WORK EXPERIENCE
The Prince George’s Sentinel
Lanham, Md.
Managing Editor, July 2010 – Present
· Manage the editorial staff, mostly freelancers, and mentor supervised interns of this weekly community newspaper with a circulation of 23,000 in Prince George’s County
· Fact check, proofread and edit all news stories to follow AP Style guidelines
· Upload content to thesentinel.com/pgs
· Promote content via social media websites, increasing followers, @ mentions and retweets
· Layout all editorial pages using QuarkXPress 8 and edit all photos using Photoshop
· Report and photograph local news, including President Obama’s visit to a local manufacturer
Freelance Journalist
Michigan and Maryland
January 2009 – June 2010
· Published by: The Prince George’s Sentinel (Lanham, Md.) and Huron Daily Tribune (Bad Axe, Mich.)
Macomb Monthly
Mount Clemens, Mich.
Writer/Photographer, February 2009 - April 2010
· As the lead writer at Macomb Monthly, I fulfilled a pseudo-editor role by editing my and other writers’ stories, pitching feature stories to the publisher, assigning stories to other writers and hiring my successor as staff writer/photographer for the 100,000-circulation, free monthly
Huron Daily Tribune
Bad Axe, Mich.
Reporter, May 2008 – December 2008
· Local government beat reporter
· Also wrote event previews, feature stories, personality profiles, columns, business, education, police, local and breaking news for daily and special project deadlines in a fast-paced newsroom
· Proofread and edited peer copy, obituaries and submissions from freelance writers
· Photographed planned events and spot news
· Assisted the editor with layout of the Thumb Resorter, a summertime tabloid-size publication
The Clare Sentinel
Clare, Mich.
Intern Reporter, January 2008 – April 2008
· Wrote and photographed local news stories with a focus on the education beat
Central Michigan Life
Mount Pleasant, Mich.
Staff Reporter, January 2007 – January 2008
· Interviewed famous comedians, including Chelsea Handler, for the Lifeline feature section
· Reported campus news for this award-winning student newspaper
AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
· 2008 Michigan Associated Press Editorial Association Award, Third Place Feature Photo
· “Lighthouse improved, restored” feature picked up by the Associated Press wire
SKILLS
· Computer skills: Photoshop CS4, QuarkXPress 8, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Mich.
May 2008 graduate of the Honors Program with Cum Laude honors
· Major: Journalism with news/editorial concentration
· Minor: German with foreign study in Bielefeld, Germany
· Honors Research Project: Researched and analyzed international media coverage of the Virginia Tech shooting using Internet search tactics and LexisNexis database
· Affiliations: Student Government Association (Public Relations Chair), Mortar Board Senior Honor Society (Director of Communications), Campus Ambassador, Leadership Safari (Safari Guide)
