Experience

Garden Center magazine
• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Associate Editor

  • May 2023 - Present


Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Reporter

  • Oct 2018 - May 2023

  -Covered county government, three communities, two school districts, a national park, a county park system and environmental issues in Akron and Summit County, Ohio, along with filling in on breaking news stories and other beats as needed. -Conducted interviews and research on complex written stories, including the national opioid federal court case by reporting on the opioid epidemic’s effect on Summit County and Northeast Ohio and following the complicated case through federal court. -Worked with a team of more than a dozen reporters to produce daily news stories. -Assisted with statewide coverage as part of the GateHouse Media Ohio and USA Today Network Ohio teams. -Posted stories using a content management system, which required some basic SEO and HTML skills. -Published stories to social media (primarily Twitter and Facebook). Show less



Mansfield News Journal

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Breaking news reporter

  • Oct 2016 - Oct 2018

  -Contributed to The Cincinnati Enquirer’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Seven Days of Heroin” project as a member of the Media Network of Central Ohio. -Researched, reported and wrote in-depth stories about urban Mansfield and rural Richland County, Ohio, on topics including the region’s opiate epidemic and gun violence. -Supervised the breaking news desk 20 hours a week. -Researched and assisted on USA TODAY Network-Ohio stories. -Worked with a team of four other reporters to produce daily news. -Reported on breaking news, including car crashes, fires and shootings. -Produced social media videos to accompany most breaking news stories. Show less



News21

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fellow

  • Jan 2016 - Aug 2016

  -Worked with a team of 30 fellows to report on voting rights and access issues in a national election year from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix. -Reported in the field in Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Tennessee for two weeks and contributed to a 5,000-word text story. -Using SPSS, created a database of more than 1,000 survey results over 16 years about American voting attitudes. -Edited photos using Photoshop and edited videos/audio using Premiere Pro and Audition. Show less



The Kent Stater

• Editor-in-chief

  • Dec 2015 - May 2016

  -Managed a staff of 14 editors, 70 reporters and 17 photographers.-Broke national news about Kent State professor Julio Pino’s alleged ties to ISIS.-Supervised production of a six-page, tri-weekly newspaper with a circulation of 6,750.

• Managing Editor

  • Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

  -Managed a staff of 30 reporters, editors, photographers, designers and copy editors.-Produced a six-page, tri-weekly newspaper circulated with a circulation of 6,750.-Supervised production of the paper and content posting to KentWired.com.



KentWired.com

• Editor

  • May 2015 - Aug 2015

  -Supervised an editing staff of 8 and a reporting staff of 12. -Ran two weekly editing meetings and one weekly reporting meeting to discuss content and story ideas. -Produced a 52-page end-of-summer print edition. -Posted content to KentWired.com. -Supervised an editing staff of 8 and a reporting staff of 12. -Ran two weekly editing meetings and one weekly reporting meeting to discuss content and story ideas. -Produced a 52-page end-of-summer print edition. -Posted content to KentWired.com.



Smithsonian Institution, Museum of Natural History

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Public Affairs Intern

  • Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

  -Created and maintained a searchable public archive database on the museum’s Intranet website of more than 20,000 digital, print and broadcast entries about the museum in the news, which museum scientists use to search for stories. -Wrote press releases about news emanating from the museum, which were distributed to hundreds of science journalists across the country. -Facilitated media requests from reporters at outlets including The Washington Post, USA TODAY, Voice of America, BBC News and National Geographic. -Archived daily news stories about the museum in five databases. -Supervised film shoots with crews, including from Voice of America. -Prepared daily and weekly newsletters as well as weekly activity summary reports for museum executives, including the museum's director. Show less

• Web Editor

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

  -Worked one night a week to post stories, photos, videos, slideshows and other content to KentWired.com.-Utilized basic HTML code to post content.-Edited stories using AP style.

• Principal Reporter

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  -Wrote investigative stories about topics relating to Kent State University and the city of Kent.-Worked with a small team of reporters and editors to post content to KentWired.com.

• Senior Reporter

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

  -Wrote investigative stories about topics relating to Kent State University and the city of Kent. -Utilized computer-assisted reporting, such as working in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access, to create stories. -Wrote investigative stories about topics relating to Kent State University and the city of Kent. -Utilized computer-assisted reporting, such as working in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access, to create stories.



Daily Kent Stater

• Assigning Editor

  • Jan 2014 - May 2014

  -Managed a team of six reporters to produce stories for the Kent Stater and KentWired.com.-Fostered brainstorming sessions to help reporters develop story ideas.-Edited stories using AP style.-Worked one night a week producing the newspaper.

• Health Reporter

  • Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

  -Covered events, issues and topics related to health on Kent State University's campus, the city of Kent, Portage County, Ohio and the nation.-Beat included the College of Nursing, the College of Public Health, the College of Podiatric Medicine, University Health Services, Deweese Health Center and Northeast Ohio Medical University.



The Burr

• United States
• Insurance Agencies and Brokerages

• Writer

  • Aug 2013 - May 2014

  -Reported and wrote a feature article for The Burr, Kent State's student magazine. -Reported and wrote a feature article for The Burr, Kent State's student magazine.



TV2KSU

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Video Playback

  • Jan 2013 - May 2013

  -Managed playing of videos for TV2KSU, Kent State's student television company.-Organized videos in correct playback order for television broadcast.

• Cameraperson

  • Sep 2012 - Dec 2012

  -Operated a television camera for TV2KSU, Kent State's student television company.-Collaborated with two other camera operators and camera director to determine camera use during filming.