Work Experience

• Producer, UMTV's Maryland Newsline
  Fall 2004
  Assign stories, write and produce a live-to-tape newscast for the University of Maryland cable channel
• Creator, editor for Transitions newsletter
  Arts and Humanities Department at the University of Maryland
  Summer 2004 - present
  Design, write and research to compile a four-page newsletter for parents of freshmen
• News assistant/call screener, 630 WMAL-AM Radio
  February 2004 - present
  Edit soundbites, update WMAL Web site, monitor wires, write copy and screen calls for talk shows
• Arts and Entertainment editor, Unwind magazine
  University of Maryland, Fall 2003 - present
  Assign, edit and layout arts-related stories for monthly campus magazine
• CNN intern, "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer" and "Inside Politics"
  Washington, D.C.;  Winter 2004
  Conducted research for weekly shows, coordinated guest arrivals and greeted foreign dignitaries
• WBAL-TV intern, Special Projects
  Baltimore;  Fall 2003, Summer 2002, Fall 2000
  Assisted photographers and producers on investigative stories, wrote copy, researched story ideas
• Production assistant, 97.1 WASH-FM Radio
  "Girl Talk" show,  Fall 2003
  Screened calls, coordinated guest phoners, consulted on segment ideas
• Crime & Justice intern, WBFF-TV
  Baltimore;  Fall 2002
  Researched and contacted sources for ongoing investigative stories, handled FOIA requests
• Graphics/Editing intern, Howard County School System Print Shop
  Ellicott City, Md.;  Spring 2001
  Edited, designed and proofread for publications of the school system

Other Skills

• Proficient in Quark XPress, ENPS, Cool Edit, NewsBoss, Avstar Workstation, CJIS,
  Adobe Programs, HTML and Microsoft package
• Have done layout and design for newsmagazine as well as advertisements
• Completed classes in writing, camera and broadcast equipment function, linear- and non-linear editing,
  studio direction and production

Top 15 percent academically at the University of Maryland
Citation in Media, Self and Society from the College Park Scholars Program
National Society of Collegiate Scholars Member