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- Pitch and execute enterprise projects, daily stories,and utility and evergreen content. Focus on enterprise- Work with the investigative team to execute project on area toll roadsystem- Use strategic sourcing, trust-building and social strategy togenerate scoops and exclusive content- Fill in on the health beat as needed- Discuss stories on-air with NBC-5; make other broadcastappearances. Appeared on NPR’s All Things Considered and statewide radio program Texas Standard.

- Executed several award-winning investigative projects, including on a rent-to-own scheme that defrauded North Texas families & a fraudulent company that was party to a Ch. 380 agreement in Denton- Housing series led to a federal investigation into an HOA’s attemptsto prohibit Section 8 renters in 2022 & a new Texas law passed in 2023- Covered economic development and commercial activity, realestate and dining in northern Denton County- Covered overflow GA topics including healthcare and nonprofits- Wrote a monthly column & established an inaugural, biweekly business newsletter- Produced voicers for KERA public broadcast station.- Appeared on Texas Standard statewide radio program. Panelist at2022 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference.

• Cover overflow assignments from various beats including city government, education and crime as needed• Pitch and independently report quick-turn hard news and enterprise profiles• Submit records requests and read and interpret government documents as needed• Strategically utilize social media platforms for source acquisition and to boost site traffic through story promotion

• Independently pitched, researched, sourced and wrote an average of 2-3 stories and briefs weekly, including front-page articles.• Shadowed full-time beat reporters to gain insight into newsroom practices. • Balanced daily reporting deadlines with enterprise pieces• Wrote briefs, the weekly crime blotter, and assigned stories on an as-needed basis.

• Cover West and South Dallas news deserts, tackling civic issues through solutions journalism• Contribute to DFP’s food apartheid series in partnership with the Dallas Morning News• File open records requests; mine and interpret data to disseminate to readers• Create multimedia content including custom Flourish maps• Participate in weekly meetings with DFP’s executive editor

Accomplishments: • Increased monthly online engagement 4-fold in first year through aggressive, digital-first strategy • Redesigned website and broadsheet to boost readership• Implemented standardized training for all incoming employees, resulting in increased retention• Accelerated the news production timeline from 2 weeks lead time to twice-weekly online publication• Had multiple stories re-published on A1 of newspaper of record, leading to internshipResponsibilities:• Lead a team of reporters, designers and editors in the production of a digital, weekly campus newspaper and monthly print edition• Assist the managing editor in creating the weekly budget, emphasizing timely, relevant and exclusive content• Coordinate with adviser to determine annual budget priorities and set advertising rates.• Lead in the production of TWU’s annual literary and creative arts journal, The Daedalian.

Write 2-3 stories a week, in varying categories (news, community, arts and life, sports, features, opinion). Interview sources, meet deadlines, work independently in and out of the office. Attend weekly staff meetings, assist with paper delivery, coordinate with the photographer and graphic designer. Publish the digital editions and manage the paper’s social media accounts across all platforms.

- Contribute to the Observer's music and culture section, pitching quick-turn features bi-weekly- Independently report, write, self-edit and photograph to deliver story packages on deadline

Consult with TWU graduate and undergraduate students based on their writing needs. Help guide students through the writingprocess from pre-writing to editing; teach students how to work with various writing styles andincorporate secondary sources; tutor students who need help improving their writing skills.

As a student social media coordinator for the Social Change Peer Educators, I assisted in developing and managing sounding boards for the TWU community. I helped create spaces that encouraged engagement, promoted discourse, and let students connect about the issues. I built the brand's social media following and increased engagement through strategic content and scheduling.

As a summer contributor, I wrote and photographed one story weekly for UNT's award-winning newspaper, the North Texas Daily.