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                dana biscotti myskowski


                Emmy-Nominated Producer, "To the Power of YOU" for Big Sisters of Rhode Island, 2012; winner of the inaugural  7DayPSA Competition hosted by FLICKERS, winter 2011; winner in its category at the New Media Film Festival, Autumn 2011.

                Part-time Lecturer, New England College, Henniker, NH (Fall 2009 & Fall 2011)
                Lead students through the complexities of penning a first-draft feature-length spec screenplay.

                Adjunct Professor, University of New Hampshire-Manchester (Spring 2004 - Spring 2011)
                Adjunct Faculty of the Year Award, 2008-2009
                • Taught scriptwriting, media writing, and image & sound
                • Led students through Independent Study Writing Projects
                • Advise interns (will continue to do so, beyond teaching appointment)

                Freelance Writer, Producer, & Consultant, New England (April 1991 - PRESENT)
                Have written for clients such as: The Concord Boys & Girls Club (seven-minute videos, 2010 & 2011; won a Telly Award for the 2010 "Matt's Story"); Christa McAuliffe Planetarium (45-minute Multi-Media script); RachelFind (Radio and TV PSAs); General Dynamics/Anteon Corporation (point-of-sale video script); The Berkshire Business Journal; Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Alumni Magazine, and more.

                Board Member, NH Film & Television Commission (Appointed Spring 2010 for three-year term)

                Director, New Hampshire Film Festival Screenplay Competition (2010 - PRESENT)

                Judge, 48-Hour Film Project, New Hampshire (Summer 2009 - PRESENT)

                Chair, Script Selection Committee, NH Film & TV Office, Concord, NH (2008 & 2009)

                Producer, Director, & Dramaturge, Jayme's Fund for Social Justice, Southern NH (Oct. 2009)
                Speak Truth to Power: Voices from Beyond the Dark, written by Award-Winning Playwright Ariel Dorfman, Oct. 17, 2009 benefit performance with cast of novelists, political activists, accomplished actors, radio personalities, a musician, and a much celebrated poet.

                Volunteer Secretary, Water Resources Subcommittee, Henniker, NH (2008 - 2011)

                Consultant/Former Director, ScriptBiz Screenwriting Seminar, Providence, RI (Dec. 2005 - Aug. 2007/May 2004 - Dec. 2005)
                Planned and implemented one-day screenwriting seminar followed a year later with a two-day seminar directed at screenwriters and filmmakers at the Annual Rhode Island International Film Festival.
                Organized a short script competition that culminated with a stage reading by professional actors (including Danny Trejo during the second year) of the top three screenplays.

                Marketing Coordinator/Physician Relations Advisor, Mary Immaculate Hospital, Newport News, VA (Aug. 1989 - April 1991)

                Writer, General Electric Company, Aerospace and Transformer Divisions, Pittsfield, MA (1987-1989)

                Writer/Announcer, Drive Time News, WSPR Radio, Springfield, MA (1987)

                Production Assistant, A Mistaken Charity (aired on PBS), Berkshires, MA (1986)

                Education:
                • Goddard College, M.F.A. in Creative Writing--Screenwriting (Jan. 2008)
                • UCLA, Professional Certificate in Screenwriting (June 2000)
                • North Adams State College, B.A. English/Communications (May 1987)