Other Projects

United Press International, Web Producer: 2010-2012

  • Responsible for daily web production responsibilities, from pitching, uploading and optimizing content to developing and maintaining multiple social media presences for UPI.
  • Helped develop strategies for digital coverage, site design, social media and metrics measurement plans.

GovLoop, Intern: 2010

  • Covered events, wrote newsletters and aggregated content for use in infographics, spreadsheets and research guides for a social network built upon the idea of improving government through the expansion of civic employee intercommunication.

Education

Elon University: 2006-2010

  • Journalism major, Business minor
  • Opinions editor: Won SPJ and regional awards for writing, and was an editor while Elon's college paper, The Pendulum, won several national awards.
  • Undergraduate research: Completed and presented a NCUR and SURF-accepted research project titled, "Changing the Paradigm: Learning From the Media's Successes and Failures in the Internet Age."