Viani, Julianne
Town of Wappinger Board
20 Middlebush Road
Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590
To Supervisor Christopher Colsey and the Town of Wappinger Board,
I wanted to take thank you for the opportunity to interview for the position of Part
Time Legislative Aide. I am highly interested in serving in this capacity; meeting
residents with real front door issues, Assemblymen/women, County Legislators, Mayors,
Senators, Congress members, and other Town Board members. I know working in this
position I will learn how to solve problems, gain relationships with those that solve
problems and use my political savvy to be an asset for the Town of Wappinger Board. I
am also willing to use my skills to help create an internship program as well as act as the
town's liaison for several boards.
Again, I appreciate your consideration in appointing me as Part Time Legislative
Aide. I know my skills and background would be an asset to the county and I hope to
serve in this aptitude.
Kindly,
Julianne Viani
JULIANNE VIANI
55 Shadow Lane, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
(914) 474-3261
HoopJul20@aol.com
EDUCATION & HONORS
Marist College, Poughkeepsie NY
Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.), May 2009, GP A: 3.85
Bache/or of Arts, May 2008, Major: Political Science, Concentration in Public Affairs, GPA: 3.6
Marist Abroad Program (Spring 2008) - Studied in Cape-town, Johannesburg, and Durbin South Africa:
. Created own website and wrote daily blogs with other students concerning the state of South Africa.
. Developed international relationships with people all over the world and developed strong writing and
internet skills.
Honors: Dean's List (5 semesters); Full Basketball Scholarship; Political Science National Honor Society; Named to
MAAC All Academic Team (5 years), and ESPN the Magazine's Second Team Academic All District 2008-09,
Received Olympic Honors in Armenia for performance in Professional Basketball.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
MSG Varsity Sports Network, Announcer and Sideline commentator- Girls High School Sports, Current.
. On Camera T.Y- Covered Girls High School basketball and Softball games. Developed composure and on
camera skills.
. Color Analyst- Used knowledge from lifetime of playing basketball and softball and implemented it into
media and T.V. environment.
. Reporting skills sharpened while interviewing coaches, players, and researching teams.
Free-Lance Writer/Professional Basketball Player, Europe Aug 09-Jan 2010
. Published weekly colunm and blogs in Poughkeepsie Journal: Experience living in Armenia and traveling
internationally while playing a professional sport. (See Poughkeepsie Journal for reference).
. Gained firsthand experience blogging, sharpening persuasive writing skills and technological abilities.
. Explored the use of social networking media internationally, updating status and managing my own Fan
page for interested viewers of my profession and career abroad.
. Performed various media relations tasks and gained marketing experience within my organization.
. Spoke at a wide range of events, sharpening my public speaking skills and ability to market myself.
. Appeared on television shows, further developing my ability to handle myself in public.
Intern, Pattern for Progress Non-Profit (PFP) Newburgh, NY, Jan-May 2009
Marketed the social and economic environments of the Hudson Valley through the use of the internet and
person to person contact.
Delivered projects, executed heavy computer work handling data and analyses.
Focused on strategic growth planning, Performed Budget operations in Excel.
Assisted in planning events, dinners, and presentations obtaining social skills with professionals.
Developed strong organizational and detail oriented dexterities.
Intern, Governor's Regional Office, New York State Government, Poughkeepsie NY, Jan-May 2008
Worked on various constituent cases, providing consulting, weekly news updates of NY regions to State
Capitol of Albany, NY.
Represented the Governor at events gaining great communication skills dealing with other business leaders.
Performed extensive amount of computer work and data crunching, using Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Became familiar with online databases.
Pollster, Marist Institute for Public Opinion (MIPO) Poughkeepsie, NY, Summer 2006
Directly measured public opinion through online surveys contacting individuals nationally and globally
through the internet and telephone. Great statistical analysis and knowledge learned.
Combined computing, communications, marketing, and psychology into an interdisciplinary learning
experience. Heavy data crunching and knowledge of the world learned.
Skills acquired: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
Statistics Skills: SPSS literate, Qualitative.
LEADERSHIP Division I Varsity Women's Basketball- Aug 2004-May 2009
. Became a proficient public speaker through media attention, television appearances, and speaking
opportunities at events.
. Developed team leadership, equipping me for team-like business environments.
. Maintained composure under pressure: Four Conference Championships, four NCAA appearances /Sweet
16 in the 2007 NCAA Tournament.
. Strong work ethic via tedious workouts.
. Sharpened time management and organization skills through the rigors of school, travel, and games.
HIGHLIGHTED ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Scope/Research Methods- Project based on statistical analysis of Abortion Rates. Use of online databases, statistical
analysis computer programs, data crunching for results of research.
Master's Final Seminar Project (M.P.A): Organizational Change for an Innovative Work Process.
Program Planning Evaluation: Developed own program and implemented it.
Undergrad Capping Project: Humanitarian Intervention
Community Service:
Multiple television appearances, performed many newspaper interviews, wrote blogs and spoke on radio shows.
Volunteered with Special Olympics
Breast Cancer Awareness fundraising, Care Net Pregnancy Center involvement/events.
Camp counseling
Motivational Speaker at local high schools/middle schools, events, writings.