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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Assistant to:★ Senior Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief, Bryan BoughtonFormer assistant to:★ Vice President of the Washington Bureau and Politics, Cherie Grzech★ Senior Vice President and Managing Editor of the Washington unit, Bill Sammon✓ Recipient of the 2021 “Rising Star” FOX News Media Spotlight Award✓ Worked on FOX team responsible for planning coverage for events such as presidential debates, election night, Rep. John Lewis’ funeral, Joint Session, inauguration, RNC, DNC, etc.✓ Kept track of events and possible stories coming out of the White House, Supreme Court, Pentagon Capitol Hill and State Department daily for FOX's DC leadership✓ Identified compelling stories and pitched ideas that made air, including FN@N midnight hero segment✓ Partnered with one other individual to oversee all DC reporter and anchor scheduling, finding fill-in anchors for shows and moving reporter schedules around in breaking news situations

✓ Interviewed Corey Lewandowski, President Trump’s 2016 campaign manager, before Lewandowski’s speech at UNC-Chapel Hill. Quickly emailed the bureau with editorial content and a transcript of the interview and speech✓ Assisted a Fox News embed with covering the rallies of presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg in North Carolina. Transcribed the events, captured B-roll and met the needs of the reporter ✓ Organized and hosted events to recruit students for entry-level and internship positions at FOX✓ Held a leadership position as a Campus Lead and oversaw a team of four ambassadors on campuses across the country. Managed teams' rate cards for compensation, reviewed and approved events, addressed problems at their universities

✓ Posed questions to Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that were aired and covered by several news outlets (including Fox News, CNN, MSNBC and others) ✓ Assisted producers, reporters and camera crew daily on Capitol Hill by asking politicians questions, quickly transcribing their responses, producing editorial content and attending press briefings ✓ Assisted the Capitol Hill producers with covering important events, including the Mueller testimony, Free Iran rally, Senate Judiciary Committee meetings and Independence Day Parade✓ Sought extra learning experiences by coming into the D.C. bureau on my days off and shadowing different teams ✓ Shadowed White House producers, Fox News @ Night, Special Report, the assignment desk and FoxNews.com writers ✓ Asked questions of 2020 presidential candidates

✓ Interviewed former lead of The Bachelor, Ben Higgins; White House correspondent, Kevin Corke; Chapel Hill man struggling with homelessness, Robert Williams and others✓ Created a website called Walk In Their Shoes where I publish profile stories about different walks of life (www.walkintheirshoes.net) and gained experience with WordPress✓ Gained experience with Adobe Creative Cloud, including Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Audition, After Effects and some knowledge Adobe InDesign and Adobe InCopy

Greater Denver Area

✓ Worked on the magazine's Coffee and Car Rides series, a collection of articles profiling members of the Denver City Council. Each month, we grabbed coffee and took a car ride in their district. Along the way, we got an intimate look at their lives, their worldview and most importantly, their goals for their districts✓ Drafted and produced articles for the Lifestyle & Culture desk at 303 Magazine ✓ Gained knowledge of local politics in Colorado and how the Denver City Council works

Greater Denver Area

✓ Grew the company’s LinkedIn following from 300 to 5,700+ while maintaining their website and other social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) ✓ Published articles on cybersecurity, the technology industry, career advice and more ✓ Helped plan and develop a new social media strategy for PeerSource while revamping the PeerSource website✓ Developed a solid understanding of social media management, SEO, WordPress

Washington D.C. Metro Area

✓ Attended daily White House press briefings, took notes and produced columns on national and international politics✓ Scheduled and attended interviews with HUD Secretary Ben Carson, foreign leaders and other figures ✓ Built and maintained contacts during internship and later hosted a 300+ person event at UNC-Chapel Hill with a former White House official who discussed U.S.-Israeli relations ✓ Managed Mr. Gizzi’s active calendar, took detailed notes at meetings and conducted research for Mr. Gizzi’s stories ✓ My question at the Christian Science Monitor breakfast was featured on -CSPAN and later asked about at the White House press briefing. Subsequent articles were written after I broke the news. ✓ Attended and helped cover President Trump and Prime Minister Hariri's joint press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House ✓ Interviewed ambassador candidates, senators, members of Congress, mayors and other experts

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Hussman School Of Journalism And Media, Political Science, Shuford Program In Entrepreneurship

Activities and Societies: Dean's list, Stembler Scholar, Sharoky Fellow, National Journalism Center Alumna, President of Christians United.

Journalism And Political Science

I studied abroad in Florence, Italy for five months during the spring of my sophomore year. Here are some of the courses that I took: ✓.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Economics Club, Student Council, National Honors Society, Volleyball, Tennis, Interact Service (Rotary Club)