Education

Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University | Evanston, IL

• M.S. in Journalism with a concentration in Public Affairs Reporting
• Recipient of a Paul Hogan Northwestern Editorial Scholarship

University of Colorado Denver

• B.A. International Studies

Scuola Lorenzo de’Medici | Florence, Italy

Professional Experience

KMUW 89.1 | Wichita, KS
Digital News Editor/Reporter (5/15-Present)

• Edit and publish reporters’ on-air stories to KMUW.org with SEO-friendly headlines, and create additional assets for web stories, including photos, graphics and videos
• Manage station Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat accounts; track social and web traffic using Facebook Insights, Twitter Analytics, Google Analytics and ChartBeat
• Produce local spot and feature-length news content for broadcast and the web

The Dickinson Press | Dickinson, ND
Multimedia Editor (2/15-5/15)

• Managed TheDickinsonPress.com, including posting completed stories with photos and videos, writing SEO headlines and sharing stories on Facebook and Twitter
• Created original content for the web, including videos, weekly ICYMI News roundups and #TBT posts from the paper’s archives

General Assignment Reporter (4/14-2/15)

• Reported on issues related to crime, health, politics, education and demographics in the Bakken oil region for 7,200-circulation daily in western North Dakota

NPR | Washington, DC
Diversity Intern (9/13-10/14)

• Supported Office of Diversity in its goal to make public radio “look and sound like America”
• Searched for, vetted and contacted sources nationwide for the Source of the Week Tumblr, which introduces new and diverse experts to public radio reporters and producers
• Managed Source of the Week Twitter to highlight work by our featured experts and stories related to issues of diversity
• Produced articles on race and ethnicity for the Code Switch blog

Agence France-Presse | Washington, DC
Multimedia Intern (6/13-8/13)

• Edited and packaged text, photos and videos for global clients with speed, accuracy and editorial judgment

Medill News Service | Chicago, IL, and Washington, DC, Bureaus
Immigration and Demographics Reporter (9/12-6/13)

• Covered immigrant and refugee issues, including visas, language barriers and government policy
• Produced print, audio, video and multimedia pieces to deadline
• Work was published on NationalSecurityZone.org, MedillMoneyMavens.com, National Strategy Forum Review, UPI.com and in the Texas Tribune

WorldDenver | Denver, CO
Social Media Volunteer (10/11-6/12)

• Publicized Denver World Affairs Council events via email and Facebook to increase member engagement and attendance
• Interviewed guest speakers and provided content for the WorldDenver blog and Facebook page

Teach and Learn with Georgia | Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
English Teacher (1/11-6/11)

• Planned and conducted creative lessons alongside local teachers for students ages 6-20 in rural school
• Started student pen-pal program with American middle school
• Lived with Georgian family and learned about Georgian language and culture

American Association for Palestinian Equal Rights | Washington, DC
Research/Administrative Intern (6/10-8/10)

• Organized extensive congressional voting record database for pro-Palestinian lobby
• Recruited and coordinated 100+ volunteers via phone and email to meet with and educate members of Congress on issue of Palestinian/Israeli conflict

Skills

• Adobe Premiere, Audition and Photoshop
• HTML, CSS
• Social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, Storify, Snapchat) and scheduling/analytics (TweetDeck, Hootsuite)
• Intermediate Italian, beginner French, Spanish and Georgian