Sarah E. Johnson LaBarbera
sarahjohnsonlabarbera@gmail.com
219.242.1488 | Bloomington, Indiana
EDUCATION | RECOGNITION | CERTIFICATION | WRITING & EDITING | SOCIAL MEDIA & WEB | PUBLISHING & LAYOUT | PRESENTING | TEACHING | MEMBERSHIPS | RELATED EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
Indiana University Kelley School of Business
Master of Business Administration
Concentration: Strategy and Leadership
December 2022
Bloomington, Indiana
John Carroll University
Master of Arts
English
May 2016
University Heights, Ohio
Huntington University
Bachelor of Arts
Journalism and English (Minor: Communication Studies)
May 2012
Huntington, Indiana
RECOGNITION
- Letter of Commendation, 2018 (Indiana University, Executive Vice President for University Academic Affairs)
- Ann Lesser Best Graduate Essay Award, 2016 (John Carroll University, English Department)
- National Benedict Fellowship, 2012 (Alpha Chi National College Honor Society)
- Outstanding Senior Award, 2012 (Huntington University)
- Alpha Chi National College Honor Society, 2010-2012
- Sigma Taul Delta International English Honor Society, 2010-2012
- Dean’s List, 2008-2012 (Huntington University)
CERTIFICATION
- Certified Marketer Level 1, 2020 (General Assembly)
- Google Ads Measurement Certification, 2020 (Google)
- Google Ads Search Certification, 2020 (Google)
- Snapchat Ads Manager, 2020 (Snap Inc.)
WRITING & EDITING
Publicity manager (volunteer)
Literary Mama
Associate director of advancement communications
College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University
July 2023 – present
February 2022 – present
Bloomington, Indiana
Electronic communications specialist
Auxiliary Business Services Marketing, Indiana University
August 2017 – February 2022
Bloomington, Indiana
Developmental editor
Business Horizons, IU Kelley School of Business
July 2016 – August 2017
Bloomington, Indiana
Editor-in-chief
The John Carroll Review, John Carroll University
Fall 2015
University Heights, Ohio
Public relations and web content writer
Law Offices of Tim Misny
October 2012 – August 2013
Kirtland, Ohio
Reporter
The Huntington County TAB
May 2011 – July 2012
Huntington, Indiana
Chief editor (2011)
Features editor (2010-2011)
Reporter/columnist (2008-2012)
The Huntingtonian, Huntington University
September 2008 – May 2012
Huntington, Indiana
Poetry intern
Quad City Metro Arts Summer Program
Summer 2007
Rock Island, Illinois
Summer 2008
Davenport, Iowa
Social media editor (volunteer)
Literary Mama
June 2020 – present
Social media specialist
Auxiliary Business Services Marketing, Indiana University
August 2017 – February 2022
Bloomington, Indiana
Social media coordinator (volunteer)
Red Door Church
November 2017 – present
Bloomington, Indiana
Business Horizons
IU Kelley School of Business
July 2016 – August 2017
Bloomington, Indiana
Social media coordinator
JCU Writing Center, John Carroll University
September 2015 – May 2016
University Heights, Ohio
Social media coordinator (volunteer)
Charis Church
March 2013 – May 2016
Mentor, Ohio
Social media coordinator
Law Offices of Tim Misny
October 2012 – August 2013
Kirtland, Ohio
PUBLISHING & LAYOUT
The College Connection (online, biweekly)
Email newsletter | College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University
March 2022 – present
Bloomington, Indiana
Literary Mama (online, bimonthly)
Literary magazine
June 2020 – present
In Touch Newsletter (online, weekly)
Email newsletter | Residential Programs and Services, Indiana University
September 2018 – February 2022
Bloomington, Indiana
The John Carroll Review (print, semesterly)
Literary magazine | English Department, John Carroll University
September 2014 – December 2015
University Heights, Ohio
The Huntington County TAB (print and online, twice weekly)
Local newspaper
May 2011 – July 2012
Huntington, Indiana
The Huntingtonian (print and online, monthly)
Campus newspaper | Huntington University
January 2010 – October 2011
Huntington, Indiana
Ictus (print, annual)
Literary magazine | Sigma Tau Delta, Huntington University
2011
Huntington, Indiana
Beyond Wonderland (print, single)
Chapbook | Quad City Metro Arts
Summer 2008
Davenport, Iowa
PRESENTING
“The Shadow of the War: Post-War Nostalgia and Fragile Truth in the Work of A. A. Milne”
CLIMAS (Cultures et Littératures des Mondes Anglophones) 2016 Symposium
University Bordeaux Montaigne
March 17-18, 2016
Bordeaux, France
“Prophetic Heroism in A Lesson Before Dying“
Alpha Chi Super-Regional Convention
March 23, 2012
Baltimore, Maryland
“Are You Sure, Pooh?: Assurance in A. A. Milne’s Child, Adult, and Hundred Acre Wood Characters”
The Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture Since 1900
University of Louisville
February 25, 2012
Louisville, Kentucky
“Dirty Old Women: The Sexual Correctness of Dominant Females in Ancient Literatures”
Academic Research Forum
Huntington University
April 30, 2011
Huntington, Indiana
Alpha Chi National Convention
April 1, 2011
San Diego, California
Making Literature Conference
Taylor University
February 10, 2011
Upland, Indiana
TEACHING
Writing instructor
First Year Writing Program, John Carroll University
January 2015 – May 2016
University Heights, Ohio
Writing consultant
JCU Writing Center, John Carroll University
September 2014 – May 2016
University Heights, Ohio
Private writing instructor
September 2010 – May 2011
Huntington, Indiana
Editor and tutor
Academic Center for Excellence, Huntington University
September 2009 – May 2011
Huntington, Indiana
TECH
- Adobe: Photoshop, Premiere, InDesign, Illustrator
- Advertising: Facebook, Instagram, Google
- Email: MailChimp, Marketing Cloud
- Social Media Management: Agorapulse, Buffer, Hootsuite, Linktree, Bitly, Facebook Business
- Social Media Platforms: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, Tumblr, X/Twitter, YouTube
- Web: IU Framework/WCMS, WordPress, Wix, Content SEO, HTML, CSS
RELATED EXPERIENCE
- Program coordinator, Summer 2015 (Young Writers Workshop, John Carroll University)
- Dorm supervisor, August 2013 – July 2014 (Andrews Osborne Academy)
- Student center supervisor, August 2013 – July 2014 (Andrews Osborne Academy)
- Student administrator and public relations, September 2010 – May 2012 (Love + Butterflies Philosophy Club, Huntington University)
- AmeriCorps communications intern, Summer 2010 (Iow@Work Region IX, Davenport, Iowa)
- Archives assistant and library clerk, January 2009 – September 2011 (Richlyn Library, Huntington University)
SOCIAL MEDIA & WEB