CURRICULUM VITAE {CV}

CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME: Jeorge Wilson Komla Kingson
DATE OF BIRTH 8th May, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH: Accra
MARITAL STATUS: Married (with a child)
PRESENT CONTACT: P.O. Box AT 2329, Achimota, Accra
Tel: 0244-822-034 and 0277-524-166
E-mail: jokingsghana@yahoo.com
Blog: www.kyoobi.blogspot.com

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
a) Certificate in Acting skills and Production Management
b) Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) – Certificate
c) Media in Partnership for Development. (a media Training Institute)
d) City & Guilds (London)
e) S.S.S.C.E.

WORK EXPERIENCE
a) Business week Africa Newspaper - Parliamentary reporter/Political Editor
b) Ghanaimage.com - Political Editor
c) Theghanaianjournal.com - Sub-Editor
d) Prime People Magazine - Deputy Editor
e) National Showbiz Newspaper - Deputy Editor
f) Celebrity Newspaper - Columnist (Theatre)
g) People & Places (P&P) - Contributor
h) The Pioneer Newspapers (Kumasi) - Regional Correspondent
i) Romio Films Consult - Script Co-ordinator
j) National Theatre of Ghana - Youth Programmes Coordinator

MAJOR DUTIES
a) Scouting for news and interviewing Celebrities
b) Covering events and taking pictures for publication
c) Planning pages of the Newspaper
d) Seeing to the final production of the Paper
e) Seeing to the nationwide circulation of the Paper
f) Writing scripts and directing same for stage performance
g) Overseeing activities of the youth
h) Rehearsing artists for performance
i) Supervising travel arrangements of artistes to and from performance venues
j) Carrying out research and feasibility studies of impending performances

OTHER SKILLS AND CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
a) Possess Excellent Leadership Qualities
b) Artistic Director/founding President – Universal Theatre Club
c) Best Artistic Director – Afroculture Talent Show – 2003
d) Writing of Films and Documentary Scripts for Stage and Television (Ref. Romio Films Consult)
e) Youth Leadership Training and Internet skills
f) Member – Journalists for Human Rights (JHR)
g) Member - Ghana Actors Guild (GAG)
h) Founding Member - Progressive Journalists Union of Ghana (Pro-JUG)
i) Member – Parliamentary Press Corps
j) Member – Standing Committee of Ghana Union of Theatre Societies(GUTS)
k) Board Member – Every Week Theatre Board (EWET)
l) Member – Journalists for Business Advocate (JBA)
m) Member – Network of Journalists for the promotion of the Rights of Persons with Disability in Africa

TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS ATTENDED
a) A one day Experiential Training Workshop on Disability Awareness, Accra- October, 2008.
b) A two day follow-up workshop on Business Advocacy for SMEs, Kumasi-September 2008.
c) A three day Training Workshop on Parliamentary reporting , Sogakope- July, 2008
d) A three day Media Training Workshop in Business Advocacy, Koforidua- June, 2008
e) A three day Consultation Workshop for Political parties on Ghana’s Long Term Development Plan, Ho- June, 2008
f) A four week Human Rights and Journalism Workshop, Accra- May, 2008
g) A three day Training Workshop on the Lands Administration Project, Koforidua- March, 2008
h) A three day Training Workshop on the District Assemblies Common Fund, Tamale- February, 2008
i) Intensive short Course in Script writing for Film and Television, GIJ- July, 2005
j) First Miracle Rock Foundation International Conference on HIV/AIDS in Africa, Accra- October, 2003
k) Second Annual National Youth Summit – University of Ghana, Legon- August, 2001

HOBBIES
a) Writing and Reading
b) Artistic Directing (Theatre)
c) Acting

REFEREES
1) Tonywhite Meribe (2) Seth Amoah Addi
Managing Editor Editor-in-Chief
Businessweek Africa Evening Tribune Newspaper
Tel: 0244-677-555 Tel: 0277-457-253/020-839-6727