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Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Leading a team of planners embedded in newsrooms working to help content live its best life by being delivered to the right place in the right way at the right time.

Newport, Rhode Island

-Responsible for managing New England's newsletter program, which saw 213% growth and improved open and click-through rates-Oversaw the launch of more than 10 newsletters in the region, including helping to coordinate sponsored newsletters-Trained newsrooms in how to get the most out of their sends - Planned community engagement events, both in-person and virtual- Helped launch interactive columns between papers in their readers- Wrote and managed two Solutions Journalism grants- Help train newsrooms on new software and programs during the merger between GateHouse and Gannett.-Led New England's fact checking team during the election-Helped coordinate in-depth projects with special presentations, including ones that cross platforms - Was awarded a Best of Gannett, named to the company's internal leadership academy and a Chairman's Award

Panama City, Florida Area

At heart, my job is to make sure the stories the Panama City News Herald produces are of value to the community. This means developing a vision for what we produces, staying engaged with the community, helping the writers to continuously develop and writing myself from time to time. A big part of the role has been navigating the path forward since Hurricane Michael devastated the region.

Panama City, Florida Area

- named Gatehouse Media beat reporter of the year for class B papers in 2017- won 10 Florida Press Club in 2018, seven in 2017 and thee awards in 2016- covers Panama City, the environment, social justice issues and general assignment stories- acted as lead developing office social media plan, focused on using Facebook, Twitter and other digital tools to grow engagement- charted the path forward for podcasts in the newsroom-regularly uses digital tools to enhance story package

Gardner, Ma

-write 10 to 15 stories weekly- office "go to" to get something done fast- find and develop features, series, enterprise and in-depth pieces- develop story ideas for special editions-shoot and edit my own photography-develop community connections- produce video, live news update for Facebook page; help with maintenance- train and manage interns; assist other reporters- contribute to teams redesigning the paper and social media interaction- previously worked in Winchendon and Crime beat

Denver, Co

- create and update maps using ArcGIS- serve as a secretary for the FEMA GIS department in the Colorado JFO

Cimarron, New Mexico

- wrote 4 to 5 stories a week for publication- assisted with editing and training new reporters- developed promotional materials for the Ranch

Wilbraham

- developed idea to write bi-weekly first person columns about the living in the community. They were light hearted pieces that developed a small following. - wrote news stories and features

Amherst, Ma

- managed teams of writers, editors, graphic designers, videographers, photographers, social media experts, ad-reps, and financial managers- helped create long term plans for the growth and financial health of the paper- contributed to redesign of the website- planned and directed stories- approved page layouts and stories- wrote stories

University Of Massachusetts Amherst

- restructured the section creating themed content that allowed writers more time to plan and develop content.- managed a team of four assistants and about 40 active writers- increased number of writers by 50 percent- planned editorial content and special issues- increased social media presence

Amherst, Ma

- produce spot stories for broadcast using Adobe Audition- pitch story ideas

- Oversee nightly production- edit news, sports, arts and op-ed stories- approve layouts

- created a style guide that explained news writing to beginners- taught training seminars on basic writing, ethics, story development and features writing- increased attendance at news meetings- wrote spot and in-depth stories - directed editorial content- managed team of four assistants and about 25 active writers- increased social media presence

- wrote about 45 stories, including spot, business and feature pieces- worked both individually and with a team- helped with some multimedia pieces

University Of Massachusetts, Amherts

- communicated with writers about their work- wrote spot and feature stories- created both broadsheet and tabloid page designs using Adobe InDesign- edited stories

Wilbraham, Massachusetts

- wrote series that focused on small town events- wrote feature stories- wrote briefs

Agawam

- surveyed guests on their views on the park- collected emails- analyzed data and made recommendations to management- helped organize large events, such as concerts and themed events

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Journalism

Activities and Societies: The Daily Collegian (newspaper), International Relations Club I was a journalism major with a minor in natural.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Smoke Signal (newspaper), Model United Nations, Mock Law, National Honors Society, Managed Boy's Cross Country.