Education:

Columbia University, New York City, NY, Master of Science in Journalism Expected: 2011

Elon University, Elon, NC, Bachelor of Arts, 2009

Major: Journalism Minor: International Studies

Study Abroad: Studied film and sociology and hosted a radio show at the University of Sussex in Brighton, England, Fall 2008.

Relevant Work & Skills

News Talk 680 WPTF, Talk Show Producer, June 2009-May 2010

-Plan and schedule the morning news program, afternoon talk show and two long-form interview programs

WSOE 89.3, News Director, January-May 2009

-Produced daily news updates for DJs to play during shows and weekly news show with interviews on Elon’s student radio station

-Created a series of four short documentaries about euthanasia practices at local animal shelters

The Durham Herald-Sun, Intern, May-August 2008

-Wrote 20 articles over the summer for the metro section of the paper and sometimes for A1 focusing on community events and people

The Greensboro News & Record, Intern, January 2008

-Researched and wrote about fashion and city neighborhoods for bicentennial publication

-Wrote feature stories for the Guilford Record and continued to freelance for the publication after internship, writing about once a month

The Pendulum, News Editor, Futures Editor, January 2007-May 2008

-As news editor led team of reporters, edited and wrote articles and laid out and designed news pages each week

-As futures editor helped section editors to plan content and design in advance, wrote and helped with production each week

Society of Professional Journalists, August 2006-May 2008

-Interviewed disabled veterans for the Library of Congress

-Wrote media critiques for the Burlington Times-News

Proficient in PhotoShop, InDesign, Flash CS3, Final Cut Pro, ProTools, InCopy, Wave Cart, Adobe Audition, News Boss

Past Employment

Starbucks Coffee Co., Barista, May 2008-June 2009

Lowes Foods, Cashier & customer service associate, August 2004-August 2007

YMCA, Camp counselor, Summer 2004

References

-Dr. Glenn Scott, Elon University professor, gscott3@elon.edu

-Dr. David Copeland, Elon University professor and Academic Adviser, dcopeland@elon.edu

-Dan Way, Metro editor, the Durham Herald-Sun dway@heraldsun.com