Work
County Reporter, The Oklahoman| The USA Today Network - April 2021 to Present
Reporter; Social Media Anchor, UCentral News at The University of Central Oklahoma - June 2019 to Dec. 2020
Reporter; Copy Editor, The Vista at The University of Central Oklahoma - June 2019 to Dec. 2020
Speaker Coordinator, Manipulation and Media: The Ugly Truth, UCO Media Ethics Conference, 2019
Social Media Content Creation & Design Intern, Mooseville Marketing, Fall 2019
Reporter, Exiled to Indian Country Project - In Parntership with the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma, Fall 2019
Player's Club Representative; Marketing Host; Executive Casino Host, Citizen Potawatomi Nation - August 2016 to present
Staff Writer; Photographer; Circulation Manager & Artistic Director, The 15th Street News & The 6420 at Rose State College - January 2017 - May 2018
Cover Design & Layout Team, Pegasus Literary Journal at Rose State College - February/March 2018
Staff Writer & Religion Editor, The Collegian at Houston Baptist University - September 2007 - March 2008
Skills
Software Proficiency in: Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, AVID Media Composer, Wix, Weebly, Google Apps, Final Cut Pro
Basic Spanish
Awards and Achievements
Individual:
Journalist of the Year - Oklahoma Collegiate Media Association(OCMA) - 2020
Best Non-News Documentary - UCO Pro Media Awards - 2020
Best Data/Investigative Journalism Story - UCO Pro Media Awards - 2020
PriceLang Scholarship for Communications Excellence - 2019
Reba Collins Endowed Scholarship for Print Journalism - 2019
Jill Kelsey Outstanding Public Relations Student Award - 2019
1st Place - General News Writing, Editorial Writing - Emerald Division, 2019, OCMA
2nd Place - Magazine Feature Writing - 2019, OCMA
2nd Place - Editorial Writing - Emerald Division, 2018, OCMA
3rd Place - General News Writing - Emerald Division, 2018, OCMA
Humanities Division Student of the Year, 2017-2018, Rose State College
7 photographs selected by curators for gallery exhibition - 2018, OKContemporary
Best overall Photography- 15th Street News, 2017-2018, voted by staff
Best Feature Photo - 15th Street News, 2017-2018, voted by staff
Best In-Depth Article - 15th Street News, 2017-2018, voted by staff
Excellence in Photography - Rose State College, 2017-2018, selected by professor
Publications:
1st Place - Overall Layout, 15th Street News - Emerald Division, 2018 & 2019, OCMA
1st Place - Front Page Design, 15th Street News - Emerald Division, 2018 & 2019, OCMA
1st Place - Interior Page Design, 15th Street News - Emerald Division, 2018 & 2019, OCMA
2nd Place - Magazine, The 6420 - 2019, OCMA
Education
Rose State College, May 2018 -
AA, Mass Communication
University of Central Oklahoma, Dec. 2020 -
BA, Professional Media
BA, Strategic Communications