Media Educator

• Jul 2023 - Present

Adviser for the Pride's Mark and MPTV news along with teaching computer graphic arts in the AZCTE program. Adviser for the Pride's Mark and MPTV news along with teaching computer graphic arts in the AZCTE program.

Education and Creative Consultant

• May 1998 - Present

Digital Design Adjuct Professor

• Aug 2019 - Present

Student Engagement Commuter Life Coordinator

• Aug 2022 - Jul 2023

Board President

• Jul 2021 - Present

Supporting student journalism since 1949. Supporting student journalism since 1949.

Media Educator

• Jul 2002 - May 2022

Adviser of the Desert Vista Thunder Media group which includes The View Newspaper, Storm Yearbook, DVTV Broadcast, photography and website. Adviser of the Desert Vista Thunder Media group which includes The View Newspaper, Storm Yearbook, DVTV Broadcast, photography and website.

Director, Summer Journalism Institute at ASU - Walter Cronkite School of Journalism

• Apr 2021 - Jul 2021

Created virtual camp experience for highly motivated students interested in pursuing media education. Coordinated curriculum, selected participants, and managed students and staff through engagement. Created virtual camp experience for highly motivated students interested in pursuing media education. Coordinated curriculum, selected participants, and managed students and staff through engagement.

Journalism Adviser / Media / Language Arts Educator

• Jul 1998 - Jun 2002

Adviser of the Roots Yearbook and the Shade Newspaper. Instructor of sophomore English before journalism program developed into a full-teaching schedule. Adviser of the Roots Yearbook and the Shade Newspaper. Instructor of sophomore English before journalism program developed into a full-teaching schedule.

Language Arts Educator

• Jul 1997 - Jun 1998

Instructor of sophomore and senior level high school English courses. Instructor of sophomore and senior level high school English courses.

English Language Teacher

• Aug 1995 - Jun 1997

Instructor of freshman English, creative writing, journalism, yearbook, and Shakespeare high school courses. Instructor of freshman English, creative writing, journalism, yearbook, and Shakespeare high school courses.

Associate Producer

• Oct 1994 - Aug 1995

Working the early morning shift, focused on writing, editing, and organizing television scripts, operating the teleprompter during newscasts, and assisting the editor with shot selections for the weekend newscasts. Working the early morning shift, focused on writing, editing, and organizing television scripts, operating the teleprompter during newscasts, and assisting the editor with shot selections for the weekend newscasts.

Assignment Editor

• Apr 1994 - Oct 1994

Participated with the team to select, develop, and plan reporting assignments for news events and feature stories covered by reporters. Participated with the team to select, develop, and plan reporting assignments for news events and feature stories covered by reporters.

Technical Writer

• Jan 1994 - Apr 1994

As technical communicator preparing materials to create virtual corporations that met requirements for government RFPs, built marketing materials, manuals, guides, and other supporting complex documents. As technical communicator preparing materials to create virtual corporations that met requirements for government RFPs, built marketing materials, manuals, guides, and other supporting complex documents.

News Reporter

• Aug 1993 - Dec 1993

Assigned to cover local news stories for a station, focusing on military and environmental pieces. Assigned to cover local news stories for a station, focusing on military and environmental pieces.

General Assignment /Police and Fire Reporter

• Dec 1990 - Aug 1993

Focusing on police and fire-related stories, collected, verified, and analyzed thoroughly newsworthy information. Assembled findings into stories. Wrote and delivered news stories with the reader's perspective in mind. Received assignments or investigate news leads/tips. Covered hard news stories of Temple murders and police department corruption and numerous soft news such as the hottest day of Phoenix on record. Focusing on police and fire-related stories, collected, verified, and analyzed thoroughly newsworthy information. Assembled findings into stories. Wrote and delivered news stories with the reader's perspective in mind. Received assignments or investigate news leads/tips. Covered hard news stories of Temple murders and police department corruption and numerous soft news such as the hottest day of Phoenix on record.