Objective:
To find post-graduation employment, in broadcast or print
journalism, which reflects my ambition and utilizes the skills established in my experience. My areas of expertise
are sports and news.
University
of Massachusetts Amherst
BA Degree 05/07
Magna Cum Laude
Commonwealth College Honors Program
GPA: 3.75
Major: Journalism
Minor: Afro-American Studies
Related Coursework:
Writing Broadcasting Narratives, Public Relations,
Democracy & Discourse, Citizen Journalism,
Writing About Sports, Interviewing Skills, Politician & The Journalist
Computer Skills:
MS Office-Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint; research databases
Language Skills:
Basic Spanish Experience:
News Staff Reporter,
Arlington Advocate, Arlington, MA August 2007-Present
• Wrote
almost every news story in the paper
• Took Advocate "new media" reporting to a new level though blogs,
video, pictures and writing
• Collaborated with the local television station as a street reporter for Arlington
Town Day coverage, a first for the Advocate
• Covered everything from meetings to special interest
stories
• Interacted closely with both residents and town officials, as the Advocate is the only local paper
• Competed daily with the Boston Globe, Boston Herald and a local news blog
• Produced breaking news
content for the website, rather than waiting for the weekly deadline
News Editorial Director, WMUA 91.1 FM, Amherst, MA 2006-07
• Recruited, trained, organized and directed News staff
• Engineered News casts
• Wrote
scripts and anchored News casts
• Reported and produced stories
• Interviewed guests live for UMass1800
radio show
Sports Correspondent, Sentinel & Enterprise, Fitchburg, Ma 2006-07
• Covered games of multiple sports
• Wrote
game, sidebar and feature articles
Sports Reporting Intern,
Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, MA Spring 2006
• Received
Milt Cole Internship Stipend Award
• Covered games of multiple sports
• Wrote feature, game and preview
stories
• Designed scoreboard page
• Interacted with coaches and players through phone interviews
Interests:
Sports, general news, social justice, politics, race and ethnic relations,
gender relations and theology.
Honor Societies:
Golden Key International Honor Society, National Scholars Honor Society, Phi
Kappa Phi, Kappa Tau Alpha.
Hobbies:
Playing, watching, and writing about sports,
listening to music, reading, and spending time with loved ones.
Other
Information:
Contributed a chapter of a published book for
Commonwealth College Honors Program capstone course "Gender Politics of Representation", published May 2007.
