Resume
Education
Master of Arts
University of Missouri
Radio Broadcast
December 2012
Bachelor of Journalism
University of Missouri
Media Convergence
May 2009
Media Experience
News Editor, The Examiner, July 2010-present
» Copy edited stories and designed pages for a 14,000 circulation daily newspaper in suburban Kansas City
» Uploaded content to the website and mobile messaging service
» Oversaw production of health tab, reader submitted news section, city guide and other special publications
» Worked with a team that won 20 Missouri Press Association awards in 2010
Producer, KBIA-FM, August 2009-July 2010
» Reported spot news and features for mid-Missouri NPR affiliate
» Anchored afternoon newscasts
» Produced a weekly eight-minute segment exploring science, health and technology
Intern, State Journal-Register, May-August 2009
» Covered news, sports and features for a daily newspaper with weekday circulation of 55,000
» Reported on severe mine subsidence in Benld, Ill., that led to the closure of the district’s only elementary school
» Contributed to Springfield’s Own, a magazine published by the State Journal-Register
Intern, Associated Press, September-December 2008
» Wrote briefs, spot news and features from the London bureau
» Contributed reporting on the financial crisis from the City
» Reported on the closure of the Waterford-Wedgwood plant in Stoke-on-Trent after more than two decades of operation
Flash Quote Reporter, Olympic News Service, August 2008
» Interviewed athletes in the mixed zone after the cycling road race competitions during the 2008 Olympic Games
» Worked with an international team of reporters and editors to file time sensitive news releases at Worker’s Stadium
Contributor, MediaShift, July-August 2008
» Wrote biweekly blogs tracking media-related developments in Beijing, China, for PBS during the 2008 Olympic Games
» Examined conditions for working journalists under the Chinese government’s agreement to allow free press
Reporter, Columbia Missourian, August 2007-May 2008
» Produced multimedia for the education beat
» Served as writer, editor and photographer for Vox, a weekly city magazine with a circulation of 15,000
» Reported from the state capitol on Colleen Coble, a local women’s rights advocate and lobbyist
Awards
Hearst Competition
11th Place, Broadcast Radio I
2009-2010
Hearst Competition
18th Place, Personality Profile
2008-2009
Skills
Audio
» Adobe Audition
» Audacity
» Cool Edit Pro
» Soundslides
Design
» Adobe Flash Catalyst
» Adobe Illustrator
» Adobe InDesign
» CSS
» QuarkXPress
Research
» Health and science literacy
» Multimedia in financial reporting
» Social media for public broadcasters
» Student media law
Web
» Public Newsroom
» Verve Mobile
» Zope for Media
» WordPress