• Manage newsroom, office, advertising staff• Collaborate on graphic design, advertising, circulation and HR to create weekly newspaper and special publications• Utilize Google Analytics and social media data to locate trends and boost visibility• Develop/manage editorial, advertising, graphic design, circulation and printing budgets, maximizing savings and increasing cash flow• Social media content manager, preference Facebook, experience in other mediums• Utilize Adobe to create newspaper and special sections• Develop new products to promote readership and generate revenue• Promote newspaper within target markets• Liaison with community leaders/residents• Interview sources, write content• Photographer• Resolve conflicts• Initiate contests to engage readers/promote interaction• Edit following AP style guidelines• Three website redevelopments • Redesign sections regularly• Set schedules/assign stories• Review employees and distribute wage increasesAwards Received: Graduate, 2022 Florida Press Foundation Derek Dunn-Rankin Leadership Class • Best Overall Design, 2022, Community Newspapers, Inc. • Best Front Page, 2022, CNI • First Place, Online Breaking News Coverage, FPA 2022 Weekly Newspaper Contest • First Place, Breaking News Story, FPA 2022 WNC • First Place, Serious Column, FPA 2022 WNC • Second Place, Page Design, FPA 2022 WNC • Second Place, Sports Spot News Story, FPA 2022 WNC • Second Place, Sports Feature Story, FPA 2022 WNC • Second Place, Best Headline, FPA 2022 WNC • Third Place, Humorous Column, FPA 2022 WNC • Second Place, Humorous Column, FPA 2021 WNC • Second Place, Breaking News Story, FPA 2021 WNC • Third Place, Serious Column, FPA 2021 WNC • Third Place, Sports Spot News Story, FPA 2021 WNC • Finalist, 2020 Best of CNI Division B • Second Place, Sports Column, FPA 2020 WNC • First Place, Health, Medical & Science Reporting, FPA 2017 WNC • Second Place, Serious Column, FPA 2017 WNC • Second Place, Humorous Column, FPA 2017 WNC

Collaborate with department managers from graphic design, advertising, circulation and human resources to create weekly community newspaper and special publicationsProvide management updates, social media data and budget numbers to publisherDevelop new products to promote readership of community newspaper and generate revenuePromote the newspaper within target marketsMarket newspaper via social mediaDesign, layout and proofread each newspaper editionEdit reporter stories and all submitted information, following AP style guidelinesRedeveloped the newspaper website and update it dailyRedesign areas of the newspaper regularly, completely redesigning it in 2008Manage newsroom and front office staff onsiteSet employee schedules and assign storiesReview employees and distribute wage increasesLiaison with community leaders and area residentsManage editorial budget, contribute ideas to maximize savingsWrite regular column, photograph sports and community events, interview and write storiesResolve conflicts when friction arises among readers, community members or staffAWARDS:Florida Press Association, First Place, News Story, 2009 - Circulation under 7,000Florida Press Asociation, Second Place, Headline Writing, 2010 - Open Circulation CategoryFlorida Press Association, Third Place, In-Depth News Reporting, 2010 - Circulation under 7,000Community Newspapers, Inc., President's Award for Outstanding Journalism, 2010Community Newspapers, Inc., Third Place, Best Overall Design, 2010Community Newspapers, Inc., President’s Award for Outstanding Journalism, 2010Community Newspapers, Inc., Second Place, Best Promotional Campaign, 2010Community Newspapers, Inc., Second Place, Serious Column, 2008

- Wrote 99% of the news content for the weekly newspaper- Responsible for 99% of the photographic content- Designed several newspaper pages each week, utilizing Quark- Designed entire newspaper multiple times in editor's absence- Utilized Photoshop- Updated website in editor's absence- Engaged with community members to produce stories

- Recently graduated first mentee and added a second mentee- Meet with student weekly to offer advice/support/assistance

- Responsible for all education and religion news in the 6-days/week publication- Also covered breaking news, including shootings and fires- Covered school board meetings for five different school districts- Uncovered the truth about a superintendent with a fabled educational backgroundAwards Received:Second Place, Best Education Coverage, 2004, Indiana Society of Professional JournalistsThird Place, Series Coverage, 2004, Associated PressSecond Place, Best Business Reporting, 2002, Indiana Society of Professional JournalistsThird Place, Best Deadline Reporting of a Single Story, 2002, Indiana Society of Professional Journalists