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Norwalk, Connecticut, United States

Houston, Texas, United States

Filmed and edited video for a social media series documenting inexpensive things to do in the city that got over 15,000 views on TikTok and 104,000 views on Instagram ReelsPackaged stories, including crafting multiple versions of headlines tailored for SEO, social media, and homepage use, including relevant internal inline links, backlinks, and spike.

Storrs Mansfield, Connecticut, United States

Managed the daily digital and print production and social media presence of UConn’s independent, student-run newspaper with a staff of 150 undergraduate students and a daily print circulation of 1,500 copiesProblem-solved to direct long-term goals and initiatives at the organization regarding community engagement, increasing readership in print and online.

Storrs Mansfield, Connecticut, United States

Managed the opinion section by creating and maintaining a content budget, workshopping articles, and making hiresOversaw and led the weekly opinion and editorial board meetings and posted daily on the section’s Twitter accountWrote and produced an engaging personal column and editorial pieces on a weekly basis

Storrs Mansfield, Connecticut, United States

Edited approximately 20 articles and 12 page designs each night of production for clarity and AP Style guidelinesCommunicated and utilized teamwork and collaboration to facilitate daily newspaper production on deadline

Storrs, Connecticut, United States

Demonstrating cognitive flexibility by presenting new ideas for exploration and later explanation to a larger audienceWorking on deadline to produce writing on a weekly basisCollaborated with designers and illustrators to create a cohesive theme for the column

Storrs Mansfield, Connecticut, United States

Managing the funding and budget of the UConn chapter of the Society of Professional JournalistsHelping organize events and attending conferences as a club chapter

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Reported, wrote, promoted CT Advocates, a weekly series of profiles on frequent opinion writers for CT Viewpoints, the opinion page of a daily nonprofit news site covering Connecticut public policyWrote search engine-optimized headlines, URLS, and meta descriptions for public policy news articles and prepared posts for social media including Twitter.

Meriden, Connecticut, United States

Worked collaboratively with the editorial department of a local print and digital news publication serving central Connecticut to write weekly editorials on local issues, while also writing and editing a personal columnFact-checked op-eds and letters to the editor for accuracy and timeliness to prevent the spread of misinformation

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism And Human Development And Family Sciences, 4.0/4.0

Activities and Societies: Honors Program, The Daily Campus, CLAS Women's Leadership Collective, HArCo, Netwerx

High School Diploma, Valedictorian