Kellie E.

Doyle
1399 Remington Drive, Volo, Illinois, 60020
815-245-4053, doyley22@gmail.com
RELATED EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Library Media Specialist, Lakes Community High School, Lake Villa, IL, August 2014-present
Maintain library collection for school community comprising approximately 1,400 students
and 100 staff
Manage $30,000 budget and two floors of space; currently participating in meetings to plan
the revamping of the second floor space into an idea room that can be checked out by
teachers for their classes
Propel the library into the 21 st Century by offering patrons 24/7 access to as many
resources as possible, including a variety of online databases and, most recently, ebooks
through the states eRead Illinois program
Develop programs throughout the year to encourage the importance of reading for
pleasure; for example, held a Twitter contest for Teen Read Week asking students to tweet
six-word book reviews
Together with counterpart, develop and implement a plan to insert information literacy
lessons into freshman core classes, including English, Physics, and Global Studies for the
2015-16 academic year
Investigate new educational technology and offer professional development to teachers;
encourage the teaching of digital citizenship throughout the building
Participate as a member of the Building Leadership Team, attending weekly meetings
designed for reflection and discussion of current school happenings
Oversee one support staff person, whose main responsibilities include assisting in
collection weeding and development, scheduling lab space for teachers, supervising study
hall students in the library, managing textbook distribution and collection, and more
Assistant Director of Communications and Marketing, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL,
August 2012-August 2014
Contributed in the efforts to redefine the institutions brand in alignment with the
Colleges Five-Year Plan. This included interviewing a half dozen marketing agencies,
analyzing data collected from focus groups, participating in interchanges with the Colleges
Web Advisory Group, launching a new website, and integrating the new brand throughout
campus and in all College materials, from brochures to tumblers
Develop and manage content in the form of stories, photography, and videos for various
publications, including the Colleges website (www.lakeforest.edu), the alumni website
(www.forestersforever.com), e-newsletters, and the alumni magazine Spectrum; audiences
include students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, grandparents, donors, community
members, and other friends of the Collegean estimate of nearly 20,000 stakeholders
Assist in the management of the Colleges CMS (LiveWhale) by maintaining existing web
pages, developing new pages, leading training sessions for students, faculty, and staff, and
offering day-to-day support to users
Manage the Office of Development and Alumni Relations constituent engagement
software (iModules), including the CMS, online giving, email marketing, and event
management modules
Employ measurement tools such as web analytics and email reporting to scrutinize the
effectiveness of the Colleges communication efforts and set new strategic goals
Participate in professional development opportunities, including webinars and annual
conferences and meetings hosted by LiveWhale, iModules, the Council for Advancement
and Support of Education (CASE) District V, and regional not-for-profits with an
emphasis on leadership development
Advise the bimonthly student newspaper the Stentor, August 2013-present

Sponsor the Colleges Habitat for Humanity student organization, which included a spring
break service trip to Whalan, MN in March 2013

Lakes Community High School, Lake Villa, IL, August 2005-June 2012
English and Journalism Teacher / Publication Adviser
o Earned three consecutive excellent ratings in 2010, 2011, and 2012
o Experience teaching English II (regular and co-taught), World Literature, remedial
English, Media Literacy, Introduction to Journalism, Newspaper, and Literary
Magazine (spring 2009)
o Developed production and staff management systems to print nine monthly 12- to
24-page issues of the newspaper each year and a 128-page partial color magazine in
the spring of 2009
o Managed $8,000 newspaper budget and communicated with local businesses to
solicit advertising; managed $4,500 budget for literary magazine
o Organized field trips to attend regional and national workshops for professional
development and to network with other scholastic journalism professionals
o Newspaper earned top honors from the Kettle Moraine Press Association
(KEMPA) and the National Scholastic Press Association
o Served as secretary and Summer Journalism Workshop director for KEMPA
Web, Community Relations and Technology
o Managed the school website, which involved developing fresh content for the
homepage in the form of stories, graphics, photography, and videos and
communicating with administrators, faculty, and staff to keep inside pages up to
date
o Managed official social media presence, including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube
o Wrote press releases to inform local media about significant events
o Proficient in Microsoft Office, Adobe and Apple creative suites, and more
o Served on the technology committee; presented at the iCan conference and helped
to launch iCanOnDemand.com, a technology resource for District 117 teachers
EDUCATION
School Librarianship endorsement, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, anticipate completion in
summer 2016
M.A., Educational Leadership and Development, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL,
August 2010
B.A., Journalism, English, and English Secondary Education, University of Iowa, Iowa
City, IA, May 2004
LICENSURE
State of Illinois Professional Educator License, English and Journalism, grades 9-12
State of Illinois General Administrative Endorsement, kindergarten through grade 12
RECOGNITION
Recipient of the Lake Forest College Adviser of the Year Award, spring 2014
Recipient of the Friend of KEMPA Award, fall 2013
Nominated by the Lakes Community High School Classes of 2008, 2009, and 2011 to be a
faculty speaker at graduation
2007 Rising Star Award recipient, Journalism Education Association
Journalism Education Associations 2003 Future Teacher Award
REFERENCES
Available upon request