• Creates and edits content for employee portal • Compiles agency’s weekly newsletter • Contributed to the development of and maintains Mental Health Resources page for employees • Develops, implements, and coordinates employee engagement and communications plans • Partners with Executive Leadership Team for regular communications to staff• Reported to State Emergency Operation Center (SEOC) to answer media line during response to COVID-19 pandemic• Supports special projects, reports, and events

South Carolina Department of Social Services Columbia, SCPublic Information Coordinator July 2016 to present• Create and send out news releases on various agency programs and events • Organize information for, create and edit information for quarterly publication• Create and disseminate fliers on need for foster care families, Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program and other topics as assigned• Monitor news daily for mentions of agency; send out daily reports on coverage as well as monthly organized reports• Create and edit PowerPoint presentations on different subjects• Research pricing for promotional items and printing • Post jobs weekly to agency Facebook page and Twitter account as well as other materials as assigned and approved • Helped with ordering business cards and agency forms while position was being filled • During Hurricane Matthew, Tropical Storm Irma and Hurricane Florence, assisted with internal communications and social media at State Emergency Operations Center

The Sumter Item Sumter, SCCopy Editor/Page Designer March 2015 to July 2016• Selected and laid out articles, artwork, photos and other content for daily publication; copy edited articles • Coordinated daily content with supervisors and reporters to ensure appropriate quantity and diversity of stories and responsiveness to breaking news• Uploaded online news content; troubleshot online content software issues; and promoted content through social media

Staff Writer March 2010 – March 2015• Covered daily education, health, business, faith and nonprofit beats • Generated original story ideas, conducted research, interviewed sources and authored news articles for daily publication as well as special publications as assigned • Took and edited photographs for publication; also shot some video• Updated online news content and promoted content through social media

The Chronicle-Independent (Camden's then tri-weekly newspaper) Camden, SC Localife Section Editor 2008-2009 Education Reporter 2007-2008• Conducted page design and layout for the newspaper's lifestyles section• Covered education, nonprofit, arts community and human interest beats• Generated original story ideas, conducted research, interviewed sources and authored news articles, feature stories and columns for publication • Took and edited photographs for publication