Experience

Donate Life America

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Youth Education Committee Chair

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  The Donate Life America Youth Education Committee identifies and spreads best practices for promoting donation in elementary, middle, high school and university settings.

• Youth Education Committee Member

  • Jan 2020 - Dec 2021

  The Donate Life America Youth Education Committee identifies and spreads best practices for promoting donation in elementary, middle, high school and university settings.



Live On Nebraska

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Public Outreach Coordinator

  • Jun 2018 - Present

  As the Public Outreach Coordinator, I strive to increase the Donor Registry of Nebraska by educating members of the public about donation. This includes engaging with schools, businesses, community organizations, faith communities and other public organizations. In addition, I have the opportunity to coordinate community events, manage the Live On Nebraska Ambassador volunteer program, facilitate social media management and assist with media outreach.

• Diversity Committee Chair

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  The Live On Nebraska Diversity Committee encourages opportunities for Live On Nebraska staff to grow in their understanding of diversity. As Chair, it is a privilege to foster discussion and connection about diversity and how it relates to donation and our surrounding community. As a committee, we work to promote equality and opportunity for all.



University of South Dakota

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Speech Instructor

  • May 2018 - Present

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2016 - May 2018

  As an instructor of the Fundamentals of Speech course at the University of South Dakota, I was responsible for the instruction of lab courses, planning lab sections and assignments, grading course work and speeches, and leading weekly discussions in lab sections. My thesis, titled “Witches, Goblins, and Demons! Oh My! Identifying Women’s Messages in Stand-up Comedy: A Rhetorical Analysis,” was presented at numerous conferences including the International Society for Humor Studies in Montreal, Quebec Canada in July 2017. Show less



Butte County Post

• Belle Fourche, South Dakota

• Assistant Editor

  • Nov 2015 - Aug 2016

  Shortly after being hired as an education reporter with the Rapid City Journal, my job shifted to the northern Black Hills region to work as an editor for one of the Journal's weekly publications, The Butte County Post. This job required staff management, payroll, creating weekly budgets and assignments, news and feature writing, sports coverage, photography, copy editing and working closely with Lee Enterprise's design team to present each week's newspaper. This also included a redesign soon after moving to this position. Several special editions came together under my leadership in this position. Show less



Rapid City Journal

• United States
• Online Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Education Reporter

  • May 2015 - Nov 2015

  This full-time position with the Rapid City Journal covered K-12 and higher education in the Black Hills of South Dakota, primarily in the Rapid City school district and Black Hills State University. Duties included following school board and Board of Regents meetings and action, broadcasting news to social media, blogging regularly and taking photos. General assignment stories were also completed during this time. This full-time position with the Rapid City Journal covered K-12 and higher education in the Black Hills of South Dakota, primarily in the Rapid City school district and Black Hills State University. Duties included following school board and Board of Regents meetings and action, broadcasting news to social media, blogging regularly and taking photos. General assignment stories were also completed during this time.



Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan

• News and Sports Reporter

  • Aug 2012 - May 2015

  This part-time position included writing articles and taking photos for the news and sports sections of The Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan. This included covering hard news, events, feature articles and columns. Each week I also took game calls from schools in the surrounding area, recapping sporting events to publish in the daily newspaper.

• Intern

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  During the summer of 2012 I completed my first internship at the Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan. I was a general assignment reporter, and wrote articles for the news section. I was responsible for writing articles, taking photos, pitching story ideas and copy editing. I was also able to contribute to two special sections throughout the summer, which included their Heritage Edition of manufacturing and agriculture as well as a special 4-H section. I also wrote stories for the women's magazine.



The Volante, University of South Dakota

• Staff Reporter

  • Aug 2011 - May 2015

  As a staff reporter I write articles for the weekly newspaper, The Volante. This also includes coming up with story ideas and creating graphics and other elements to include with the articles and occasionally taking photos.

• Assistant Multimedia Director

  • Aug 2012 - Jan 2013

  While I was the assistant multimedia director I produced weekly videos, interactive graphics, photo albums, audio files and slide shows among other projects. I became proficient with Final Cut Pro as well as iMovie. I was responsible for pitching ideas, creating multiple videos per week, editing videos and working with other reporters to create content.

• Assistant Verve Editor

  • Jan 2012 - May 2012

  As the assistant Verve editor for The Volante I was responsible for content and design of the second page of the arts and entertainment section of our newspaper. This job required writing articles and working with reporters and the section editor to create original content. I was also able to help with the redesign of this section.



The Volante

• Editor in Chief

  • Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  As the editor in chief I have the final say in every editorial and staff decision. I am the visionary for The Volante as a whole, and meet with all staff members to ensure they are developing and moving forward as storytellers. I also act as a liaison between the staff and the Publication Board and Cross Media Council, and am responsible for the recruitment committee. I oversees all other senior editors — news content, news design, verve, sports, opinion, multimedia and newsroom assistant, and make daily decisions affecting the newsroom deadlines and staff expectations. These decisions can include daily adjustments such as deadlines, story coverage, which photos to run, etc. I also read through stories on a daily basis and publish stories and photos to the website. Show less

• News Editor

  • May 2013 - Dec 2013

  As the news editor I am in charge of the entire news section for The Volante. This includes creating a budget each week for reporters, writing and editing articles, taking photos and designing pages. This can also include creating graphics and other visual and interactive elements for the articles.



Rapid City Journal

• Rapid City, South Dakota Area

• Intern

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  As a general assignment reporter for the Rapid City Journal my duties included writing front page stories for the news section, including hard news and feature stories. I also spent mornings helping with cop briefs. My biggest project included daily coverage of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. As a general assignment reporter for the Rapid City Journal my duties included writing front page stories for the news section, including hard news and feature stories. I also spent mornings helping with cop briefs. My biggest project included daily coverage of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.



The VolanteMy spent

• Vermillion, SD

• Managing Editor

  • Jan 2013 - May 2013

  My time spent as the managing editor for The Volante included many responsibilities. My main priority included managing the staff, which involved making sure deadlines were met, story, photo and multimedia assignments were taken and helping with anything else the editor needed. I also wrote articles, edited every story before it went to print and copy edited every page before it was sent to print. My time spent as the managing editor for The Volante included many responsibilities. My main priority included managing the staff, which involved making sure deadlines were met, story, photo and multimedia assignments were taken and helping with anything else the editor needed. I also wrote articles, edited every story before it went to print and copy edited every page before it was sent to print.