Experience

Gradient Learning

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Writer

  • 2020 - Present



Nike

• India
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Global Content Developer

  • 2018 - 2020

  Developed learning materials for Nike Direct employees (Athletes), both written and digital.Developed subject-matter knowledge and expertise for assigned content areas.Primary Content Writer and Editor for Nike’s Global Loss Prevention & Risk Operations team.



WebMD Health Services

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Sr. Communication Strategist

  • 2017 - 2018

  Worked with employer and health plan clients to develop and manage communication strategies that drove consumer behavior and kept employee populations engaged with WebMD’s tools and services.Developed campaigns that used multiple mediums based on client’s unique needs and employees.Established solid partnerships with employees and clients, resulting in increased wellness program engagement.

• Global Digital Content Writer

  • 2016 - 2017

  Created and produced SEO-driven global digital content for internal and external Nike websites.Wrote/edited technical documents and created HTML for Nike's Athlete Knowledge Base (AKB) that served call centers around the world.Updated/wrote consumer-facing FAQs on Nike.com’s Get Help section.Helped manage internal blog.



Portland Tribune

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • 2015 - 2016

  Reported and edited community-based sports news, ranging from professional to youth athletics.Helped run social media accounts; increase SEO for website; proof and edit news/sports pages.Developed and maintained relationships with high-level team sources, coaches and players.Emphasis on narrative journalism that goes beyond athletics to bring in new audiences.



The Oregonian

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Reporter/Editor

  • 2012 - 2015

  Report and edit community-based sports news through engaging and shareable content. Write, edit, report, take photographs, shoot video and engage audience through various forms of social interaction.Focus on digital-first reporting and editing to grow audience on OregonLive.Sports Editor for the Oregonian Media Group's Hillsboro Argus and Forest Grove Leader community newspapers. Also report for The Oregonian and the Beaverton Leader community newspaper.



The Associated Press

• United States
• Media Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Correspondent

  • 2010 - 2012

  Gathered information for stories from University of Oregon, Oregon State University and elite track and field athletic events.Wrote copy on tight deadline to reach worldwide audience in timely fashion.

• Sports Reporter

  • 2004 - 2010

  Lived in Eugene, Ore., from July 2007 to Feb. 2010, in the role of a one-man bureau for The Oregonian.University of Oregon athletics beat reporter from 2007-2010. Wrote and edited hard news, game stories, sidebars and features on tight deadlines.On-line duties included various forms of blogging, audio, video and Twitter.Covered the 2006 and 2007 Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa.East County high school sports beat reporter from 2004-2007, covering 20 schools exclusively.



The Register-Guard

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sports Reporter

  • 2002 - 2004

  Reported and wrote on various college, high school and community sports.Compiled information from callers, faxes, emails for publication on tight deadline.



The Washington Times

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sports Reporter Intern

  • Jun 2003 - Sep 2003

  Covered Major League Baseball's Baltimore Orioles and the WNBA's Washington Mystics on a regular basis.



Oregon Daily Emerald

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sports Editor, Reporter

  • 1998 - 2002



Los Angeles Times

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Community Sports Reporter Intern

  • Jun 2001 - Sep 2001



Bethel Lutheran Church

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Youth Drop-In Center Counselor

  • Jun 1999 - Aug 1999