Experience

Northeast Mississippi Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Public Information Specialist

  • Aug 2008 - Present

  Committee Membership Former chair of the Cultural Arts Committee, member of the Graduation Rate & Retention committee, the Most Beautiful Pageant committee, Professional Development committee, Public Relations committee, Student Recruiting and Marketing committee, Technology committee, Title IX committee and the Web Page committee. Former member of the Social committee (disbanded), the Sports Information committee (disbanded) Responsibilities • Aiding event management as needed • Assist in design and production of media guides • Cover press conferences/news announcements for the college • Write assorted releases for media publications • Facilitate in advising the College Publications staff Accomplishments • Redesigned The Beacon website • Created a Public Information Office website cataloging releases submitted to media outlets • Actively pursued ideas to improve the College Publications’ visibility on the Northeast campus through inquiries into using College Publisher software and joining of UWIRE (University Wire) • Responsible for keeping record of where releases are used in publications



Associated Press

• United Kingdom
• Telecommunications

• Stringer

  • May 2009 - Present

  Responsibilities • Meet hourly and daily deadlines • Capture photographs based on assignment from Jackson bureau • Work with various news agencies throughout the Mid-South Accomplishments • Photographs published in the Omaha World Herald, Washington Post and New York Times and websites of ABC News, Boston Herald, Chicago Tribune, Fresno Bee, Kansas City Star, Sacramento Bee, MSNBC, USA Today, Washington Post, and New York Times Responsibilities • Meet hourly and daily deadlines • Capture photographs based on assignment from Jackson bureau • Work with various news agencies throughout the Mid-South Accomplishments • Photographs published in the Omaha World Herald, Washington Post and New York Times and websites of ABC News, Boston Herald, Chicago Tribune, Fresno Bee, Kansas City Star, Sacramento Bee, MSNBC, USA Today, Washington Post, and New York Times



Take 5 Studios

• Co-Owner

  • Mar 2012 - Sep 2012

  I am the former co-owner of Take 5 Studios in Saltillo, Mississippi. Take 5 Studios was a full service photography studio. Our portrait studio included four on-site photographers that came from many different backgrounds and style levels. This allowed us to provide you with something "out of the box" and a little different. Take 5 Studios offered both in studio as well as on location family portraits (baby photography, children photography and family groups), senior portraits, pet photography, engagement and wedding photography as well as other special occasions. We also specialized in corporate photography and product photography for a company's website or other advertising medium. We offered competitive packages and could create a custom package specific to one's needs.



Daily Corinthian

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Writer

  • Aug 2001 - Dec 2007

  Responsibilities: • Meeting hourly as well as daily deadlines • Dealing with the public on a daily basis • Supervising the Daily Corinthian Net Edition • Meeting weekly deadlines when putting out The Banner-Independent sports section • Photo manager for the magazine-products 'Crossroads Woman', 'Crossroads Man and the Outdoors', 'Lifestyles Plus,' 'Crossroads Brides' and a pair of magazines that were in the birthing stage. • Handling any submitted photos from the public Accomplishments: Listed upon request -- LinkedIn has a maximum character length of 1,000



The Banner-Independent

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sports Writer

  • Aug 2001 - Dec 2007

  Responsibilities: • Please see “Staff Writer” Daily Corinthian responsibilities. • While working as a Staff Writer at the Daily Corinthian, aided its sister paper 20 miles away each week with coverage in its local market Responsibilities: • Please see “Staff Writer” Daily Corinthian responsibilities. • While working as a Staff Writer at the Daily Corinthian, aided its sister paper 20 miles away each week with coverage in its local market