A communications professional who loves telling stories and creating engaging content. And a self-proclaimed humorist.
I’m based in D.C., but my heart will always be in the Midwest.
I am a passionate and energetic multimedia journalist who is looking for a fast-paced and inspiring work environment. I have worked in multiple newsrooms ranging from college to professional, and have done freelance work as well.
Through my work ethic, communication skills, and passion for telling stories, I create a variety of content.
Briya Public Charter School
Through Briya's two-generation education model, families learn English and more together. After editing photos I take, I craft social media captions and schedule posts to maintain a social media presence. Other job duties include writing and producing videos for social media or the student website, editing and designing a monthly staff newsletter, managing orders for promotional and branded items, and sending monthly mail-merge thank yous to donors.
I work closely with the Outreach and Registration Team to promote Briya PCS to community members and encourage more people to enroll in one of our programs. I also work with the Advocacy and Research Team to help our students and staff understand different ways they can advocate for our students.
Dreaming Out Loud, Inc.
I assisted the Development Team with outreach to local and national businesses, organizations, and other nonprofits. I helped with database management, including database cleanup.
I managed daily social media postings across all social platforms, along with attending organizational weekly meetings. I was responsible for leading the weekly promotional strategy meetings to drive audience growth and engagement with our content.
Shelterforce Magazine
Wartburg Trumpet
KnightVision Streaming
N Street Village
KWAR 89.9
Waterloo Bucks Baseball
KnightVision News
IowaWatch
I began my role as In-Kind Gifts Coordinator as a part of my year of service with the Lutheran Volunteer Corps. I worked with the Development Team at N Street Village to host volunteers and organize volunteer events. Furthermore, I oversaw volunteers when they were onsite and managed them accordingly. I also assisted in soliciting and distributing in-kind gifts to the women we serve. One of my largest projects was assisting the events manager with planning our annual auction and gala, where I managed auction gifts and assisted in the execution of the auction opening.
Researched and wrote compelling pieces that examined diversity in higher education and religious diversity in Iowa. Organized and executed interviews via Zoom, phone calls, and in-person. Worked closely with the editor to make adjustments and improvements to stories.
Oversee the production of the Trumpet. Write two stories per week along with editing stories for writers and section editors. Layout my pages, and assist section editors with layout and design issues. Handle interpersonal communications.
KnightVision tells the Wartburg story by providing hands-on learning opportunities for students to create quality content that educates, entertains, and engages the college’s audience. Knight Vision reaches more than 48,000 viewers each year. As a part of this staff, I helped produced Knight Vision produce 200 live programs (live sporting events, music events, and special events) and worked with state-of-the-art equipment and a new HD control room.
Your sound 89.9 KWAR is Wartburg College’s student-run radio station, located right on campus in the Department of Journalism and Communication. The station features student-led radio shows, sports and news broadcasts, and music. As a part of this staff, I managed social media, hosted weekly radio shows, and engaged current and former students to tune in.
Set up and teardown of Synergy cameras for each Bucks home game. Worked as a camera operator during Bucks home games. Worked as a team with the game promotions staff during each Bucks home game. Prepared to select Video Board elements for in-game promotions. Assisted with the production of pre-game show and broadcast of each Bucks home game webcasts for Northwoods League TV. Assisted with ticket-taking before each Bucks home game. Provided outstanding customer service to advertisers and fans.
Set up and tore down cameras for all events as a camera operator. Learned PTZ operations and software for sporting and entertainment events. Served as director and producer for three years during a four-year employment period. Led an average team of six other students and executed our hour-long program.
