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Senoia, Ga, Us

St. Tammany Parish County, Louisiana, United States

Reporter and feature writer covering local news, people, events and government for the St. Tammany Farmer section of the Times-Picayune Advocate. I also serve as the resident parenting columnist. The St. Tammany Farmer covers the north shore of the Greater New Orleans area.

Brevard County, Florida, United States

Columnist and trends reporter focused on reader engagement. Launched and produced the Boiled Down Brevard daily news column, which used various digital media (memes, gifs, humor, video) and conversational writing to engage and retain readers. Reported on trending and family-forward topics as well as local profiles and business stories. Created videos and podcasts to complement content. Boiled Down Brevard was a top performing column and later went on to win accolades with the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors.

Brevard County, Florida, United States

Reported and investigated news stories and features on K-12 and higher education for print and digital audiences. Managed all education-related social media and communication. Led investigative efforts into local school board issues and broke a number of stories on the mishandling of money and teacher morale issues.

Seminole County, Florida, United States

Managed the weekly publication’s staff of editors and writers. Organized all content for the publication, social media and brand management. The Seminole Chronicle is no longer in operation.

Oversaw production of two network publications, including all content within the products and brand management. Managed a staff of both professional writers and editors, as well as college students who worked for the student publication. This role included extensive coaching responsibilities, alongside writing and editing. The Seminole Chronicle and Central Florida Future publications were statewide, award-winning products under my leadership.

St Petersburg, Florida, United States

Wrote press materials and social media content for a range of clients. Pitched stories to local media.

Orlando, Florida, United States

Assisted with public relations in the university’s Office of News and Information. Wrote press releases, assisted with events and managed press inquiries.