Experience

City Of Tehachapi
• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Assistant City Manager

  • Dec 2021 - Present


City of Tehachapi

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Economic Development Coordinator/Assistant To The City Manager

  • Sep 2017 - Dec 2021

  Proudly serving my hometown of Tehachapi, California in the office of the city manager. Lead economic development efforts for the City of Tehachapi by creating a business-friendly climate for local and corporate-based companies. Support the efforts of our partners in creating an attractive lifestyle for the City and the Greater Tehachapi area. Proudly serving my hometown of Tehachapi, California in the office of the city manager. Lead economic development efforts for the City of Tehachapi by creating a business-friendly climate for local and corporate-based companies. Support the efforts of our partners in creating an attractive lifestyle for the City and the Greater Tehachapi area.



Assistant Athletics Director, Communications

• Assistant Athletics Director for Communications

  • Mar 2011 - Sep 2017

  - Manage all aspects of the athletic department’s website, social media, media relations and broadcast properties. Serve as an executive staff member in the athletics department. - Lead the marketing department of two employees and interns, approve of game day promotions, materials and advertising initiatives. - Lead athletics communications department of two full-time employees and interns. - Oversee all aspects of the athletic department’s media relations including press releases, website features, media interaction both pre and postgame, pitch story ideas about the program/student-athletes to the multiple media outlets that cover CSUB Athletics. - Handle all media-buying responsibilities including radio, television and print advertising. Design all print ads, produce all radio and most television commercials. - Primary sports information contact and play-by-play voice for CSUB basketball and baseball. Prepare game notes, stat reports, radio/TV rosters, media guides and facilitate media needs. - Serve as marketing and communications liaison for the department to Learfield Sports and Roadrunner Sports Properties. - Execute both radio and television broadcasts and production for several teams. - Host and produce weekly television show ‘Roadrunner Rundown’. - Responsible for department branding including implementation of public and community relations campaigns. - Write a weekly column ‘The Roadrunner Connection’ for The Tehachapi News. - Create online multimedia content including interviews, features for website and social media platforms. - Serve as contact for WAC Digital Network. Arrange broadcast production of live events as requested by the Western Athletic Conference.



American General Media, KGEO

• Program Director, Host

  • Mar 2003 - Mar 2011

  - Managed all programming and staff of 14 for sports station. - Hosted daily sports talk show. - Handled all station audio and video production, web content, affiliate contracts and programming logs. - Edit and wrote articles, blogs and executed web design for station website. - Covered various sports stories and events including collegiate athletics, NFL football, minor league hockey, baseball, NBA basketball and Major League Baseball. - Developed local and national media contacts. - Play-by-play voice for high school football and CSU Bakersfield Roadrunner basketball and baseball. - Worked to create relevant content for air and website. Handled ideas for station promotions, marketing and social media.



American General Media, KERN

• Assistant Program Director/ Producer & Host

  • Mar 2003 - Mar 2008

  - Work with Program Director and talent to generate successful ratings-driven news and talk radio. - Two separate stints as Interim Program Director (2006, 2008). - Also spent time as reporter in the news room as needed, regular and fill-in talk show host, and play-by-play voice. - Producer for local talk shows. Booked guests, generated show topics and screened on-air calls - Work with Program Director and talent to generate successful ratings-driven news and talk radio. - Two separate stints as Interim Program Director (2006, 2008). - Also spent time as reporter in the news room as needed, regular and fill-in talk show host, and play-by-play voice. - Producer for local talk shows. Booked guests, generated show topics and screened on-air calls



Adelman Broadcasting

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance News Anchor

  • 2004 - 2008

  - Worked autonomously from station while providing daily newscasts for the listeners in Eastern Kern County. - Wrote, voiced and produced newscasts, delivered electronically for two stations. - Worked autonomously from station while providing daily newscasts for the listeners in Eastern Kern County. - Wrote, voiced and produced newscasts, delivered electronically for two stations.



KCEL Radio

• Germany

• Morning News Anchor

  • Oct 2002 - Mar 2003

  - Worked with morning show talent and delivered news and traffic reports. - Assisted sales manager in creating and selling advertising on station. - Worked with morning show talent and delivered news and traffic reports. - Assisted sales manager in creating and selling advertising on station.



The Bakersfield Californian

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Sports Writer

  • Aug 2002 - Mar 2003

  - Covered various local sports stories including prep football and basketball games, golf tournaments, motor sports. - Worked weekly on the sports desk taking results and preparing them for print. - Covered various local sports stories including prep football and basketball games, golf tournaments, motor sports. - Worked weekly on the sports desk taking results and preparing them for print.