Dave Spiva Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Missouri

Wagoner, Oklahoma

• Overall in charge of editing news content — breaking news, sports and feature stories — for the weekly newspaper and website, which was consolidated in the Wagoner County American-Tribune• Covered political debates, high school sports events and official board meetings — city council, school district board and county commissioners board – for general coverage, as well as in-depth articles• Worked with freelance writers, as well as reporters and editors from partner publications, to produce content for the Wagoner Tribune, Tulsa World and other publications• Maintained the organization’s website and social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter• Built relationships with community members, elected officials, leaders of organizations and business owners to maintain partnerships and sources• Shot photographs for general assignments, sports coverage and feature stories

Chandler, Oklahoma

• Independently covered the crime and courts beat in Lincoln County for the weekly newspaper• Accumulated reliable sources in law enforcement agencies and the county’s courthouse• Utilized court documents to find stories and research information on alleged perpetrators• Attended law enforcement press conferences to learn the latest developments of criminal cases • Shot photographs and wrote cutlines for general assignments

San Diego, Califorina

• Wrote stories about the U.S. military in the San Diego area for the military section of the Sunday newspaper and organization’s website• Produced a special Memorial Day multimedia story about military memorials in San Diego County, California featuring a text story, photographs and a video story

San Diego, California

• Wrote and pitched stories about San Diego-area troops and veterans for the company’s website and multiple sections — local, business and military — of the newspaper• Contributed to multimedia news stories by voicing video packages for the website• Live-tweeted events and promoted published stories using social media

San Diego State University

• General assignment reporter for the university’s independent student newspaper• Wrote breaking news stories from university senate meetings about policy changes on campus

• Recommended for early promotion twice• Possessed government secret security clearance