Experience

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  University of Houston

  • Houston, Texas, United States

  • University Lecturer

    • Jan 2020 - Present
    • Houston, Texas, United States

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  New Caney Independent School District

  • United States
  • Education Management
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Communications Coordinator

    • Jul 2017 - Present

    Work with the newly formed Public Relations department, creating timely videos for the district social media campaigns.Use academic level New Media and compelling design to help foster deeper engagement with our shareholders. Create content for social media platforms and serve as one of the administrators of the site. Primarily the districts website, but also create content for Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

  • Director of Digital Media/Video Production

    • Jan 2014 - Jul 2017

    I work with four professional teachers at both high schools to install and develop a program designed to teach students to create videos, advertisements, PSA's for local cable channels and school websites.I will also teach 30 students to operate the largest video scoreboard in Texas high school history. The 1400+ square foot LED screen at The New Caney Stadium has been in operation since the Fall of 2014.

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  Gulf Coast Voiceworks

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Owner

    • Dec 1997 - Jan 2020
    • Houston, Texas Area

    Voice of 311 information for each department at the City of Houston.Voice of Mesquite ProRodeo Arena, Mesquite, Texas.Voice work for HTV, City of Houston. Various award winning projects.

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  Carthage ISD

  • Director of Communications

    • Jan 2010 - Dec 2013

    I am a highly trained, experienced crisis communicator, with more than twenty years of exceptional writing skills, along with an established network of relationships to promote my client’s message.All facets of Communications from Public Relations to Video creation for the district.I create award winning teacher training/recruiting videos, while programing video stories about the district to run on-demand online and on Cable access channel.Leading a team of teachers and students to create video advertising, while running the show for the largest high school video scoreboard in the state, as seen in the Wall Street Journal and Yahoo.

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  KTRK- 13 ABC (O&O)

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Reporter/Anchor

    • Jan 1995 - Dec 1999
    • Houston, Texas Area

    Produce, Write and On-air report stories of interest to the viewers of Houston, Texas and nationally through ABC News.Stories covered: Oklahoma City bombing and trial of Timothy Mc Veigh. Atlanta Olympic bombing, Columbine school shooting, Texas Militia stand-off in the Davis Mountains, Death of Selena in Corpus Christi. etc.

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  WAAY-TV 31 (ABC affiliate)

  • Huntsville, Alabama Area

  • Anchor/Reporter

    • Jan 1994 - Jan 1995
    • Huntsville, Alabama Area

    Covered the Piedmont Tornado during Palm Sunday Service.Alabama Governor election from Capitol, and Marshal Space Flight Center following NASA.

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  KLSB

  • Anchor/Reporter

    • 1992 - 1994

    Produced and anchored stories that impacted viewers in a 20 plus county area of East Texas. Lot of driving to make the deadline, but the people were worth every mile. Stories covered: Stand-off in Waco of Branch Davidians.Katy award for coverage of Concealed Carry law in Texas.