About

An award-winning reporter in Campbellsville, Kentucky.

I cover everything but sports for the Central Kentucky News-Journal, which often includes breaking news, business, education, healthcare politics and more.

I also post to the newspaper’s Twitter account and have helped grow its Facebook and Instagram followings.

I handle content curation, copy editing and layout for the community calendar and obituary pages each week — as well as anything else that’s asked of me!

I received a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies with emphasis on both Journalism and Public Relations from Lindsey Wilson College in May of 2020.

Resume

Education

Lindsey Wilson College Bachelor of Arts: Media Studies Journalism Emphasis Public Relations Emphasis	Columbia, Kentucky Graduated: May 2020
Taylor County High School College & Career Ready Diploma	Campbellsville, Kentucky Graduated: May 2015
Green River Area Technology Center KOSSA Industrial Maintenance Certificate	Greensburg, Kentucky Awarded: May 2015

Work Experience

Central Kentucky News-Journal Reporter/Feature Writer/Page Layout	Campbellsville, Kentucky April 2019 – July 2021
RaiderView.com Student News Journal Editor/Social Lead/Web Admin	Columbia, Kentucky February 2018 – April 2019
Intelenet America, LLC Customer Service & Sales Agent	Campbellsville, Kentucky May 2017 – January 2018
Rally’s Hamburgers Crew Member & Shift Manager	Campbellsville, Kentucky March 2014 – January 2017

Awards

First Place – Best General News Story “Board stands behind library”	Kentucky Press Association January 2020
Second Place – Best Analysis/Enterprise Story “Analyzing the impact of alcohol”	Kentucky Press Association January 2020
Second Place – Best Graphic “DUI arrests and alcohol-involved incidents since going wet”	Kentucky Press Association January 2020
Second Place – Best Video “High School Story — Campbellsville High School”	Kentucky Press Association January 2020
Outstanding Achievement in Student Publications	Lindsey Wilson College

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Cultural Affairs Committee Public Relations Liaison – Coordinated with the college theater, Black Student Union and Women’s Student Union to promote a campus showing of “Ain’t I a Woman!”	Columbia, Kentucky February 2018 – April 2019
YMCA Youth-in-Government Club Reporter/Lobbyist/Ambassador – Created, promoted, and maintained the club’s Twitter account @TCHS_YClub. – Organized a city-wide donation drive for the nonprofit Waterstep. – Used the Remind platform to communicate with club members. – Drafted, presented, and debated for and against mock legislation at conventions.	Campbellsville, Kentucky March 2013 – March 2015
Green River Area Technology Center Robotics Social Lead – Created, promoted, and maintained the club’s Facebook page @GRARobotics. – Collaborated with administrators to plan tours for local business leaders and prospective supporters.	Greensburg, Kentucky January 2014 – March 2015

RELEVANT COURSES

Community Reporting ⧫ Broadcast Journalism ⧫ Communication Law & Ethics ⧫ Magazine and Feature Writing ⧫ Mass Media & Society ⧫ Media Writing and Reporting ⧫ Business & Society ⧫ Managerial Communication ⧫ Organizational Communication ⧫ Introduction to Management ⧫ Interactive Media Design ⧫ Computer Concepts & Applications ⧫ Computer Science I ⧫ Introduction to Communication ⧫ Writing Studies II ⧫ Understanding Visual Art ⧫ Introduction to Photography ⧫ Public Relations Principles & Practices ⧫ Intermediate Public Relations ⧫ Topics in Public Relations ⧫ Intercultural Communication ⧫ Computer Graphics I ⧫ Intercultural Communication ⧫ Practicum: Student Media Productions (3x) ⧫ Journalism Internship (2x) ⧫

RELEVANT SKILLS

A lifetime of experience using Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Spark Post, and InDesign
Proficiency in TweetDeck and Facebook Publishing Tools
Basic knowledge of video editing in Adobe Premiere
Basic knowledge of HTML and Adobe Dreamweaver