Experience

Résumé

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Curriculum Vitae

View Complete Curriculum Vitae here.

Journalism Training Programs

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Fellow in 2022-2023 Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellowship

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Intern in 2019 Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism

 Investigative Reporters and Editors Fellow, 2021
Awarded a Gary Marx Fellowship/Scholarship, including a scholarship to attend the Investigative Reporters and Editors 2021 conference and a yearlong membership subscription to IRE.

Education

Master of Arts in Journalism
University of Oregon, June 2018 – 2019
GPA: 3.97, Kappa Tau Alpha, Honors

Bachelor of Arts in History
University of Oregon – Class of 2018
GPA: 3.82, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List

Ford Graduate Scholar
Ford Family Foundation – Class of 2018
Graduate-level college scholarship

Ford Scholar
Ford Family Foundation – Class of 2014
Full-ride undergraduate college scholarship
125 students chosen from 6,500 applicants (1.9% acceptance rate)

Language Knowledge 

Italian: Limited Proficiency – studied in college

Latin: Moderate Proficiency in Reading and Translation – studied in high school and college

Honors: Memoria Press Latin Student Honor Award, 2010 & 2011
First place in the U.S. two years in a row for highest grades (out of 64 students)

Software & Multimedia Skills

Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, Publisher

Collaborative platforms: Mailchimp, Google Drive, Slack, Signal, Remind, Discord, Kompass

Social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn

Photography and videography:  Canon 80D, Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

Audio recording: Zoom H4N, H1n recorder, lavalier and shotgun mic

Multimedia editing software: Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro

Adobe CS6 Creative Suite: Photoshop, Bridge, InDesign

Legal software: LexisNexis, Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER)

Basic web development: WordPress, Adobe Multimedia Dreamweaver, Search Engine Optimization, Google AdWords

News asset management: TownNews, BlOX CMS

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