Resumé

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

The Nevada Appeal October 2008 - present

• Full-time business reporter for Nevada’s capital city newspaper, responsible for covering local economic and business trends.

The Bismarck Tribune September 2008 – October 2009

• Full-time reporter based in North Dakota Capitol and responsible for covering the state’s Legislature, elections and congressional delegation
• Wrote breaking news, trend stories, enterprising political features, political news columns while maintaining a blog and Twitter feed about North Dakota politics
• Guest on the Joel Heitkamp Show, a North Dakota news and politics radio show that airs statewide that airs statewide

The Arizona Republic Summer 2008

• Worked as a general assignment and business reporter in a community bureau
• Covered major breaking news and wrote enterprising community and business features
• Produced, shot and edited video for the Republic’s Web site

The Nevada Sagebrush May 2007 to May 2008

• Managed staff of 25 student journalists for the Pacemaker Award-winning weekly newspaper
• Responsible for newspaper’s $151,000 budget and transition to new office
• Wrote editorials, directed news coverage, shot video and collected audio for podcasts

Stephens Washington News Bureau Summer 2007

• Reported from Capitol Hill primarily for Las Vegas Review Journal
• Covered Nevada’s five-member congressional delegation, including Sen. Harry Reid
• Wrote enterprising political features, breaking news and political notebooks

Scripps Howard Foundation Wire Fall 2006

• Wrote enterprising features while learning the ropes of Capitol Hill reporting
• Covered Rep. Mark Foley scandal and Sen. Jim Webb’s 2006 victory party

The Henderson Home News Summer 2005

• Covered city council, downtown redevelopment, high school sports and local elections

EDUCATION

University of Nevada, Reno Graduated spring 2008

• Earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism, an economics minor and 3.7 GPA

SKILLS

• Strong writer with deep knowledge of government and leadership abilities
• Dreamweaver, InDesign, Photoshop, InCopy, Final Cut Express, Flash, Audacity
• Experience with collecting and editing professional-quality audio and video for the Web
• Experience with updating and customizing content management systems such as WordPress

AWARDS

• North Dakota Newspaper Association “Rookie Reporter of the Year” (2009)
• Selected to attend the Atlantik-Brücke journalist study trip in Germany (2009)
• Warren Lerude First Amendment Award for Reynolds School of Journalism (2008)
• Steve Martarano “Best Published Article Award” (2008)
• Edward W. Scripps II Memorial Scholarship for young journalists (2005 & 2006)
• Dean’s List for Donald Reynolds School of Journalism (2004 –2007)