Resume

• 2011

  Master of Arts

  Mass Communication

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  University of Central Florida

• 2002

  Bachelor of Science in Journalism

  2005: Awarded the Florida Press Association Journalism Scholarship for journalism excellence in classwork and extracurriculars \n\t\t\n2006: Awarded the Florida Magazine Association - Charlie Awards (silver) for sports writing in UF Today Magazine

  Magazine Journalism

  History

  Society of Professional Journalists

  Florida Press Association

  College of Journalism College Council

  Orange and Blue student magazine

  The Independent Florida Alligator

  writer for UF Today and Florida alumni magazines

  writer for University of Florida News and Public Affairs office.

• Excel

  Photoshop

  Writing

  Stories

  Copywriting

  Word

  Journalism

  Newspaper

  QuarkXPress

  AP Style

  Research

  Press Releases

  InDesign

  Publications

  Magazines

  Public Relations

  Facebook

  Editing

  PowerPoint

  Copy Editing

  The 863 Magazine

  The 863 Magazine

  Morris

  Meredith Jean

  Morris

  New York Post

  Time Inc.

  Tribune Company

  University of Central Florida

  Associated Press

  University of Central Florida

  Valencia College

  The Ledger

  News Chief

  Central Florida Media Group

  Editor of East Polk Lifestyles magazine

  responsible for the magazine design

  content

  theme selection

  story assignment and editing. Work with photographers

  writers and editors to produce this monthly features magazine about the life and people in East Polk County.\n\nSection editor of lifestyles and arts and entertainment section of the News Chief newspaper.\n\nCorrespondent writer for The Ledger publications.

  The Ledger

  University of Central Florida

  Teaching Journalism writing

  reporting and editing courses for the Nicholson School of Communication.

  Part-time Journalism Instructor

  Orlando

  Florida Area

  Working as a Central Florida stringer for the Associated Press.

  Associated Press

  Freelance Reporter

  Freelance reporter and researcher for the New York Post in Florida.

  New York Post

  University of Central Florida

  Nicholson School of Communication

  Instructor of record for Fundamentals of Oral Communication (Public Speaking) (SPC 1608)\nInstructor of record for Visual Communication (VIC 3001)\nInstructor of record for News Reporting (JOU 2100)

  Graduate Teaching Associate

  Teaching Fundamentals of Speech at several Central Florida Valencia College campuses.

  Valencia College

  Editorial Intern

  Teen People magazine

  Assisting the entertainment and research departments at the magazine with content

  research and miscellaneous office duties.

  Time Inc.

  Features Editor

  Responsible for the content

  design and editing of lifestyles

  arts and entertainment section of the newspaper.\nAlso editor of Her Voice magazine

  a lifestyle magazine for women; and pOke magazine

  an alternative arts magazine.

  News Chief

  Professor of Communication

  Valencia College

  Assistant Editor/Page Artist

  Responsible for writing

  editing and creative design of Central Florida Health News magazine

  the only endorsed publication of the Polk County Medical Association.

  Central Florida Media Group

  Tribune Company

  Orlando

  Florida Area

  Writing features and human interest stories about the Winter Park and College Park areas of Orlando for the Orlando Sentinel.

  Freelance reporter

  University of Central Florida

  College of Sciences

  Nominee - Graduate Teacher of the Year

  Nicholson School of Communication

  University of Central Florida

  College of Sciences