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Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Saint John, New Brunswick

- Regularly file numerous exclusives using via records obtained under federal and provincial access legislation and exercise right of appeals, both through the provincial information watchdog and via the courts- Skilled photographer- Invited as a panelist to speak at Canada’s largest one-day journalism data conference – Data Driven 2.0 at Google Canada HQ in Toronto (November 2018)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Sent to Fort McMurray for 12 days to cover the wildfire for Canada’s largest circulation dailynewspaper. Filed non-stop exclusives, including numerous front page dispatches that focused onfirefighters stationed at the front lines.- In addition to covering city and national breaking news, filed many short-term FOI data investigations into topics like paramedics disciplined behind closed doors, the ER wait time statistic hospitals keep secret and the prevalence of research fraud and misuse of government grant money in Canada.- Accumulated 34 A1’s.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Covered breaking city news and wrote a mixture of features and hard-hitting FOI pieces (complaintsagainst taxi drivers, lost library books and locations where sex crimes are committed the most).

Thunder Bay, On

Reporting to the managing editor, I pitched and was assigned local news stories relevant toThunder Bay residents, including: municipal politics, fire, outdoor recreation, entertainment and lifestyle. The Chronicle-Journal is northwestern Ontario’s largest daily and operates with a circulation just under 25,000.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Oversaw the Winter and Fall installments of the college journalism program’s magazineand worked with a team of 30 writers, editors, designers and social media producers.

Ottawa, Ont.

Photographed local news, shot and edited video on a weekly basis for print, online and iPad editions. Shot portraits, features, sports and news photography assigned under the paper's art director.

Ottawa, Ont

Sports photographer for OCAA women and men's varsity teams including: Rugby, Soccer, Basketball, and Volleyball

Algonquin College, Ottawa, Ont.

Editor of the College’s official campus press, published bi-monthly. Responsibilities included storygeneration, heading news meetings, assigning stories, copy-editing, slotting and layout.Under my editorship, The Algonquin Times was recognized as Canada’s #1 Campus Newspaper by the Canadian Community Newspaper Association. It also went on to win first place in 2015's Ontario Community Newspapers Association (OCNA) competition.

Ottawa, Ont.

Assistant chase and field producing for CTV National Evening Newscast coverage on the FederalBudget, Speech from the Throne, Canadian Forces suicide at CFB Petawawa, Justin Trudeau leadership convention, Arkansas-Exxon oil spill and RBC temporary foreign workers scandal.

Ottawa, Ont.

Worked on web and editorial desks to produce, edit, and share business intelligence content usinganalytics derived from local, national and international datasets.

Montreal And Sherbrooke, Qc

Contracted by Quebec's Public Affairs Office, under the Chief of Defence Staff at the Montreal Garrison. Worked for 16-18 hours a day producing print (including photographic) content in a joint, inter-agency international war game scenario held throughout Quebec whilst working with the RCMP, SQ, Santé Canada and other major federal agencies.

Thunder Bay, Ontario

As a heritage and research cultural assistant, I obtained sponsorship, created media content and organized radio and TV coverage for local sub-event of the province-wide initiative ‘Doors Open’.In later years, I helped design and construct a City of Thunder Bay website portal for high school student youth. Evaluated and reformatted City webpages to meet accessibility standards in accordance with the AODA (2005) (Double-A Priority W3C).

City Of Thunder Bay Archives & Records Centre, Ont.

Created a Virtual Web Exhibit on Northwestern Ontario’s Emergency Measures Organizationduring the 1970s and organized archival print data of Thunder Bay’s past mayors.

Ottawa, Ont. - Gatineau, Qc

Government of Canada Agency Research with uOttawa Department of Communication supervisor Dr. Geneviève A. Bonin. Responsible for researching, gathering, analyzing and summarizing data to evaluate the impacts of Federal government wireless communication policies.

Ottawa, On

Responsible for giving campus tours to future students, calling future students during telecounseling shifts, participating in other recruitment activities aimed at future students of the University of Ottawa such as the Fall Open House and the Ontario Universities Fair (OUF), and helping with photography for the 2012-2013 Student Ambassador team.

H.B.A. In Journalism, Journalism And Communication Studies, Dgpa 9.1/10, Dean'S Honour List, Ranked 1St In Program

Activities and Societies: Institute for Science, Society and Policy, Schoolfinder & Scholarships Canada, Communication Students'.

Investigative Journalism Intensive, Journalism

Led by Toronto Star investigative journalist Robert Cribb and Patti Sonntag, director of the Institute for Investigative Journalism.

Journalism, Faculty Of Media And Design, 3.96/4 Gpa, Dean'S Honour List

Activities and Societies: Journalism Program Evaluation Committee, Student Association Class Representative Ontario College Diploma.

Certificate In Canadian Military Journalism From The Centre For Military And Strategic Studies, Military Strategic Studies

One of 12 students selected from across the country to be sponsored by the Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute and the Centre.

Coursework In Broadcast And Digital Media, School Of Journalism And Communication, A

Postgraduate Institute Of European Studies Study, Eu-Canada Young Journalist Award Study Tour In Eu International Affairs And Defence Policy

The EU-Canada Young Journalist Fellowship aims to recognize outstanding journalistic talent among young Canadians. Since 2001, three.