Communications Director. Responsible for media relations, internal communications, executive committee presentations, Web site maintenance and design. Previous duties included coordinating poll workers as Primary Election Clerk. (Note: This is a part-time position. Open to offers.)

Developed script for television pilot. Editing/writing books.

Developed communications and tracked legislation for statewide policy and social advocacy non-profit group during 85th Legislature and 2018 Primary cycle.

Assisted clients with voter information requests and coordinated various data aggregation projects during the 2016 primary cycle.

Legislative session job analyzing House floor reports and bills for a public policy research organization.

Press specialist for Office of Communications and Commissioner Jerry Patterson. Generated press releases, brochures, speech talking points for the Commissioner of the General Land Office. Developed communications plan for $4.5 M project to expand state veterans cemeteries. Coordinated media for Phil Collins Alamo collection announcement. Liaison to local, statewide, and national media. Assistant spokesman for entire agency, particularly the Veterans Land Board.

Speechwriter for Chairman Tom Pauken, Commissioner Representing Employers. Crafted op-eds, speeches, committee testimony, press releases, radio scripts. Side duties included scheduling radio and television appearances, shopping op-eds to statewide media. Drafted/promoted early versions of House Bill 5 (83-R) which reduced public school standardized tests while expanding career-technical offerings.

Correspondent. Credentialed member of Capitol Press Corps. Specialized in Education, Transportation, Health Care policy. Assisted in production of wide-circulation non-profit newsletter and blog. Daily access to House and Senate floors during the 81st and 82nd legislative sessions. Twice featured on Drudge Report front page. Regular at legislative committee meetings. Coverage of state-level and local campaigns during interim.

Covered education, county, city, agriculture, business and politics beats, in addition to writing human interest feature stories. Several stories have appeared in corporate news feeds and contributed to Associated Press wire stories during natural disasters. Texas Press Association credentials. Steered committee for redesign of 118-year-old newspaper.

Wrote editorials, edited copy, and occasional cartoonist. Managed copy desk staff of three part-time employees. Served briefly as Web editor.

Brief internship for two small town weekly newspapers -- the Lake Cities Sun and the Argyle Sun. Stringed for many other publications on an article-per-article basis.