insight magazine • May 2009 to present • Reno, Nev.
Multimedia editor: Establishing campus magazine's web presence and multimedia content as first multimedia editor on staff. Developing training program for reporters and producers. Creating complimentary and standalone web content.
reno gazette-journal • May 2008 to present • Reno, Nev.
News intern (May 2008 to August 2008): Worked as a general assignment reporter for the morning daily. Wrote breaking news, covered daily events and developed enterprise. Localized issues including Native American voting in 2008 election, education system rankings, war blogging and wild horse euthanasia.
Temp team reporter (August 2008 to present): After completion of internship, was hired on staff to work on editorial temp team as part-time reporter. Cover assignments for newspaper and website as needed. During summer 2009, worked with features editor on Discover Reno, a niche publication for new Northern Nevada residents.
nevada humanities • January 2009 to present • Reno, Nev.
Editorial assistant: Assist in maintaining the online nevada encyclopedia. Duties include: writing, editing, creating multimedia, coding, brainstorming and helping make the encyclopedia into a one-stop source for information on the Silver State.
reynolds high school journalism institute • May 2009 to July 2009 • Reno, Nev.
Student assistant: Helped organize and run the annual two-week program for high school journalism teachers at the University of Nevada, Reno.
the nevada sagebrush • August 2006 to December 2008 • Reno, Nev.
Managing editor (June 2008 to December 2008): Managed and trained staff of award-winning student newspaper. Wrote and edited stories. Developed concepts for print and web projects. Worked with section editors.
Other positions held: News editor, June 2007 to May 2008; assistant news editor, February 2007 to May 2007; staff writer and designer, August 2006 to February 2007
greenspun media group - the news • May 2007 to August 2007 • Henderson, Nev.
News intern: Interned with the eight community weekly newspapers in the Las Vegas Valley as an editorial assistant and reporter. Wrote stories and briefs. Updated police blotter, births, obituaries, listings and community calendar.

ona student newsroom • Online News Association Conference 2009 • October 2009
Was a part of a team of 20 students who were selected to cover ONA's annual conference. Liveblogged Twitter CEO's keynote. Did text and audio series on entrepreneurs who attended ONA09.
breaking tweets • February 2009 to August 2009
Content editor: Create online posts for BreakingTweets.com by gathering reactions to news stories through Twitter
the associated press • Nov. 4, 2008
Freelanced for the AP on Election Day. Gathered quotes and information at polling places and Northern Nevada Democratic watch party.
apme gazette • Associated Press Managing Editors Convention 2008 • September 2008
Worked on Gazette staff to produce daily newspaper for editors convention. Helped coordinate print product and updated APMEVegas Twitter account. Picked by editors to receive scholarship for contributed work.

university of nevada, reno
Bachelor’s in journalism with a print emphasis, minor in American history
Will graduate in May 2010

Language
Basic knowledge of Spanish and Italian

Computer
• Proficient in Adobe InDesign, Adobe InCopy, Audacity, Amadeus, iMovie, Microsoft Office, Macintosh OS/Apple, Windows OS/Microsoft, HTML/CSS, WordPress, CoverItLive, Soundslides
• Worked with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash, FinalCut Express, FinalCut Pro, PHP
• Type 77 wpm

Hardware
• Audio recorders, point-and-shoot cameras, video equipment, working knowledge of Nikon digital SLR cameras

• Fifth place Best of Show for audio podcast at Associated Collegiate Press Conference 2009
• Recipient of the 2009 Reynolds School of Journalism Scholarship
• Finalist in Publish2’s “I Am The Future of Journalism” contest
• Recipient of the 2008 APME Gazette Scholarship
• Iraq blog story picked as The Associated Press’s Nevada featured story of the week in July 2008
• Fellow winner of ACP Pacemaker for The Nevada Sagebrush (2007-08 edition)
• Part of design team that won Student Society of News Design Best Overall Designed Newspaper 2007, Non-Daily
• Work has been featured by Politico.com, Gannett News Service, CBS News, U-Wire

• Leading UNR's Society of Professional Journalists chapter to establish itself as a training and networking ground for young journalists in a new media era
• Part of save nevada budget, an online reporting team that created a website about Nevada’s budget shortfall and its effects on UNR in spring 2009
• Sat on the Reynolds School of Journalism Student Advisory Board for the 2008-09 school year. Will sit on the newly-formed Journalism Student Advisory Council for the 2009-10 school year.