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Albuquerque, Nm, Us

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

I cover Albuquerque Public Schools, Rio Rancho Public Schools, University of New Mexico and Central New Mexico Community College

Ashland, Oregon, United States

- Developed engaging content for publication on JPR's website.- Enhanced production value of JPR shows by writing scripts and recording audio of interviews with sources.- Pitched story ideas to the JPR news director.

Medford, Oregon, United States

• Covered K-12 schools, Southern Oregon University and Rogue Community College.• Collaborated with the news team on annual special publications. • On-call to cover spot news and update social media channels.

Medford, Oregon, United States

- Covered Jackson County K-12 schools, Southern Oregon University, Rogue Community College, general assignment.- Produced long-form features for special publications.- Work weekend shifts, which included breaking news and posting on social media platforms.

Kirkland, Washington, United States

- Work with a statistician to enter new data about patients into Microsoft Excel and eIVF (an electronic medical record system).- Double check entered data about patients to find and correct errors in collaboration with the statistician.

Woodinville, Washington, United States

• Covered city council and mayor; education; elections and community events of Woodinville, Bothell, and Kenmore.• Shot photographs to accompany byline stories.• Built relationships with community members and elected officials to promote the newspaper and website.

Gallup, New Mexico, United States

• Covered Gallup McKinley County Schools; city of Gallup, McKinley County governments and the Legislature; local businesses; COVID-19 and the Navajo Nation.• Wrote staff reports on crime and compiled a list of local arrests.• Proofread print edition pages with the team lead

Vashon, Wa

• Managed a team of three reporters.• Reported on voter-approved Hospital District and COVID-19.• Authored newspaper's weekly editorial.• Edited copy across all sections.• Collaborated with page designers and proofed pages for press.• Fostered good relations with island community members to promote the newspaper

Logan, Utah

• Covered Utah State University and general assignments.• Edited weekly Health, Money, Entertainment, Outdoor sections.• Coordinated "Latter-day Living" special section about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Kirkland, Washington

Wrote news and feature stories and shot photos for this suburban-Seattle weekly newspaper. Covered a death penalty case that received widespread media coverage and increased the number of web hits on the company and parent company's website.