Experience

Georgia Department of Human Services

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Web & Communications Coordinator

  • May 2021 - Present



The Greenville News Media Group

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • Jan 2018 - Apr 2021

  - Communicated with a network of sources, finding, building and maintaining relationships with people on a daily basis through in-person, over-the-phone, email and social media communication.- Responsible for writing compelling articles about a variety of complex subjects that resonated with readers and create followership. - Developed effective communication and writing strategies about agendas, budgets, re-zoning requests, legal documents and demographic statistics, analyzing the data and sharing with my audience how it impacts them.- Successfully met the language needs of our readers by creating multi-lingual articles and stories, which earned a third place Innovation Award from the South Carolina Press Association in 2018.- Successfully tracked and reported on breaking news, sharing vital information to inform our readers, contributing to a third place staff award for breaking news coverage from the South Carolina Press Association in 2018.



News Leader Media

• United States
• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Government Watchdog Reporter

  • Aug 2016 - Jan 2018

  - Worked under high pressure and with tight deadlines. Covered the Aug. 12, 2017 events in Charlottesville, live-tweeting the build-up to the planned rally, going live on The News Leader Facebook page as police declared it an unlawful assembly and reporting at the scene of the deadly vehicle attack, which earned a Gannett Division III award for breaking news reporting.- Found impactful ways to communicate with the audience in a challenging environment. Wrote about the life and issues of volunteer firefighters in quiet, rural Augusta County, Virginia, where the county government made an effort to shut down a local fire station with minimal public discussion.



Georgia News Lab

• United States
• Online Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • Aug 2015 - May 2016

  -Worked as part of a collaborative, 12-student team in conjunction with the Atlanta-Journal Constitution and WSB-TV on investigative stories surrounding Georgia government and politics. -Worked as part of a collaborative, 12-student team in conjunction with the Atlanta-Journal Constitution and WSB-TV on investigative stories surrounding Georgia government and politics.



WUOG 90.5 fm

• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Radio DJ

  • Mar 2013 - May 2016

  -Hosted a one to two-hour radio shift once per week, playing local and alternative music. -Hosted a one to two-hour radio shift once per week, playing local and alternative music.



USA TODAY

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Collegiate Correspondent

  • Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

  -Wrote two articles per month on college study abroad topics. -Wrote two articles per month on college study abroad topics.



The Red & Black Publishing Co.

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

  -Wrote two to five articles per week for campus newspaper, covering the science beat and other news. -Wrote two to five articles per week for campus newspaper, covering the science beat and other news.