Hi, I'm Kaitty Bergin!
female. 22. northern new jersey. recent graduate of La Salle University. creative solution provider. social media junkie. music lover.
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- Proofreader/Traffic Coordinator at The CSI GroupWriting and Editing | Greater New York City Area, USSummarySpecialties: Social media management, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Wordpress, Quark, Tumblr, Blogspot, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, MS Word, MS Powerpoint, MS Excel, Windows Movie Maker, salesExperience
- Apr 2012 - PresentProofreader/Traffic Coordinator / The CSI Group
- Jan 2012 - PresentAssistant / Halloweensales by VASA
Complete tasks for VASA as needed. Prior duties include sales, exhibition set up and break down and administrative duties.
- May 2010 - Apr 2012Cafe server / Barnes & Noble
-Provide excellent customer service from drink to book recommendations
-Make sure quality standards are exceeded - Sept 2007 - May 2011Editor / The Collegian
Student run newspaper of La Salle University. Positions held:
07-08: Copy editor, staff writer
08-09: Spotlight/listings editor
09-10: Business/Health Science editor, news editor
10-11: Senior editor - Sept 2010 - Dec 2010Intern / Terry Hines & Associates
Promoting movies for Warner Bros., Summit and Paramount. Daily tasks included billing, event promotion, organizing and sending out promotional materials, organizing promotional events.
- May 2010 - Aug 2010Intern / The Aquarian Weekly
Researched and reported on upcoming events in the New Jersey/NYC metro area.
http://www.theaquarian.com/author/kathryn-bergin/
- Jul 2010 - Jul 2010Freelance writer / Patch.com
Researched and reported on events in the Ridgewood, NJ area.
- Jul 2009 - Aug 2009Intern / Cannon Found Soundation
Education-
2007 - 2011La Salle UniversityBachelor of Arts and Science in Communication - Journalism
Activities: The Collegian
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Honors:Paramus High School Excellence in Media award recipient - 2007 Muzak Heart and Soul Foundation Noise! participant - 2007
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Interests:Music, promotion, entertainment, non-profit, creativity, social media, literature, event planning
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Posts
I started my day at 7am with a full battery. Didn’t plug my phone in to charge once today. #winning #mysmartercommerce
Life has been crazy…I work full time and my dad is sick. It’s strange that I got an iPhone with hopes of being able to blog more often and then just dropped off the face of the planet. Here is something to let you know I’m still alive, and going places.
William Paterson hockey game at the Ice Vault in Wayne, NJ. WPU won against Montclair.
My bottle cap candles bring #upcycling to a new level, and gives us a reason to drink beer. #mysmartercommerce @beccaspiegel
So…there’s this no park area and a perfectly good parking spot next to it. Let’s just stop right here. (Taken with Instagram at Saddle Brook)
Prepping for tomorrow’s Easter egg hunt. Ever since Hopper passed we’ve had to do it ourselves. (Taken with Instagram at Berginfestival)
After work, wearin’ my pretty dress and reading the Hunger Games in the sun. (Taken with Instagram at Berginfestival)
Hanging out while @beccaspiegel gets her elephant tattoo. (Taken with Instagram at Holein The Sky Tattoo)
Hey all, my friend Adam Bird is doing a really cool project. He’s calling every single contact in his phone book and catching up with them. From being in bands and touring he’s gathered over 600 contacts and really is calling all of them (even Apple, Inc). Be sure to check it out, cause some day soon he’ll be calling me and I’ve been trying to think of something absolutely ridiculous to start our conversation with.
2/29/12
Fitting that Day 1 is Leap Day huh? I decided to mark the occasion by making a bunch of calls in order to reach at least one person who would be surprised to hear from me. I was successful. Please feel free to leave comments, and suggestions for how to handle future calls or reports as this blog continues. Here’s how it went…
THE CALLS:
1. Dan from A Fire With Friends
Left Voicemail
2. Mustafah A.
The Last Time We Spoke: I haven’t spoken to Mustafah in about 6 years. He shot some photos for my old band, Perfuma, and we stayed in touch for a few months after that but couldn’t keep it going. We later became Facebook friends, but that is the extent of it.
When I Called Today: Number Disconnected (I heard he moved to Germany)
3. Mike Abiuso
The Last Time We Spoke: I saw Mike two weeks ago, when Those Mockingbirds played in Boston and Mike attended the show. Prior to that, I hadn’t really talked to him much since being on tour with his previous band, The Gay Blades.
When I Called Today: Mike was my first official conversation, and he marked the occasion by answering the phone with “Is this for your fucking blog?” Once we got past the formalities, we discussed his long day of moving furniture with his bandmates in The Venetia Fair, which led me to think of his singer Ben, and all the hair he’s pulled out of his head during performances; I’m pretty sure Mike was still speaking while I was distracted, but I’m not sure what he said (sorry, Mike).
The Verdict: Mike was an easy person to start with, because I had recently reconnected with him. We planned to see each other this weekend when The Venetia Fair plays in Jersey City. Mike said he was happy to hear from me and wished me luck on this experiment.
4. Reed Adler
The Last Time We Spoke: I saw Reed last nite, so this isn’t ‘weird’ or anything, but in the spirit of calling every single person in my phone, it must be done.
When I Called Today: Reed answered and spoke for a solid 1min & 55 sec before I said one word. Typical. He was going on about how he had someone named Adam in his car when I called, but that it wasn’t me, so it was “bizarro Adam.” I’m glad Reed pointed this out because I might not have otherwise known that I was sitting in my room instead of his car. At the 2 minute mark, when his mighty lungs ceased to fuel his words, I finally asked Reed how his album release was going, as his band The Nico Blues put out a new record today, and he confirmed that it was going well with another full 70 seconds of speech. My ears threw in the towel at this point and I wrapped up the conversation.
The Verdict: Calling Reed is never dull. He should host a talk radio show.
5. Skyler Adler
Left a voicemail.
6. Adriana Rizzolo.
The Last Time We Spoke: Adriana is one of those people who I always see thru a newly revealed mutual friend. After not seeing her for about a year or more, Adriana showed up at a friends house about 6 months ago, when she dropped her dog, Dracula, off to be dogsat for a few days. Dracula absolutely hates me for some reason and viciously barks at and bites me whenever he sees me, good thing he’s a terrier.
When I Called Today: Adriana answered and seemed utterly confused as to who I was, and/or why I was calling. I told her it was me and not to be alarmed, I was not calling to report some bad news (I hadn’t foreseen this, but now Im sure some people are going to think this). Once her brain put it all together, we caught up in a very roundabout way about her meditation practices and my recent touring with Those Mockingbirds. I asked how Dracula is, to find out that he is spending most of his time relaxing in upstate NY, though I failed to ask if he has made a new archenemy in my absence. Adriana had to grab a bite to eat, so the whole call lasted about 2 minutes.
The Verdict: Not gonna lie, this was a bit awkward, but this is what the experiment is about. I did expect a bit more of a warm reception, but I’m not taking it personally at all, its totally bizarre for me to have randomly called her and I need to remember that as I continue, because its going to get FAR more awkward than this one.
Showed up to work at 10, don’t start until 11.
It was hell dragging myself out of bed this morning too, but now I’m able to have breakfast…a blueberry muffin and a large dirty chai.
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