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Innovative journalist known for using social media and multimedia to build community around existing and new products. Currently working as Community Coordinator and as a Reporter at Gazette-Times.
Finding hot stories, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities
Schools:
Boise State University, Iowa State University
WORK EXPERIENCE
Employer:
Gazette-Times – Corvallis, Oregon
Position:
Community Coordinator
Time period:
March 2009 - Present
Description:
• Develop social media efforts across three newspapers and a variety of niche Web sites.
• Engage readers online and in person to maximize product effectiveness and promote customer service.
• Work collaboratively to develop news strategy, create efficiency in newsroom practice, educate colleagues in emerging technology and encourage shift toward Web-first culture.
Employer:
Gazette-Times – Corvallis, Oregon
Position:
Reporter
Time period:
August 2007 - Present
Description:
• Cover city and county government and local business trends and issues in Corvallis and Benton County, Oregon for print and online. Developed beatblog to develop and break stories with emphasis on hyperlocality and interactivity.
• Recognized as a leader in newsroom digital content and operations strategy.
Employer:
Greenlee School of Journalism and Mass Communication – Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Position:
Graduate Assistant
Time period:
August 2005 - May 2007
Description:
• Research assistant to school director.
• Produced a monthly departmental newsletter: reporting, writing, photography and design.
• Supervised ongoing data collection efforts for school accreditation process.
Employer:
The Tribune – Ames, Iowa
Position:
Lifestyle Writer/Content Editor
Time period:
March 2005 - August 2005
Description:
• Managed three weekly sections: “A&E,” local and regional arts and entertainment; “Taste,” food and dining pages; and “Living,” feature stories and enterprise reporting on lifestyle trends.
• Coordinated with staff writers, columnist and page designers.
• Contributed business, community features and helped cover news events for the daily paper.
Employer:
The Tribune – Ames, Iowa
Position:
Columnist
Time period:
July 2003 - April 2007
Description:
• Wrote a weekly column contributing to the daily paper’s coverage of local events and issues.
Employer:
The Tribune – Ames, Iowa
Position:
Staff Writer
Time period:
March 2003 - March 2005
Description:
• Reported daily on all aspects of local school districts including enterprise reporting on education trends and classroom challenges.
• Delivered consistent local and presidential campaign coverage of the 2004 Iowa caucuses and regular coverage of state politics from a local angle in addition to general assignment stories.
Employer:
The Arbiter – Boise State University, Boise, Idaho
Position:
Staff Writer, News Editor, Managing Editor
Time period:
August 2001 - December 2002
EDUCATION
University:
Iowa State University
Time period:
2007
Degree:
Journalism and Mass Communication, MSc
University:
Boise State University
Time period:
2002
Degree:
Mass Communication/Journalism, BA
INFORMATION
Awards:
• Awarded top graduate student scholarship for contribution to theory and humanitarian concern.
• Kappa Tau Alpha journalism honor society Top Scholar Award.
High school history teacher turned legislative policy wonk turned business association lobbyist turned president of the state's software industry association.
