Prateek Patel

440 Bing Crosby Blvd, Advance, NC, 27006

(704).500.5302 | prateekpatel017@yahoo.com| prateekpatelsite.wordpress.com/
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Education
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC Master's Degree in Communication Starts in August 2017
Elon University, Elon, NC BA in Political Science and Journalism May 2017
- Minors: Geography, History, and International Studies; Honor Societies: Gamma Theta Upsilon, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Gamma Mu, Sigma Iota Rho

Government Experience
NC House Representative Allen McNeil (District 78), State House Intern, Raleigh, NC May 2017 Present
- Facilitated and coordinated communication between the Representative and his constituents by keeping them informed through newsletters
- Managed constituent inquiries and casework and helped track the advancement of bills through the legislative process.
- Researched and studied bills to help Rep. McNeill address any loopholes that were unanswered in the original legislation.
- Managed daily schedule, acted as a secondary secretary, and handled communication in the office on behalf of the Representative.
North Carolina Republican Liberty Caucus (RLC-NC), Intern, Raleigh, NC April - June; August 2016 May 2017
- Wrote editorials about the organization's stances on newsworthy issues to educate and better inform its members.
- Attended and helped organize monthly meetings and worked with the RLC Team to improve and increase our membership roster.
Gov. Pat McCrory (NC) Re-Election Campaign, Intern, Forsyth County, NC April - June 2016
- Made a variety of phone calls to local and state elected officials to advocate for Gov. McCrory, and helped gain the endorsement of three mayors.
- Campaigned for the Governor to advocate for his re-election by making phone calls and writing letters to the editors to North Carolina residents.
US House Representative Virginia Foxx (NC-5th), District Office Intern, Clemmons, NC June - August 2015
- Provided administrative help to liaisons by organizing casework,, logging letters, making copies, and putting together letters to be sent out.
- Maintained and updated accurate voter information on the Fireside Computer System to ensure that everything was up-to-date and in order.

Communications Experience
Politicana, WSOE 89.3 Elon Radio, Political Commentator/ Co-Host, Elon University September 2015 May 2017
- Co-hosted show that blended political commentary and alternative rock music from 3:00-4:00 every Friday.
- Researched various sides of the political issues that surfaced the news to provide in-depth analysis and commentary.
Asian Media Marketing Group, Asian Hospitality Magazine Intern, Atlanta, GA December 2016 February 2017
- Compiled information and contacted a variety of hotel owners to help put together the Top 25 Asian Hotelier List for the Asian Hospitality
Magazine by the amount of rooms and hotels that were in their portfolio.
WXII 12 (NBC-Triad Affiliate TV Station), News Intern, Winston-Salem, NC June August 2016
- Assisted producers by helping find news content off the AP Wire, and writing news scripts that were read live on the news telecast.
- Composed and edited news packages and stories that were aired live, and received the opportunity to work with photographers and reporters and
ask people questions about the stories that we found and interviewed for.

Leadership Experience
E.P.F. (Elon Politics Forum), President, Co-Founder of E.P.F., Vice President (former), Elon University September 2015 May 2017
- Co-founded nonpartisan political organization that provides all the political organizations with a neutral platform to communicate with one
another and helped host social events, speakers, panels, watch-parties, and debates on campus in collaboration with them.
- Attended all meetings & proactively worked with Elon College Republicans, College Democrats, and our Young Americans for Liberty Chapter.
- Rewrote constitution, created fliers and ads, and made our organizations website, (elonsvoiceheard.wordpress.com/).
- Maintained good relations with all of the political organizations and lobbied with the school officials to bring major speakers of all affiliations on
our campus, and handled all of the event management/coordination, set-up, and wrote all of the questions for our events to ensure impartiality.
Elon College Republicans, Vice President, Treasurer, Elon University March 2015 - April 2016
- Increased the membership from 5 to 25 active members by helping create more recruiting events to bring Republican speakers & events on
campus
- Represented College Republicans on many occasions at Alamance County Party events and coordinated volunteers for the 2015 Election
- Handled the finances and budget of College Republicans and helped increase our budget for the future.

Skills
Software: Photoshop, Premiere, InDesign, Illustrator, Wordpress, Weebly, Microsoft Office Suite, iWork Suite, Fireside, IBM SPSS, AP-ENPS;
Social Media: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, Snapchat, Periscope, GroupMe, Vine, Foursquare, Skype, Facetime, Pinterest;
Languages: Gujarati (Orally Fluent), Hindi (Orally Fluent), Spanish (Intermediate)

References
Laura Sullivan, Legislative Assistant to Rep. Allen McNeill, (919)-715-4946;
Erik Wilson, Chairman of the RLC-NC, (919)-800-9363
Chalmers Brumbaugh, Former Associate Professor of Political Science at Elon University, (336) 260-2522
Jessica Gisclair; Associate Professor and Department Chair of Communications at Elon University, (336)-278-5722