Zerline Hughes Spruill

As Managing Director of Communications, Zerline Hughes Spruill leads Advancement Project's national office communications team to effectively shift the narrative on racial justice issues sur...

Enterprises story ideas, contributes regular columns to Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE) and Youth Today in area of child rearing, race disparity, school-to-prison pipeline and o...

National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA), founded in 1911, is America's oldest and largest nonprofit association devoted to excellence in the delivery of legal services to those who...

Create digital media strategy for firm, clients including newsletter, social media, branding.

Interviewing sources, wiring articles for print and online.

Lecturer in School of Global Journalism and Communications Public Relations Writing Public Relations Theory Principles of Speech

For four years, I managed the communications outreach for the Justice Policy Institute by way of planning and executing communications plans which include social media, media outreach, speci...

Created and executed a 30-day social media plan to increase outreach to architecture-related media outlets, potential and existing clients. Researched industry, started Twitter account, trai...

Planned annual conference of writers, artists offered publicity services created social media presence.

Certified Basic Zumba Fitness instructor for Washington, D.C. Department of Parks and Rec (D.C.) E.W. Stokes Freedom Community Charter School -Saturday Academy for adults (D.C.) AnyTime F...

Managed media outreach and internal communications for national nonprofit devoted to criminal justice reform by way of research, advocacy and lobbying.

I enterprised and wrote stories weekly from news briefs to front section features, primarily for the Sunday human interest page. I also wrote obituaries, interviewing families regularly for ...

English as a Second Language instructor for approximately three semesters, teaching English to international students using the Lado method, workbooks and incorporating field trips into the ...

Media Mingle is a minority-owned & operated full-service communications firm specializing in promotions, event planning and creating media strategies for individuals, organizations and corp...

Certified and trained substitute and special education teacher working with adults with special needs in work settings and ESL teacher working with international students.

I created a journalism curriculum and taught an 8th grade class for two years in photojournalism, reporting and writing and broadcast news. I reported to the principal. I administered tests,...