Contact Information

abby.snethen@gmail.com 

Education 

Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology 

Central Washington University, Ellensburg WA

Magna Cum Laude

Dean’s List: 2020-2024

University of Oregon, Eugene OR: 2025 (Expected graduation)

Master’s in Journalism 

Relevant Coursework 

- Customer service (8 years)

- American Sign Language

- Writing and journalism  

- Online journalism, reporting and publication

- Photojournalism

- Multimedia journalism

- Editing

Leadership and Involvement 

Bryant University Division I volleyball: 2020-2021 

- Dedicated hours of training and weightlifting 

- Time management  

Central Washington University Division II volleyball:2021-23

      -Dedicated hours of training  

- Volunteer work  

- Team leadership  

- Time management  

SAAC team rep (2020-2021) 

- Student-Athlete Advisory Committee of Bryant University  

- Support and amplify university voices by standing for inclusion and opportunity

       - Voice for the volleyball team 

Work Experience 

Head Volleyball Coach, Yakima WA: July 2023- May 2023

  • Leading and coaching 16-year-old girls in high school club volleyball 

  • Creating and executing drills 

  • Forming practices 

  • Individual and group coaching 

  • Traveling with team 

Espresso Roma, Eugene OR: July 2024 - Jan. 2025

  • Manager

  • Making schedules, conducting interviews, shopping for cafe, hiring employees, training employees, managing the cafe on a day-to-day basis

  • Making and serving drinks 

  • Money handling 

  • Customer service skills 

Academic Honors and Rewards: 

- Dean’s List 2020-2024

- Quarterly Honor Roll 

- Magna Cum Laude, undergrad

Journalism Work Experience: 

2024-2025

Flux Magazine, University of Oregon, Eugene OR

- Managing editor

2022 

Pulse Magazine, Central Washington University, Ellensburg WA 

-Writer and Interviewer, Fall Issue 2022 

Central Athletes: The Mental Health Grind 

The Power of Crystals: Healing, Empowerment and Everything In-between 

2022 

Internship, Online, Brookfield WI 

-Best Version Media Sports (BVMS) Writer and Reporter 

Central Washington University Volleyball: The family that never gives up Lauren Herseth: volleyball veteran, mentor and coach  

2019 

Publication of Climate Change Opinion Articles  

-Portland Observer Confronting the Impacts of Climate Change Dec. 17, 2019 -The Oregonian Readers Response Allies Against Climate Change Dec. 11, 2019 

Pertinent Coursework:  

Intro to Cultural Anthropology, Intro to Mass Communication, Intro to Human Communication, Language and Culture, Visual Anthropology, Sociolinguistics, Human Variation, Language and Gender, Music and Cross-Cultural Perspectives, Anthropology: Principles and Assessments, Popular Cultures of the World, Childhood and Culture, Black and white photography, photo and negative development, investigative reporting, public affairs, magazine writing, photojournalism, media and society