinion Editor at Essex Media Group- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Essex Media Group
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United States
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Media Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Opinion Editor
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Mar 2023 - Present
Edit opinion articles for content, clarity, grammar, and accuracySelect and edit all opinion content for two newspapers, The Daily Item and Marblehead Weekly NewsCollaborate with designers to format opinion pagesWrite columns and editorials as part of The Item Editorial Board
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Copy Editor
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Feb 2023 - Present
Edit news content for 7 publicationsStructural editing, fact checking, correcting spelling and grammarMentor a group of young writersProof newspaper and magazine pages to identify any design or clarity errors
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Countryside Veterinary Hospital
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Veterinary Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Animal Care Specialist
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Aug 2022 - Present
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Peer Mentor
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Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
-Acted as 1:1 support staff for young adult with schizophrenia and autism-Wrote and implemented specific IEP goals-Implemented therapeutic interventions to manage challenging behaviors-Recorded detailed data on student’s behavioral presentations
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Social Work Intern
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Aug 2021 - Dec 2021
-Provided educational and social supports for students in two different transition programs for college-aged students with disabilities-Managed caseload of young adults with varying disabilities and IEP goals-Designed and facilitated art therapy groups-Wrote IEP progress notes and clinical contact notes-Facilitated social skills group-Kept students on task at their internship sites
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ARTrelief
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United States
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Mental Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Intern
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May 2019 - Aug 2019
As an intern at ARTrelief, I designed and facilitated activities for the drop-in expressive arts studio (artLAB), worked with people of a wide range of ages and abilities, mentored children, assisted with the teen expressive arts therapy group, organized materials, and helped keep the space clean. As an intern at ARTrelief, I designed and facilitated activities for the drop-in expressive arts studio (artLAB), worked with people of a wide range of ages and abilities, mentored children, assisted with the teen expressive arts therapy group, organized materials, and helped keep the space clean.
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The Social Canine
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Westford, MA
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Dog Handler
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Sep 2017 - Aug 2019
At The Social Canine, I followed opening and closing procedures, ensured the safety and wellbeing of dogs, leashed dogs for owners at pickup, and cleaned the facility. At The Social Canine, I followed opening and closing procedures, ensured the safety and wellbeing of dogs, leashed dogs for owners at pickup, and cleaned the facility.
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Luina Greine Farm
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United States
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Apparel & Fashion
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Intern
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Apr 2018 - May 2018
At Luina Greine Farm, I was responsible for the daily care of 20 farm animals and for cleaning the barn and animal paddocks. At Luina Greine Farm, I was responsible for the daily care of 20 farm animals and for cleaning the barn and animal paddocks.
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Education
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Endicott College
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Art Therapy/Therapist -
Florence University of the Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Art Therapy/Therapist