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Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Conduct business-related research and provide writing and editing services for clients including Third Angle, Inc. of Wilmette, Ill., and Northwestern University’s Ford Center for Global Citizenship.

Greater Chicago Area

Report, write and fact-check for various publications. Recent works have appeared in Chicago, Illinois Alumni and St. Anthony Messenger magazines.

Springfield, Illinois Area

Covered Illinois government and politics from the Capitol for six newspapers in central and southern Illinois, the Quad Cities, and northwestern Indiana. Wrote breaking news and enterprise stories, with an emphasis on watchdog and computer-assisted reporting. Worked with local editors to meet coverage needs. Used social media to engage audience and.

Springfield, Illinois Area

Oversaw metro desk at night and on weekends, supervising reporters, coordinating coverage, and editing local and wire stories to meet daily deadlines. Worked with digital editor to facilitate breaking news online and manage social media accounts. Participated in planning of daily and long-term coverage. Coordinated special reporting projects, coaching.

Springfield, Illinois Area

City hall reporter (November 2013-May 2014): Covered Springfield city government, including mayor's office, city council and city-owned utility, in print and online with an emphasis on enterprise and watchdog reporting. Wrote the City Beat blog (http://www.sj-r.com/blogs/citybeat). Handled metro editing duties one weekend per month. Worked with digital.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Wrote enterprise and investigative stories on social and economic issues in East Central Illinois for a project sponsored by the University of Illinois Department of Journalism and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Produced radio spots and features, interactive maps and other multimedia content. Wrote blog posts. Helped manage social media.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Researched, wrote, edited and fact-checked for an alumni magazine with a circulation of 60,000.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Taught a discussion section of Introduction to Journalism. Planned and executed weekly lessons and coached students on their writing and reporting in classroom and one-on-one settings.

Greater Chicago Area

Staff writer: Covered city government, schools, police and fire departments, businesses and local residents for weekly newspapers and daily Web sites. Also covered Brookfield Zoo. Shot and edited video stories.DuPage County reporter: Promoted to newly created position. Covered county government, courts and countywide issues in Illinois’ second-largest.

M.S., Journalism

B.A., B.S., Rhetoric - Creative Writing, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, buzz, Daily Illini

Education record