Reporter for MLive Media Group and The Grand Rapids Press. • Covered a variety of beats, including local government, education, public safety, courts, feature, human-interest and general assignment stories• Developed creative, compelling news content under tight deadlines• Enhanced written content visually with photos and videos• Developed trusting professional relationships among colleagues and sources• Actively engaged with readers in story comments and on social media• Graciously accepted new challenges and non-beat assignments as they occurred• Collaborated with editors and co-workers on assignments

• Reporter covering a variety of beats including local government, education, public safety, courts, general assignment, feature and human-interest stories, among other duties in the newsroom• Experience working under tight deadlines with limited resources• Experience writing editorial columns and editing copy for print and online media• Administrator and contributor to Tribune Facebook pages• Contribution to decisions on news content• Photography and video• Page design and layout in Adobe InDesign• Content management for newspaper website• Former member of the Grand Haven Tribune Editorial Board

News aide in The Press’ former Lakeshore Bureau and the main Grand Rapids office with writing experience covering general assignment and feature stories