Education

Towson University, Towson, Md. Aug. 2006 to May 2010

-Mass Communication, Journalism and New Media Track with certificate in Broadcast Journalism

-GPA: 3.21, Major GPA: 3.4

Experience

Patch Media, Towson, Md.

Editor, Towson Patch (Since June 2010) – Plan, assign and create editorial content for a hyper-local news website.

The Towerlight, Towson, Md.

Associate Arts Editor (Sep. 2008 – Apr. 2010) – Assist in the generation and production of Arts section content. Execute special projects. Beats have included bands, theater, film, special features, off-campus arts, University System of Maryland, budget issues, enterprise, investigations

Circulation Manager (Apr. 2009 – Apr. 2010) – Manage distribution of Baltimore’s largest student paper, circulating 10,000 copies on campus and the York Road corridor

Previously – Assistant Arts Editor, Staff Writer, Contributing Writer

WBAL-AM, Baltimore, Md.

News Intern (May 2009 – Jul. 2009) – Shadowed and assisted reporters, conducted interviews, processed national feeds

Patuxent Publishing Company, Towson, Md.

Intern (Jun. 2008 – Aug. 2008) – Researched and wrote stories, proofread pages and assisted reporters for Towson Times and Owings Mills Times

Rangercast.net

Producer and Host (Aug. 2005 to present) – Produce regular podcast, edit audio, maintain relationships with sources and contributors. I have traveled to cover events in Los Angeles, Chicago, Richmond and New York City.

Honors

Recipient, Kathryn Dudek Memorial Scholarship, Towson University

Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America

Society of Prof. Journalists Region 2 2008 Mark of Excellence, General Column Writing (2nd place)

2009 Parsec Awards, Finalist, Best Speculative Fiction News Podcast

Skills

-Podcasting, Photography, Video

Software experience: HTML, Audacity, Adobe Audition, Adobe CS3, Final Cut Pro

Foreign Languages: Intermediate Japanese

References available upon request

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