Media Experience
Sports reporter, The Washington Times, Washington, D.C.
Feb 2018-Aug 2020
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Reported and wrote news, enterprise and feature stories about the D.C. area’s pro and college sports teams
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Filled in for sports editor as assigned by choosing stories for the section, editing copy and managing website
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Wrote and scheduled posts for the sports department’s Twitter account
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Won the 2020 Dateline Award from the Society of Professional Journalists D.C. chapter for sports writing at a daily newspaper
Sports reporter, The Capital-Gazette, Annapolis, Md.
Aug 2016-Feb 2018
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Reported and wrote articles about local sports (primarily Navy and high school) for print and online
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Prepared high school sports roundups by taking scores and statistics by phone and writing game summaries
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Assisted other Baltimore Sun Media Group publications by covering news and sports for the Baltimore Sun, Bowie Blade-News and Maryland Gazette
Reporter, Capital News Service, University of Maryland
Aug-Dec 2017
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Wrote articles for the CNS data journalism bureau focused on sports
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Researched and wrote long-term data journalism projects, including the “More Than a Mascot” project
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Recorded and produced a weekly podcast, “WAR on Hot Takes,” discussing Baltimore and Washington professional sports from a data-driven perspective alongside a co-host
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Created interactive graphics for CNS articles as assigned, using Highcharts API
Editor-in-chief, The Minstrel, DeSales University
May 2015-May 2016
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Prior positions: News editor (2014-2015), layout editor (2013-2014), copy editor (2012-2013)
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Led and managed staff of about 20 writers, editors and photographers
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Wrote and edited articles for every print issue and wrote breaking news posts for Minstrel website
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As layout editor, designed page layout and edited photographs for every issue
Media Relations intern, Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Sept-Dec 2015
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Wrote game summaries for phantomshockey.com as assigned
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Edited press releases, game programs and email blasts for media relations manager
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Assisted media relations manager with media and community relations operations, daily and on game nights
Web Content/Social Media intern, United States Golf Association
May-Aug 2015
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Wrote and edited articles for the USGA’s two websites, USOpen.com and usga.org
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Assisted communication staff with editorial tasks, social media operations and website support on-site at the U.S. Girls’ Junior amateur golf championship in Tulsa, Okla.
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Built the USGA’s championship archives webpage:
Freelance work
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Bylines featured in the Associated Press, The Washington Post, Washington City Paper, The Hockey News,
The Star-Ledger, The Diamondback (College Park, Md.) and The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism
Education
University of Maryland, College Park, Md.
Aug 2016-Dec 2017
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Master's in Journalism (Multiplatform Journalism track; Sports Journalism concentration)
DeSales University, Center Valley, Pa.
Aug 2012-May 2016
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B.A. in Communication; second major in Sport Management; minor in Journalism
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Graduated summa cum laude – GPA: 3.79
Skills
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Proficient in Associated Press style, WordPress, HTML, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Tweetdeck, SaxoTech, Wix, Microsoft Office Suite, podcasting, digital photography and video, social media
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Familiar with Twitter and Facebook analytics, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Audition, CSS