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Albany, New York Area

Maintaining the SPIN Database for clients to access information for available grants, scholarships, funds, etc. Research and updating daily.

Latham, New York

Handled automobile insurance claims while working in a fast-paced call-center atmosphere.

Troy, Ny

Designing and paginating the sports section for The Saratogian newspaper.

Albany, New York Area

Aided ESPN NY bloggers covering the NY Giants training camp at UAlbany. Included conducting interviews, writing transcripts, writing blog posts and helping with the coverage of practice.

Oversaw production of the sports department. Was responsible for a staff of two full-time reporters and other freelancers. Daily pagination required. Introduced video and enhanced social media platforms for the sports department.

Covered a broad range of high school and college sports along with special events like the Lake Placid Iron Man and Empire State Summer Games. Beat writer for the Plattsburgh State men’s basketball team. Took photos, produced graphics and often took part in pagination.

Worked in a number of positions for the student-run, award-winning newspaper that garnered All-American honors for the Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 semesters from the Associated Collegiate Press.

Covered a wide variety of sports stories, providing regular features, like player profiles, and game coverage of both high school and professional events. Served as beat writer for the Tri-City ValleyCats, a minor league affiliate of the Houston Astros. Was part of coverage team for the 2008 Major League Baseball Hall of Fame inductions.

Broad general assignment coverage across sections, from a profile of Tiger Wood’s golf instructor to a takeout on how a major box store’s opening would impact already-struggling local stores.

Bachelor Of Arts Degree, Journalism

Regents Diploma