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8501 Crespi Blvd Apt 4 Miami beachHOME ADDRESS:
Apt No.Home No./Street City
fl 33141
State Zip Code
786-300-6307PHONE:
Home Work
anastasiia305@hotmail.com
Email Address
Street City State Zip Code
Address:
Position:Business Name:Journalist
Pursuant to City Code section 2-22(4) a and b: Members of agencies, boards, and committees shall be affiliated with the city; this
requirement shall be fulfilled in the following ways: a) an individual shall have been a resident of the city for a minimum of six
months; or b) an individual shall demonstrate ownership/interest for a minimum of six months in a business established in the city.
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I have passion for multiple causes.
Please list your preferences in order of ranking [1] first choice [2] second choice, and [3] third choice. Please note that only three (3)
choices will be observed by the City Clerk’s Office. (Regular Boards of City)
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Human Rights Committee
Police/Citizens Relations Committee
Transportation, Parking and Bicycle-Pedestrian Facilities Committee
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Note: If applying for Youth Advisory Board, please indicate your affiliation with the Scott Rakow Youth Center:
1. Past service on the Youth Center Advisory Board:
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ages, and which programs. List below:
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
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ƔAre you currently serving on any City Boards or Committees:No If yes, which board?
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ƔList all properties owned or have an interest in, which are located within the City of Miami Beach:
ƔI am now employed by the city of Miami Beach:No Which department?
The following information is voluntary and is neither part of your application nor has any bearing on your consideration for appointment. It is
being asked to comply with federal equal opportunity reporting requirements.
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Physically Challenged:No
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NOTE: If appointed, you will be required to follow certain laws which apply to city board/committee members.
These laws include, but are not limited to, the following:
o Prohibition from directly or indirectly lobbying city personnel (Miami Beach City Code section 2-459).
o Prohibition from contracting with the city (Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1).
o Prohibition from lobbying before board/committee you have served on for period of one year after leaving office (Miami
Beach Code section 2-26).
o Requirement to disclose certain financial interests and gifts (Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1).
(re: CMB Community Development Advisory Committee): prohibition, during tenure and for one year after leaving office,
from having any interest in or receiving any benefit from Community Development Block Grant funds for either yourself,
or those with whom you have business or immediate family ties (CFR 570.611).
Upon request, copies of these laws may be obtained from the City Clerk.
“I hereby attest to the accuracy and truthfulness of the application and have received, read and will abide by Chapter 2, Article
VII – of the City Code “Standards of Conduct for City Officers, Employees and Agency Members.”
I Anastasia Mechan agreed to the following terms on 8/29/2018 7:50:50 PM
Received in the City Clerk's Office by:
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Date
Anastasia Mechan
Miami Beach, Florida 33141
786-300-6307
Email: anastasiia305@hotmail.com
www.anastasiamechan.com
• THE JERUSALEM POST Blogger Jerusalem, Israel
May 2015- December 2017
Blogging and submitting entries in the blog platform regarding Middle East news: Israel news, Arab -
Israeli conflict, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Jewish world and anything linked to it.
SEAFAIR/ART PALM BEACH Event coordinator/Writer Coral Gables
Jan 2017-Aug 2017
Responsible for writing and publishing web content; maintaining and updating web pages/blogs; monitoring and
responding to user-contributed website content; and participating in social media efforts for the company. I helped to
develop & document procedures to manage web content as well as keeping up with appointments, clients and help
set up the upcoming clients for the art palm beach fair, the largest and oldest art fair in Broward.
• UHI Cosmetics Freelance Writer Online
Aug 2016-March 2017
Freelance writer for the content of several websites such as: deepseacosmetics, kristalscosmetics,
adorecosmetics, etc., that compose the entire UHI cosmetics company.
• SUGARMAN, INC
November 2014-May 2015 Writer New York, New York
Content writer for political activist Mr. David Sugarman, CEO and founder of #bringbaeback campaign
on 2014. My work consisted primary on writing newsletters, articles and the handling of social media.
Law Offices of Squires Benson
June 2011 – March 2013 Paralegal Miami Beach, Florida
Assist attorneys in preparing for trials, hearings, and closings. A large part of my job consisted on
handling the invoices, conducting legal research and gathering relevant information for any case.
Education:
• Miami Beach Senior High: 2004-2008
• Miami Dade Community College-Wolfson Campus
August: 2008-April 2011
AS: Paralegal Studies ABA Approved
• University of Miami
Jan 2015-May 2016
Bachelor’s Degree Broadcasting Journalism
Internships:
HSSIP (Holocaust Survivor Support Internship Program) a program where I have provided valuable
services to Jewish survivors of Nazi atrocities while developing leadership abilities and giving them
appreciation for the historical significance of the Holocaust.
NEWSVISION Reporter/Floor manager University of Miami Coral Gables FL
Aug 2015-May 2016
UMTV is the University of Miami’s Emmy Award-winning, student-run cable TV station. Guided by
SoC faculty, UMTV produces weekly newscasts and a variety of programming, including a live newscast,
a weekly sports show, a late-night comedy show, and a Spanish-language news program. In addition to
airing in the Coral Gables area, shows are also streamed live and archived online at umtv.miami.edu.
Gifts to the UMTV Fund support general operating expenses of UMTV.
My duties as a floor manager was to guide the camera’s direction, cue the anchors, reporters, follow and
keep up with the producers, directors as well as technicians in the newsroom.
BOOKS:
-“America. Historia mia, Historia de muchos.” – June 2014
This book was based on Immigration, human trafficking, the cartel drug war and the dehumanization of
humans across the border.
PUBLICATIONS:
Contributor for The Times of Israel, Thought Catalog Magazine, Jewish Times and freelance with
different contributions under ghostwriting.
References:
Andrew Barton Professor/Journalist (305) 284-4388
Alessandra Angelini CNN in Spanish (678) 665-8869
Erikson Mullin TV producer (214) 477-0080
Marissa Furman Real Estate Attorney (757) 348-1552