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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Oversees communications and public policy for JAX Chamber, the business membership organization working to drive quality economic growth in Northeast Florida.

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Oversees marketing and communications for JAX Chamber. Works closely with JAXBIZ, a nonpartisan political organization affiliated with the Chamber to promote business-friendly leadership within local and state government.

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Wrote and edited news releases and marketing materials for a variety of audiences. Served as a media contact for the hospital system, managed media events and helped develop strategic and crisis communications. Also managed social media accounts and developed web content.

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Reported and wrote news stories and releases about research and other developments at the UF College of Medicine-Jacksonville. The college is the UF’s largest regional campus and has close to 400 faculty and 30 residency and fellowship programs. Wrote local and national press releases off the Jacksonville campus and wrote feature stories for various web platforms and internal magazines. Also edited submissions by faculty, coded stories with HTML for use on the website and worked to increase the… Show more Reported and wrote news stories and releases about research and other developments at the UF College of Medicine-Jacksonville. The college is the UF’s largest regional campus and has close to 400 faculty and 30 residency and fellowship programs. Wrote local and national press releases off the Jacksonville campus and wrote feature stories for various web platforms and internal magazines. Also edited submissions by faculty, coded stories with HTML for use on the website and worked to increase the local profile of the college. Show less

Jacksonville, Florida

Worked in a variety of roles at the 125,000 circulation daily newspaper, primarily as an investigative reporter and covering local government and politics. Researched and wrote several major projects, including a three-day series on police shootings that won several statewide awards. Uncovered corruption within the Florida Department of Corrections and took readers inside Northeast Florida labor camps that sold overpriced crack, beer and cigarettes to homeless men lured off the streets of… Show more Worked in a variety of roles at the 125,000 circulation daily newspaper, primarily as an investigative reporter and covering local government and politics. Researched and wrote several major projects, including a three-day series on police shootings that won several statewide awards. Uncovered corruption within the Florida Department of Corrections and took readers inside Northeast Florida labor camps that sold overpriced crack, beer and cigarettes to homeless men lured off the streets of Jacksonville and other Southeastern cities. Won 16 statewide awards in a broad range of categories including explanatory reporting, business writing and hurricane coverage. Show less

Battle Creek, Mich.

Worked the night police beat, covered City Hall and finished as a special projects reporter working on longer-term investigative stories. Wrote an extensive package of stories on the Church of Scientology after it announced plans to purchase a historic downtown hotel. Was instrumental in getting the city to comply with public records laws and provide documents relating to allegations of discrimination within the fire department.