The Wichita Eagle - Wichita, Kansas Area since Sep 2012
Reporter
The Joplin Globe - Joplin, Missouri Area May 2011 - Aug 2012
Education Reporter and Twitter administrator
The Bulletin - Emporia, KS May 2009 - May 2011
Editor-in-Chief
Student Press Law Center May 2010 - Jul 2010
Journalism Intern
Emporia State Bulletin - Emporia, Kan. Aug 2008 - May 2009
Managing Editor
Education:
Emporia State University 2007 - 2011
Bachelor of Science, Political Science
Tartu Ülikool / University of Tartu 2008 - 2008
Study Abroad, Baltic Studies
Skills:
Journalism Social Media Editing Copy Editing Storytelling Investigative Reporting Ap Style News Writing Open Records Adobe Creative Suite Headline Writing Data Analysis Data Collection Data Entry Data Mining Spss Microsoft Excel Microsoft Access Web Scraping Data Management Foia Open Data Civic Engagement Fundraising Grant Writing Community Organizing Strategic Planning Freedom of Information Legal Research Sql Data Visualization
Languages:
German English
Awards:
Rural Health Journalism Fellow Association of Health Care Journalists Fellowship funded by the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. Honorable mentions in education writing, sports feature writing Missouri Press Association First place, division II spot news, "We love Joplin" Missouri Associated Press Managing Editors (APME) Coverage of the Walk of Unity and school groundbreakings on the one year anniversary of the EF-5 tornado that hit Joplin, Mo. I shared this award with Andra Bryan Stefanoni, Debby Woodin, Jeff Lehr, Susan Redden and Josh Letner at The Joplin Globe. Best of ESU Emporia State University My legal research paper, "Snyder v. Phelps: Are military funeral picketers protected by the First Amendment?" was selected as one of the best papers from Emporia State students in 2011. First place, multimedia division, Facing Up to the Nation's Finances Contest Public Agenda Video entry: "It's up to us"
Payless Shoesource
Financial Analyst
Payless Shoesource May 2016 - Aug 2016
Financial Analyst Intern
Hallbrook Country Club May 2013 - Aug 2014
Banquet Server and Bistro Waitress
H&R Block May 2013 - Aug 2014
Senior Financial Analyst
Education:
Kansas State University 2013 - 2017
Bachelors, Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting, Finance
Saint Thomas Aquinas High School 2013