-Provide specialized tutoring for approximately 20 students per semester in various developmental track English courses -Develop individualized composition lesson plans for tutoring students -Gather and organize data on tutoring students for grant reporting purposes-Attend all developmental track English courses to support instructors and work individually with students needing additional assistance -Develop ELA workshops and other educational materials for tutoring… Show more -Provide specialized tutoring for approximately 20 students per semester in various developmental track English courses -Develop individualized composition lesson plans for tutoring students -Gather and organize data on tutoring students for grant reporting purposes-Attend all developmental track English courses to support instructors and work individually with students needing additional assistance -Develop ELA workshops and other educational materials for tutoring center-Assist other student writers in a variety of academic courses, including but not limited to: composition, literature, public speaking, sociology, psychology, nursing, and business-Occasionally provide substitute instruction in developmental English courses Show less

-Pitched and wrote a variety of breaking, beat, and enterprise stories under tight deadlines and high stress situations -Built network of county government beat and other local sources for information gathering-Collaborated with photographers and design center to produce editorial packages -Coordinated with editorial teams in multiple newsrooms for localizing projects and feature stories-Selected as a March 2023 DePaul University FOIA fellow-Awarded at 2024 Illinois Press… Show more -Pitched and wrote a variety of breaking, beat, and enterprise stories under tight deadlines and high stress situations -Built network of county government beat and other local sources for information gathering-Collaborated with photographers and design center to produce editorial packages -Coordinated with editorial teams in multiple newsrooms for localizing projects and feature stories-Selected as a March 2023 DePaul University FOIA fellow-Awarded at 2024 Illinois Press Association Awards for single story news reporting, community service reporting, and business/economic reporting Show less

-Honed reporting skills with daily coverage of the Illinois General Assembly and 2022 primary election cycle -Researched and read proposed bills, amendments and state statutes -Pitched and wrote feature stories on pending legislation most relevant to Central Illinois audience-Built relationships with lawmakers representing audience districts -Coordinated localized coverage for multiple papers within the Lee Enterprises network, including: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Pantagraph… Show more -Honed reporting skills with daily coverage of the Illinois General Assembly and 2022 primary election cycle -Researched and read proposed bills, amendments and state statutes -Pitched and wrote feature stories on pending legislation most relevant to Central Illinois audience-Built relationships with lawmakers representing audience districts -Coordinated localized coverage for multiple papers within the Lee Enterprises network, including: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Pantagraph, Quad-City Times, Herald & Review and more Show less

-Developed and implemented social media strategy and style guide -Increased average Facebook page reach 32% -Established and maintained Instagram audience reach of nearly 700 accounts-Created and posted original content for all social media accounts -Designed brand suite and promotional materials in Canva -Copy edited and updated city website

-Pitched and wrote weekly articles for various newspapers under the Pana News Group -Reported on current events, municipal government affairs, and human-interest stories in and around Assumption, Macon, Moweaqua, and Shelbyville

-Developed and implemented community moderation program for Geneva app community-Assisted with recruitment and retention efforts resulting in an increase of 1,200 community members-Produced community content including event advertisements, text and email outreach, and discussion posts-Managed team of community operations interns and community moderators-Moderated conversations and responded to community guideline violations-Planned and executed 3 community events per week

-Assigned as team leader to help interns meet weekly KPIs, including engaging with 100% of community conversations in Geneva app -Collaborated with intern team to pitch and present conversation starter proposals -Responded to community guideline violations and maintained active presence in community-Identified and built relationships with active community members; helped recruit fall intern class-Tracked community engagement and other relevant data in Airtable

-Responsible for providing para-professional advising for forty-two residents in Taft Hall-Planned and conducted informational and interactive programs on academic success, engaged citizenship, interpersonal and intrapersonal competence, and social justice exploration -Collaborated with 10 Resident Advisors and 1 Multicultural Advocate to plan community programs-Participated on a crisis-response duty rotation to ensure the safety of over 400 hall residents

-Read and commented on an average of twenty submissions in slush pile every week -Helped discern pieces of highest quality for editorial table -Worked with a dozen team members to produce the winter 2020 issue-Proposed edits for accepted works-Selected pieces that fit a cohesive theme and met the organization’s budget

-Selected to be a student adviser for former FLOTUS Michelle Obama’s initiative to encourage college enrollment and completion-Upon selection for the board was invited to the 2017 School Counselor of the Year event at the White House and met Mrs. Obama-Planned and hosted College Signing Day events in 2017 and 2018; secured speakers including an Illinois State Senator and facilitated coverage of the events in local media-Created and promoted three social media campaigns relating to… Show more -Selected to be a student adviser for former FLOTUS Michelle Obama’s initiative to encourage college enrollment and completion-Upon selection for the board was invited to the 2017 School Counselor of the Year event at the White House and met Mrs. Obama-Planned and hosted College Signing Day events in 2017 and 2018; secured speakers including an Illinois State Senator and facilitated coverage of the events in local media-Created and promoted three social media campaigns relating to community college and financial aid which were shared to Better Make Room's twenty thousand Twitter followers and one of which was covered in an article by Fresh U-Generally served as a go-to person locally to answer students' questions regarding college preparation and admissions Show less

-Planted and harvested over 20 pounds of vegetables which were donated directly to the local food pantry-Planned and managed youth summer recreation and food security educational programs-Recruited volunteers who worked over fifty hours on projects focusing on poverty alleviation-Researched and planned a Summer Feeding Program which was successfully implemented the following year

-Pitched and wrote multiple essays published on the MTV News Youth Vertical, MTV Founders-Wrote contributions for MTV Founders Roundtables and an official MTV News roundup -Participated in election night live-tweeting with MTV Founders -Contributed a story which was featured in the MTV podcast “The Stakes” -Discussed my essays for MTV Founders as a featured speaker at a 2016 Dove Speak Beautiful panel