SOFTWARE

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe

InDesign, Adobe Illustrator;
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel,
Microsoft Access, Soundslides,
familiar with many content
management systems
SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter,
Tumblr, WordPress, SquareSpace;
easily adaptable to any new
online social networking platform
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GRAND VALLEY
STATE UNIVERSITY
Journalism | bachelor of arts
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Awarded by the Michigan Press Association Foundation Board to: Worthy journalism
students in Michigan who show outsanding promise and acheivement.
third place editorial | Size Isnt Everything | The Lanthorn
first place news story | Dont Be Afraid To Tell | The Lanthorn
first place column, review or blog | The Kids Are All Wrong | The Lanthorn
first place editorial | Size Isnt Everything | The Lanthorn
second place investigative reporting | FDA gay blood ban hits home | The Lanthorn
COMMUNITY JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP
MICHIGAN PRESS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION
2012 STORY OF THE YEAR (DIVISION 1)
ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS
2012 COLLEGE BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST (DIVISION 1)
MICHIGAN PRESS ASSOCIATION
2010 COLLEGE BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST (DIVISION 1)
MICHIGAN PRESS ASSOCIATION
second place investigative reporting | GVs Policy Outlaws Medical Marijuana | The Lanthorn
RAPID GROWTH MEDIA JANUARY 2014 - PRESENT
Featured profiles on individuals, groups and organizations in Michigan working to make
positive changes for children and families for the nonprofit, online publication
Feature stories and profiles on new programs/initatives in the city of Grand Rapids. The
online publication has 13,000 subscribers and 20-30,000 unique visitors each month.
Staff reporter for News Chief and The Ledger publications in Polk County, Fla.
Coverage of city meetings, events and features in in Frostproof, Dundee and Lake Wales
800-word column featured in Revue Magazines monthly publication in print and online
covering local/independent films, filmmakers and creative initatives in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Responsible for three to four stories per week, covering city government in the Byron Center/
Wyoming areas for Southwest Advance newspaper in print and online at MLive.com
Managed staff of 70 employees for twice-weekly publication at Grand Valley State Universitys
Division I student-run newspaper with a circulation of more than 7,000 in print, also available
online and on mobile devices. Coordinated business, editorial and advertising staffs,
news reporting, editorial/opinion writing, supervised all assignements/section writers, etc.
NEWS CHIEF/THE LEDGER SEPTEMBER 2012 - DECEMBER 2013
MICHIGAN NIGHTLIGHT APRIL 2014 - PRESENT
REVUE MAGAZINE JULY 2012 - OCTOBER 2013
SOUTHWEST ADVANCE JANUARY 2013 - JULY 2013
GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN SEPTEMBER 2012 - DECEMBER 2013
STAFF REPORTER
REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR
FREELANCE REPORTING (CURRENT)
FREELANCE REPORTING (PAST)
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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