Journalism Experience
Trib Total Media | Southwestern Pa.
Reporter, Valley News Dispatch
May 2010-present
Writing general assignment news and feature stories focusing on the Alle-Kiski Valley, the region northeast of Pittsburgh, Pa., while also covering Butler County government, two school districts and six municipalities in Butler and Armstrong Counties.
Providing issues-based coverage of education, Marcellus shale drilling and local government.
Employing database journalism to cover Census trends and to contribute to a statewide AP project.
Reporting Intern, Stringer, Valley News Dispatch
May-Aug. 2008, May-June 2009
Wrote more than 40 articles, including news, features and long-form pieces.
Intern, Gateway Newspapers
May 2006-Aug. 2006
Covered community news for Penn-Trafford Star and Murrysville Star, weeklies east of Pittsburgh.
The Daily Collegian | State College, Pa.
Editor-in-chief
May 2009-May 2010
Managed the 200-member news division of Penn State’s independent, student-run daily newspaper with a circulation of about 20,000.
Oversaw the newspaper from ideas to final product; held responsiblity for all content.
Worked with Board of Editors on staff initiatives like Web site and reporting improvements.
Debuted Collegian social media accounts; trained editors to use social media to break news.
Led Board of Opinion, supervising and editing editorial content.
Served as a voting member on the Collegian’s Board of Directors and as a member of the Collegian’s management team.
Investigative team leader
Jan. 2009-March 2009
Metro Editor, Campus Editor
Sept. 2007-Dec. 2008
Managed and trained reporters; assigned and edited stories. Coordinated coverage of Election 2008, of a downtown riot and of Penn State’s Dance Marathon.
Reporter
Sept. 2006-Aug. 2007
Education
Class of 2010
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Journalism major, Women’s Studies major. 3.62 GPA; Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society.
Class of 2006Penn-Trafford High School, Harrison City, Pa.
High honors. Editor-in-chief of high school newspaper, The Warrior.
Awards and Recognition
Spring 2011: Pennsylvania’s Emerging Journalist, by Pennsylvania Newspaper Association; Golden Quill awards for health/medical reporting and for science/technology reporting among daily newspapers of less than 45,000 circulation, by the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania.
Spring 2009: Katey Lehman Creative Writing Award in Journalism.
Volunteer Experience
Serving as a voting member of The Daily Collegian Alumni Interest Group, Aug. 2011-present.
Volunteered as a counselor at Penn State’s Institute for High School Journalists, summer 2007.
References available upon request
View writing samples.
Trib Total Media | Southwestern Pa.
Reporter, Valley News Dispatch
May 2010-present
Writing general assignment news and feature stories focusing on the Alle-Kiski Valley, the region northeast of Pittsburgh, Pa., while also covering Butler County government, two school districts and six municipalities in Butler and Armstrong Counties.
Providing issues-based coverage of education, Marcellus shale drilling and local government.
Employing database journalism to cover Census trends and to contribute to a statewide AP project.
Reporting Intern, Stringer, Valley News Dispatch
May-Aug. 2008, May-June 2009
Wrote more than 40 articles, including news, features and long-form pieces.
Intern, Gateway Newspapers
May 2006-Aug. 2006
Covered community news for Penn-Trafford Star and Murrysville Star, weeklies east of Pittsburgh.
The Daily Collegian | State College, Pa.
Editor-in-chief
May 2009-May 2010
Managed the 200-member news division of Penn State’s independent, student-run daily newspaper with a circulation of about 20,000.
Oversaw the newspaper from ideas to final product; held responsiblity for all content.
Worked with Board of Editors on staff initiatives like Web site and reporting improvements.
Debuted Collegian social media accounts; trained editors to use social media to break news.
Led Board of Opinion, supervising and editing editorial content.
Served as a voting member on the Collegian’s Board of Directors and as a member of the Collegian’s management team.
Investigative team leader
Jan. 2009-March 2009
Metro Editor, Campus Editor
Sept. 2007-Dec. 2008
Managed and trained reporters; assigned and edited stories. Coordinated coverage of Election 2008, of a downtown riot and of Penn State’s Dance Marathon.
Reporter
Sept. 2006-Aug. 2007
Education
Class of 2010
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Journalism major, Women’s Studies major. 3.62 GPA; Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society.
Class of 2006Penn-Trafford High School, Harrison City, Pa.
High honors. Editor-in-chief of high school newspaper, The Warrior.
Awards and Recognition
Spring 2011: Pennsylvania’s Emerging Journalist, by Pennsylvania Newspaper Association; Golden Quill awards for health/medical reporting and for science/technology reporting among daily newspapers of less than 45,000 circulation, by the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania.
Spring 2009: Katey Lehman Creative Writing Award in Journalism.
Volunteer Experience
Serving as a voting member of The Daily Collegian Alumni Interest Group, Aug. 2011-present.
Volunteered as a counselor at Penn State’s Institute for High School Journalists, summer 2007.
References available upon request
View writing samples.
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