EXPERIENCE

Collier​​ County​ ​Sheriff’s​ ​Office,​​ ​Naples,​​ FL​​ —​​​ Media​ ​Relations Specialist

SEPTEMBER​ ​2016​ ​-​ ​PRESENT

Liaison​ ​to​ ​local​ ​and​ ​national​ ​reporters​ ​and​ ​news​ ​outlets.​ ​Responsible​ ​for fulfilling​ ​public​ ​records​ ​requests,​ ​writing​ ​press​ ​releases,​ ​shooting​ ​and editing​ ​photos​ ​and​ ​videos​ ​of​ ​agency​ ​events,​ ​and​ ​coordinating​ ​press conferences.

Naples​ ​Daily​ ​News,​ ​​Naples,​ ​FL​ ​—​ ​​Reporter

AUGUST​​​​ 2011​​ -​​ AUGUST​​​​ 2016

Most​ ​recently​ ​a​ ​features​ ​reporter.​ ​Covered​ ​crime​ ​for​ ​more​ ​than​ ​two​ ​years. Appeared​ ​on​ ​a​ ​morning​ ​news​ ​video​ ​five​ ​days​ ​a​ ​week.​ ​Previously​ ​covered city​ ​council​ ​and​ ​higher​ ​education.​ ​Updated​ ​the​ ​website,​ ​shot​ ​and​ ​produced video.

The​​ Vindicator,​​​ Youngstown,​​ OH​​​ ​—​​​ Reporter

AUGUST​ ​​ ​2010​ ​-​ ​MAY​ ​2011

Intern​ ​responsible​ ​for​ ​covering​ ​two​ ​local​ ​school​ ​districts​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Ohio Department​ ​of​ ​Natural​ ​Resources.​ ​Produced​ ​upwards​ ​of​ ​five​ ​stories​ ​a​ ​week and​ ​covered​ ​cops​ ​on​ ​a​ ​weekly​ ​rotation.

The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH —​​​ Features and web intern

SUMMER 2009 AND SUMMER 2010

Features Intern, Summer 2010. Wrote three to four Q&As, in-depth features stories, and previews each week. Shot and edited video to compliment some stories.

Web Intern, Summer 2009. Approved comments on the site, recorded and edited video stories and wrote print counterparts, compiled photo galleries, updated weekly content, posted news stories.

Daily Kent Stater, Student Media at Kent State University, Kent, OH

Enterprise Reporter, Spring 2010. Wrote a 12-week history series about the university.

Newsroom Coordinator, Fall 2009. Managed a converged newsroom staff of 100 and oversaw the newspaper, TV station, radio station and website. Pushed multimedia and convergence and edited several projects weekly.

Web Editor Summer 2008-Spring 2009. Managed a staff of 15, edited multimedia, posted news stories, managed website daily and cross promoted content across the media.

EDUCATION

The​​ Irish​ ​Writing​​ Program,​​ ​Dublin,​ ​Ireland​​ —​​​ Graduate​​ credits

JUNE​ ​2011​ ​-​ ​AUGUST​ ​​ ​2011

Took​ ​four​ ​courses​ ​in​ ​fiction​ ​writing​ ​during​ ​a​ ​study​ ​abroad​ ​program lasting​ ​six​ ​weeks.​ ​Program​ ​through​ ​the​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Iowa.​ ​A-​ ​average.

Kent​​ State​​ University,​​​ Kent,​​ OH​​ —​​​ B.S.​​ in​​ Journalism

AUG​ ​2006​ ​-​ ​MAY​ ​2010

Minored​ ​in​ ​Creative​ ​Writing.​ ​Honors​ ​college.​ ​Dean’s​ ​List​ ​2006-2010.​ ​3.77 GPA

Mentor High School, Mentor, OH

Graduated summa cum laude in 2006.

TRAINING

Sanibel​ ​Island​ ​Writers​ ​Conference,​ ​​Sanibel​ ​Island,​ ​FL​ ​—​ ​​Attendee

NOV​ ​2017

Attended​ ​sessions​ ​on​ ​plot​ ​and​ ​structure,​ ​flash​ ​fiction,​ ​micro​ ​fiction, publishing,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​neuroscience​ ​behind​ ​believable​ ​characters.