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Washington, DC, US

District Of Columbia, United States

- Collaborate with top executives, newsgathering leaders and reporters to guide overall show vision, write questions and prepare detailed research for town halls and multiple presidential debates- Supervise lower-level staffers on segments for special events, election nights and other research- Write and produce newsmaker questions for top guests with.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Write and produce newsmaker questions for top guests with tough, creative questions to break news- Collaborate with top executives to write questions for CNN special events, debates and town halls- Master detailed policy research topics, engage volumes of facts and background in short time periods- Manage control room logistics, including timing shows.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Spearheaded editorial control of CNN Politics mobile app, including producing daily editions, helping launch version 3.0, writing push notifications and general editorial guidance on major stories- Pitched and wrote data-driven, newsworthy digital articles by finding and analyzing raw data files- Contributed to drafting and analyzing CNN public opinion.

- Taught 100-level news literacy course, developed an original syllabus and unique assignments- Course evaluations: 4.9 out of 5.0 for useful feedback (4.3 school avg) and respectful rapport (4.6 avg).- “I think that this might have been the most applicable class that I have taken at Carroll.”COM 140 WW - Media LiteracyToday’s media consumers are inundated.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

- Taught 200-level feature journalism course, developed an original syllabus and unique assignments- Course evaluations: 4.9 out of 5.0 for instructor (4.3 school avg) and 4.9 out of 5.0 for course (4.0 avg)ENGL 266 - Feature JournalismA course in the art of writing feature stories for digital publications, newspapers, and magazines. Students research.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Coordinated research on polling, campaign finance, ad spending, ballot access, delegate scenarios- Wrote breaking news, enterprise and polling stories on election, also filed for radio and Snapchat- Spearheaded project to combat and fact check fake news on Facebook after Election Day 2016- Named employee of month, selected from 12,000 employees at.

Boise, Idaho Area

- Wrote clear, concise copy quickly, publishing two to three articles per day for Idaho AP wire- Monitored committee and floor agendas for newsworthy stories, developed strong news judgment- Cultivated broad source network of lawmakers, staff and lobbyists

Greater New York City Area

- Grew robust understanding of survey methodology, writing questionnaires and analyzing crosstabs- Analyzed exit polls for key Senate races in NC and IA network-wide on Election Night 2014- Launched new strategy to send suggested polling tweets to hundreds of ABC News staff members

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Authored two to three political stories per week for ABCNews.com, ranging from hard news stories on press conferences and events to data-driven pieces on members of Congress- Initiated and developed strategy that more than tripled “like” rate on ABC Politics Facebook page - Pitched and researched story ideas for producers for World News with Diane Sawyer.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

(promoted from online editor, May 2012 - May 2013)- Managed team of 12 editors and 80 student writers, personally assigned and reviewed major stories - Pioneered new workflow to publish three times per week online rather than weekly in print- Posted content daily on Facebook and Twitter accounts, live-Tweeted events- Resolved conflict on almost daily basis.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

- Maintained a network of contacts including 30-40 churches and pastors- Covered the church's annual week long leadership meeting in 2011, 2012 and 2013- Wrote about two articles per month

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Composed scripts read by anchors on the air and wrote articles published online in top-40 market
• Assisted investigative team, made phone calls, conducted interviews, live-Tweeted breaking events

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Authored stories for neighborhood/regional news carrier with 180,000-home circulation
• Covered local city commission meetings, school board meetings and primary elections

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Gained experience with YieldManager, NetSuite, and Google AdX.
• Reviewed advertisements for suitability to run live
• Helped set up advertising campaigns

Grand Rapids, MI

• Planned and executed daily chapel services and Sunday night LOFT services with team of six students
• Led rehearsals for worship band of 10-12 students
• Prepared for practices, wrote prayers and transitions, and arranged music
• Coordinated internal team communications

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Chaired committee to rewrite organization's mission and vision statements
• Organized "Dining with the Deans," a project in which students have dinner with residence life leadership
• Represented students on the College's Student Discipline and Environmental Health and Safety Committees
• Served on several internal Senate committees

B.A., Political Science And Mathematics, 3.894

Editor in Chief, Chimes student newspaper Intern, WOOD-TV Intern, The Advance newspaper Student Senator Worship Apprentice

Valedictorian, Class Of 2010