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Spelman College and San Jose State University - RemoteConducting mock interviews online with a diverse range of college students from Spelman College and San Jose State University; Creating customized interview scenarios based on various job descriptions and professional interests; Providing clear, compassionate, and constructive feedback to help college students improve their interview skills; Creating space for students to be vulnerable in an effort to build self-confidence

Maintains the Speaking Center's social media presence and website, develops content for the USM mass mail, calendar, and other advertising avenues, and spearheads efforts such as tabling in various places on campus and electronic advertising. Develop connections with the School of Media & Communication and the Student Media Center. Oversees undergraduate outreach committee.

Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States

Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States

Introduced and built upon students’ knowledge of news, news writing, and how inclusion is a big part of making sure the audience is reached; taught the basics of news style writing for four media platforms: print, broadcast, public relations, and web; introduced students to industry professionals; and advised students regarding careers, reviewed resumes, discussed internship opportunities and assisted with independent projects.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Nashville, Tn

Wrote a variety of content to support communications and marketing efforts, including articles, news blasts, and website copy (WordPress); managed and published digital content for the website and social media, which included legislative session content; monitored social media messages and engaged state employees online to build relationships; implemented social media strategies; created graphics; wrote articles for Co-Worker publication (TSEA’s newspaper); managed and updated email distribution lists; create, scheduled and managed email marketing through Constant Contact; proofread and edited email drafts and other correspondence for staff; used Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Canva, Adobe Acrobat, and Spark; photographed events.

Nashville, Tn

Murfreesboro, Tn

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Managed communications; Performed layout and graphic design for church bulletin using Adobe InDesign and Photoshop software; edited audio files in Logic Pro X for video announcements, created video slides in iMovie for church announcements; created graphics; performed layout, graphic design, photography, and writing for church's newsletter; wrote scripts for church announcements; managed and recorded voiceover talent for the announcements, managed email news blast using Mailchimp Marketing; operated Easy Worship software for Sunday services; facilitated programming logistics for conferences and community events; co-managed socialmedia sites and other duties as assigned.

Antioch, Tn

Sumner County, Tennessee Area

•First reporter to launch the Sumner County Beat for Home Page Media•Two weeks after the Sumner County news beat launched, the website reached over 5,000 page views •In May, less than 90 days in the position, the site accrued a little over 39,000 page viewsWrote stories covering Sumner County and interviewed officials in government, and education; reported on city council meetings and events (Gallatin, Hendersonville, Millersville, Portland, Westmoreland, and White House); and features; Addressed general assignment coverage needs. Posted content online on social media channels and the WordPress-generated company website. Photographed and processed images using Photoshop (Adobe).

Morgan City, Louisiana, United States

First African American full-time reporter on staff | Wrote stories covering pre-K through post-secondary education, features, school board, city council, and community meetings. Addressed general assignment coverage needs by interviewing mayors, police chiefs, the parish's sheriff, business executives, superintendents, college presidents, pastors, etc.; Posted content online to social media channels and the organization's website; Performed photography and processed images using Photoshop (Adobe); Contributed to video packages.

Belle Chasse, La & Arabi, La

Performed layout and design of public and legal notices, utilizing Adobe InDesign. Compiled and typeset content for publication. Wrote bylined articles and updated the company’s social media channels, including Facebook.• Louisiana Press Association Individual Feature Writing Category (Division B) – Third Place, 2015

Greater New Orleans Area

• Compiled clippings for media book• Created a term project measuring/evaluating the impact of the Girl Scouts Louisiana East public relations’ campaigns

Greater New Orleans Area

• Coverage and report on charter school governance in Orleans Parish

Washington D.C.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd Student, Mass Communication/Media Studies

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Media Communications

Master Of Divinity (M.Div.), Theology/Theological Studies

Master'S Degree, Educational Leadership

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Elementary Education And Teaching