Katie “Kat” Sampson
Ksamp7@gmail.com
2315 Nueces Street Ÿ Austin, TX 78705 Ÿ (704) 677-5833
EDUCATION
The University of Texas at Austin May
2017
Journalism Major, French
Minor
College GPA: 3.69
EMPLOYMENT
The Daily Texan Austin,
TX
o
Life & Arts
Editor Spring 2015
§ Responsible for managing team of 25
student reporters
§ Write and edit three to five stories a
day
§ Attend and report on major Austin
Festivials, such as South By Southwest
o
Life & Arts
Associate Editor Fall 2014
§ Review and critique pieces written by the Life &
Arts staff
§ Assist editor with managing a staff of 25 student
peers
o
Life & Arts
Issue Staffer, The Daily Texan, Austin, TX Spring 2014
§ Responsible for reporting on campus interest stories
once a week
§ Extensive knowledge on the people behind every
organization on campus
Columbia Country Club Chevy Chase, MD
o
Golf Caddy Summer 2013, 2014
§ Responsible for building a respectful relationship
with golfers while assisting in decision making during the round
§ Only female caddy of 60 associates employed by the
club
No Labels Washington,
DC
o
Intern June 2012 - June 2013
§ Non-partisan, non-profit political organization
focused on bringing the two political parties together to work on legislation
§ Part of a grassroots team that garnered support for their
national conventions
§ Responsible for calling activist to spread the No
Labels message
HONORS
o
Helen M. Powell
Traveling Fellow Summer 2015
o
o
Julia Jeffress Excellence Award Spring
2015
§ honors
a staff member who has contributed the most to Texan readers
o
French 611C
Outstanding Student Spring 2015
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UT Dean’s
List
Fall 2013 — Spring
2015
o
The
Fred McLeod
and Bill Strausbaugh
Scholarship Recipient Summer 2013, 2014
§ Scholarship given to caddies who exhibit work ethic
and scholarship success
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE AND ACTIVIES
Kappa Delta Sorority
o
Sisterhood Chair December 2014 — December 2015
§ Plan and contact Austin-area business to host
sisterhood events
§ Manage budget for large and small scale outings for
more than 200 sisters
o
Shamrock Assistant December
2013 — December 2014
§ Attended meetings with VP Community Service to plan
all fundraising events
§ Responsible for contacting donors and raising money
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Computer Skills: Proficient in Adobe InCopy, Audacity, Final Cut Pro, Blogger, WordPress
Languages: Working
knowledge in French
