Awards

  • Top Investigations by Student Journalists, Investigative Reporters & Editors, 2011
  • Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism, notable entry, 2011
  • Award for Innovative Investigative Journalism, finalist, Gannett Foundation, 2011
  • Mark of Excellence Awards (West), second place, Society for Professional Journalists, 2011
  • Best Sports Feature, second place, The Associated Press, 2003
  • Best Sports Story, third place, Iowa Newspaper Association, 2002
  • Best Sports Story, first place, Iowa Newspaper Association, 1997
  • Best Tournament Coverage, Continental Amateur Baseball Association, 1997
  • Best Sports Story, first place, The Associated Press, 1996

Skills

Skills Acrobat Pro, AI, After Effects, Adobe Creative Suite, Asana, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere, Soundbooth, AP Style, Blogs, Broadcast Media, Chat GPT, Content Creation, CMS, Copy Editing, Copy Writing, CSS, Dark Room, Event Planning, Eventbrite, advanced Excel, Final Cut Pro, Google Analytics, Graphic Design, Hootsuite, HTML, MailChimp, Marketing Communications (MarCom), Mass Communication, Microsoft Office, Photography, Press Releases, Problem Solving, Project Management, Sharepoint, Spreadsheets, Strategic Communications (StratCom), Survey Design, Teams, Video Editing, Videography, Web Design, Word, WordPress

Education

  • Master of Arts — Journalism and Mass Communication (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2012)
  • Bachelor of Arts — English (TCU, 1995)