Gabe Cavallaro Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

- Built, updated and maintained all Department of Human Services website content within the Georgia government's content management system, including leading an overhaul of the agency's webpages to improve clarity, aesthetics and digital accessibility. Earned a State Content Specialist Certification in March 2022.- Wrote and edited text and video content and created social media plans for agency Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts and manage those pages and their inboxes. Created a… Show more - Built, updated and maintained all Department of Human Services website content within the Georgia government's content management system, including leading an overhaul of the agency's webpages to improve clarity, aesthetics and digital accessibility. Earned a State Content Specialist Certification in March 2022.- Wrote and edited text and video content and created social media plans for agency Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts and manage those pages and their inboxes. Created a rollout plan and led the agency's launch of a branded Instagram account, which it did not have previously.- Wrote internal and external communications, including developing month-long communications plans for events, including email, website and social media content. Show less

Greenville, South Carolina Area

- Told impactful stories that connected with readers in the booming suburban Greenville area, earning recognition as the top growth and development beat reporter in the state for 2021 by the South Carolina Press Association.- Grew our publication's audience by writing Spanish language versions of articles, earning an Innovation Award from the South Carolina Press Association in 2018 and a Public Service Award in 2020.- Reported on local and state government agencies and officials… Show more - Told impactful stories that connected with readers in the booming suburban Greenville area, earning recognition as the top growth and development beat reporter in the state for 2021 by the South Carolina Press Association.- Grew our publication's audience by writing Spanish language versions of articles, earning an Innovation Award from the South Carolina Press Association in 2018 and a Public Service Award in 2020.- Reported on local and state government agencies and officials, holding them accountable and delivering vital information to readers on budgets, economic development deals and land sales, the enforcement of local statutes and ordinances, property annexations and rezonings and other topics.- Built and maintained relationships with a network of sources on a regular basis through in-person, over-the-phone, email and social media communication. -Uncovered new angles beneath the surface in my reporting, including a series of investigative stories after a plane crash that highlighted holes in Federal Aviation Administration regulations, contributing to a breaking news award from the South Carolina Press Association in 2018. Show less

Staunton, Virginia

- Worked under high pressure and with tight deadlines. Covered the Aug. 12, 2017 events in Charlottesville, live-tweeting the build-up to the planned rally, going live on The News Leader Facebook page as police declared it an unlawful assembly and reporting at the scene of the deadly vehicle attack, which earned a Gannett Division III award for breaking news reporting.- Found impactful ways to communicate with the audience in a challenging environment. Wrote about the life and issues of… Show more - Worked under high pressure and with tight deadlines. Covered the Aug. 12, 2017 events in Charlottesville, live-tweeting the build-up to the planned rally, going live on The News Leader Facebook page as police declared it an unlawful assembly and reporting at the scene of the deadly vehicle attack, which earned a Gannett Division III award for breaking news reporting.- Found impactful ways to communicate with the audience in a challenging environment. Wrote about the life and issues of volunteer firefighters in quiet, rural Augusta County, Virginia, where the county government made an effort to shut down a local fire station with minimal public discussion. Show less

Bachelor Of Arts In Journalism, Bachelor Of Arts, Spanish, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Summa cum laude, Honors Program, Phi Beta Kappa

Studied Spanish Language And Literature

-Studied abroad during the Spring 2015 semester at the University of Valencia.

Education record