Serve as official spokesperson; identify communications goals for the office’s six divisions and implement strategies to achieve them; manage all media-related activities; write and edit press releases, opinion pieces, talking points and video scripts; pitch news stories and interviews highlighting the work of the office and Secretary Kander; develop and sustain positive relationships with media outlets and reporters across the state; develop creative components for advertising campaigns; serve as member of the Secretary’s executive staff.

Served as official spokesperson for the office; wrote speeches for Secretary Kander; wrote and distributed media advisories and press releases; assisted in strategic communications planning for the office’s six divisions; prepared talking points for executive staff and the Secretary; and shot and edited video.

Served as initial point of contact for over 200 information requests by media and citizens, including in breaking-news situations; wrote and distributed over 400 media advisories and press releases; assisted in strategic communications planning; compiled and maintained daily electronic news clips for executive staff; prepared talking points for executive staff and the Secretary; and assisted designing, proofreading and producing all office publications for six different divisions.

Instructed groups of high school students each session participating in the Government and Politics Conference on civic leadership, public policy and career readiness at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

Reporting intern covering the European Union in Brussels, Belgium. Covered news ranging from anti-trust to UFOs, the Euro crisis to protests.

Print reporter for the Columbia Missourian and Missouri Digital News covering a variety of state issues while working primarily as a state education beat writer.