Experience
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & EVENTS | UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA | APRIL 2022​-NOW
​NEWS EDITOR, STAFF WRITER | MUSTANG NEWS, YUKON REVIEW | AUGUST 2020-MARCH 2022

• Created all the news content for the 10 to 12-page Mustang paper.
• Wrote in-depths, including area homelessness; police use of force; inmates’ mental health services; pending homicides throughout Canadian County; water treatment and more.
• Covered county commissioners, city council and school board meetings.
• Took photos to accompany each story, and updated the papers’ Facebook pages.

SUMMER EDITORIAL INTERN | OKLAHOMA TODAY MAGAZINE | MAY-JULY 2020

• Researched for the magazine’s “Out There” section and weekly online events.
• Fact-checked various writeups for editors and freelance writers. 

MANAGING EDITOR, REPORTER | THE VISTA AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA | JULY 2019-MAY 2020

• Wrote an in-depth about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
• Delegated stories for staff and contributing writers.
• Assembled layout of newspaper.

SUMMER INTERN | COUNTYWIDE & SUN | MAY-JULY 2018

• Investigated a cold-case homicide.
• Examined police reports.
• Developed community relationships, wrote features and took photos.

STAFF WRITER, SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR | 15TH STREET NEWS, THE 6420 MAGAZINE AT ROSE STATE COLLEGE | AUGUST 2017-MAY 2018

• Created content for the newspaper’s and magazine’s Instagram accounts.
• Wrote features and an in-depth.

Education
PROFESSIONAL MEDIA | UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA | 2020
Bachelor of Arts: Professional Media
​Skills

• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Lightroom
• Adobe Premiere
• Final Cut
• Proficient with Mac and HP products, and using photography and video camera equipment: (Canon T6 and T3i Eos Rebel series, Canon XA30s and a variety of Sony models).

Honors

• The American Legion Department of Oklahoma Media Support Journalist of the Year - July 2022
• Mustang American Legion Media Support Journalist of the Year - April 2022
• OG&E 2020 Photo of the Year Winner - Yukon Review, Weekly Division
• OG&E-Oklahoma Press Association Photo Contest Weekly Winner – Yukon Review, December 2020
• UCO President’s Honor Roll – 2018-2020
• OPA Second Place Feature Story - 2019-2020
• Certificate of Top Pro-Media Capstone Student at UCO - 2020
• UCO Mass Communication Outstanding News Editorial Award - 2020
• UCO Mass Communication Print News Feature Award - 2020
• UCentral News Award of All-Around Team Player – 2019
• All-Oklahoma Academic Team - 2018
• Oklahoma Collegiate Media Association Third Place Emerald Division Winner for Feature Writing – 2018
• UCO Leaders of Tomorrow Outstanding Talent and Achievement in Academics, Leadership and Service – 2018
• Certificate of Excellence for Best Feature Article for the 15th Street News – 2017-2018
• Certificate of Excellence for the Best Human-Interest Article for the 15th Street News – 2017-2018
• Certificate of Excellence for the Most Eager for the 15th Street News - 2017-2018
• Rose State President’s Leadership Class Student of the Year – 2017-2018
• Rose State Outstanding Service and Dedication as a Student Ambassador – 2016-2017

Volunteer Work

• Canadian County Homeless Task Force Chairperson - February 2021-April 2022
• Oklahoma City Festival of the Arts Chairperson - 2017

References available upon request.