Professional Experience
I am an award-winning journalist that has been featured in local, regional and national print/digital publications. I have covered everything from education and council meetings to features and hard news. I have a strong passion for telling stories and I am always up for a new challenge!
Expertise
Reporter
12 Years
Writer
12 Years
Producer (television)
4 Years
Specialty
Fashion
4 Years
Business (general)
12 Years
Lifestyle
12 Years
Industries
Broadcasting - News - TV (Local)
4 Years
Newspaper - Local/Regional
12 Years
PR (in-house) - Small to mid-sized corp. clients
4 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
12 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Bring Me The News (3-5), Chicago Sun-Times Media Group (3-5), Acorn Newspapers (10+), Coastal View News (10+), Santa Barbara Sentinel (10+), Topanga Messenger (6-10), Internet Broadcasting (6-10), NewsMax (3-5), Pepperdine University (3-5), Elite Daily (1-2), Twin Cities Daily Planet (1-2), UC - Santa Barbara (1-2), WAAY-TV (1-2), Santa Clarita Valley Signal (1-2), Snooth Media (1-2), Pulse of the Twin Cities (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Teeccino Herbal Coffee (6-10), PODS Moving and Storage (10+), Intel Corporation - Ghostwriter (3-5)
Other Work History
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Technical Skills
Web design, basic HTML
Foreign Language Skills
Spanish
Unions
N/A
Computer Skills
- Adobe Creative Suite 4, 5 and 6: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop.
- Microsoft Software 2003, 2007, 2010: Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Publisher
- Email platforms: MailChimp, Constant Contact
Work Permits & Visas
N/A
Awards
2002 Minnesota Broadcasters Associated Press Award, Wellstone Memorial
2009 National Emmy Award for "Outstanding Regional News Story Spot News" for coverage of the I-35W Bridge Collapse in 2007
Associations
SPJ