1. Served as the head communications and public relations officer for Community ISD2. Served as a member of the senior staff cabinet3. Researched, planned, implemented, and evaluated a 100-day campaign for a new superintendent that included weekly public appearances, a weekly podcast, dozens of photo ops, meetings with mayors and other VIPs, etc.4. Planned and coordinated premiere events including the grand opening of a new middle school, a ribbon cutting for a high school, a groundbreaking for an elementary school at an active construction site, a parade, and several banquets and award shows5. Led effective communications strategies that garnered tens of thousands of views on videos and hundreds of new followers on social media6. Shepherded the school district's communication strategy through good and challenging times7. Head contact tracer for the school district through COVID-198. Led the Community Christmas charity event which brings in $50,000 of donations annually to provide three gifts and a hand-made quilt to 500 children and their families each holiday season9. Designed and published over 300 graphics, pamphlets, and other materials for district use

1. Served as the primary point of contact for baseball, soccer, volleyball, cross country, and track & field teams in local, regional, and national news coverage2. Hosted a podcast, "Chatting with the Cardinals", to maintain buy-in from media outlets and Cardinal fans with interviews of coaches, student-athletes, and alumni on the impact of COVID-19 and the plans for the future3. Managed the communications strategy for those eight teams including feature stories, pre- and post-game articles, 100+ page media and information guides, and weekly 15-page game notes for print, radio, and tv coverage4. Created social media campaigns for daily, weekly, monthly, and year-long initiatives such as game advertisements, feature stories, season ticket sales, etc.5. Designed events around bringing more local, regional, and national coverage of the university including media home run derbys, specialized press conferences, and focused social media campaigns6. Worked in Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and Microsoft Office products to create advertisements, posters, schedule cards, record books, videos, and other forms of media to increase engagement with the school7. Coordinated the work of three student workers

1. Served as the primary point of contact for men's basketball, baseball, men's soccer, men's and women's golf, beach volleyball, volleyball, and softball teams in local, regional, and national news coverage2. Managed the communications strategy for those eight teams including feature stories, pre- and post-game articles, 100+ page media and information guides, and weekly 15-page game notes for print, radio, and tv coverage3. Created social media campaigns for daily, weekly, monthly, and year-long initiatives such as game advertisements, feature stories, season ticket sales, etc.4. Worked with development office to create fundraising campaigns for $1 million to university5. Designed events around bringing more local, regional, and national coverage of the university including media home run derbys, specialized press conferences, and focused social media campaigns6. Coordinated the work of three student workers and a post-graduate intern

Recorded stats on StatCrew for basketball, softball and football, wrote articles for basketball, softball, golf and football, digitized old box scores and game programs, organized old records, designed game programs, planned events

Performed research with and guided by Dr. Gwendolyn Weatherford, assisted in teaching classes, wrote and edited articles for national scholarly journals

Hosting and producing the midday show & KETR's Locker Room, play-by-play & color announcing, producing local shows such as Texas Scribes & the Breakdown with Bob Aikin, editing, cataloging music, news & sports reporting, event planning & coordinating

I was the technical director and replay operator for the video board at the Memorial Stadium of Texas A&M University-Commerce, the second largest video board in NCAA Division II football. 3 camera operators are employed under me.

Worked as a summer videographer at a kids camp near Huntsville, Texas. Was responsible for turning in three to eight videos (~three minutes in length) per week, and also acted as the camp photographer for two mini sessions.

Whenever needed I cover games for the News Telegram.

I worked 3 months as one of two interns in the children's department at Sulphur Springs First Baptist Church. I helped lead 3 church camps, worked in construction on a mission trip, and did website editing and made posters and flyers with Photoshop and Print Master.