Experience

City of Newton, KS

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Communications

  • Oct 2005 - Present

  Writes news releases, handles media relations, and serves as official City spokesperson. Manages City’s website and social media presence. Designs and implements branding and marketing campaigns. Writes and designs public education print materials and video productions. Oversees City’s graphic standards and visual identity. Writes and administers state and federal grants for multiple City departments.



The Wichita Eagle

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Designer

  • Jan 2005 - Sep 2005

  Designed and paginated news and sports pages for daily newspaper.



Lawrence Journal-World

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Copy Editor/Designer

  • May 2001 - Dec 2004

  Edited copy and wrote headlines for daily community newspaper. Designed and paginated news pages. Helped plan news coverage. Chose wire stories, and planned and paginated wire section.