Experience

FAMU College of Law

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Information and Media Services Coordinator

  • Jun 2018 - Present



BNC

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• HBCU Guest Booker

  • Sep 2019 - Dec 2021

  Building relationships with HBCUs to schedule subject matter experts for interviews on the Black News Channel. Building relationships with HBCUs to schedule subject matter experts for interviews on the Black News Channel.



WKMG News 6

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assignment Planner

  • Mar 2016 - Mar 2017

  Responsible for advance planning of news coverage, building community partner relationships, updating resources, long term news planning, coordinating telephone banks, etc Responsible for advance planning of news coverage, building community partner relationships, updating resources, long term news planning, coordinating telephone banks, etc



Florida Health

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Public Information

  • Jan 2003 - Dec 2015

  Responsible for managing news media, crisis communications, strategic planning, writing news releases, talking points Writing, producing, reporting a weekly 3-minute public health television segment that airs on WDSC's Volusia Magazine Program Coordinates annual Health Equity Summit Builds and maintains strong community partner relationships Builds and maintains strong and meaningful media relationships Provides content to webmaster Marketing Generates creative story ideas to promote public health Manages college internship program Member of senior leadership team Responsible for continued positive media coverage of agency resulting in positive image in community Provides media relations support to proactively provide health information to the news media, community leaders, and government officials Completed Harvard Risk Communications Training course Developed Annual Healthy Food Drive with NASCAR to benefit needy families-Second Harvest Food Bank Presentation- Communicating During the Storm-Media Tips Recipient of Mary McLeod Bethune Humanitarian 2011 winner of the Davis Productivity Award Show less



Florida's Turnpike Enterprise

• Lake Mary, Florida

• Public Information Officer

  • Jan 2000 - Dec 2002

  Spokesperson for the $265 million Seminole Expressway Project 2 in Sanford. Planned grand opening featuring Congressman John Mica and dignitaries. Wrote and produced project newsletters Coordinated school supply drive for Wicklow Elementary School Maintained positive community relations with neighborhood associations during length of construction project Partnered with Seminole County/Lake Mary Chamber of Commerce for 417 Grand Opening Spokesperson for the $265 million Seminole Expressway Project 2 in Sanford. Planned grand opening featuring Congressman John Mica and dignitaries. Wrote and produced project newsletters Coordinated school supply drive for Wicklow Elementary School Maintained positive community relations with neighborhood associations during length of construction project Partnered with Seminole County/Lake Mary Chamber of Commerce for 417 Grand Opening



WOFL TV 35 FOX

• Assignment Editor/Crime Reporter

  • Mar 1998 - Jan 2000

  Managed staff of twelve reporters/photographers. Assigned stories to crews, monitored police scanners, coordinated live shots and satellite feeds. Developed strong police and community contacts, wrote and produced weekly segment called Central Florida's Most Wanted profiling the community's most dangerous suspects. Reputation for breaking important news stories Strong ability to get exclusive interviews with newsmakers Member of management team Managed staff of twelve reporters/photographers. Assigned stories to crews, monitored police scanners, coordinated live shots and satellite feeds. Developed strong police and community contacts, wrote and produced weekly segment called Central Florida's Most Wanted profiling the community's most dangerous suspects. Reputation for breaking important news stories Strong ability to get exclusive interviews with newsmakers Member of management team



WTXL TV

• Morning Anchor/Reporter

  • Mar 1995 - Jan 1997

  Wrote, produced, and anchored morning cut-ins, covered the crime beat, represented the station at speaking engagements. Wrote, produced, and anchored morning cut-ins, covered the crime beat, represented the station at speaking engagements.



WTOK TV ABC

• Morning Anchor/Reporter

  • Mar 1994 - Mar 1995

  Wrote, produced, and anchored a one hour morning news, information, and entertainment show called Good Morning Meridian. Speaking engagements. Recognized for series on Murder of three Civil Rights Workers Wrote, produced, and anchored a one hour morning news, information, and entertainment show called Good Morning Meridian. Speaking engagements. Recognized for series on Murder of three Civil Rights Workers



WINK TV CBS

• Bureau Chief/Reporter

  • Oct 1991 - Mar 1994

  Managed and supervised daily operations of the station's Charlotte County Bureau. . Managed and supervised daily operations of the station's Charlotte County Bureau. .



WPEC TV and WPBF TV

• Morning Anchor/Reporter

  • Jul 1986 - Oct 1991

  Covered the crime beat, courts, tourism and economic development, spring training. Covered the crime beat, courts, tourism and economic development, spring training.



ABC News Bureau

• Desk Assistant

  • Jan 1983 - Jul 1986

  Wrote scripts, answered phones, assisted in managing news desk, provided news wire Attended White House news conferences with Correspondent Carole Simpson Wrote scripts, answered phones, assisted in managing news desk, provided news wire Attended White House news conferences with Correspondent Carole Simpson