Resume

EXPERIENCE

Rankin Ledger and The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Miss. — May 2008 to present: Beat writer for three municipalities, Rankin County government and law enforcement.

Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting, Narragansett, R.I. — June 2009: Fellow at a one-week science immersion workshop at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography.

The Modesto Bee, Modesto, Calif. — May 2007 to August 2007: Interned on the business, news and features desk in a 10-week program. Served as cops reporter for two weeks.

SKILLS

Spanish — Fluent in Spanish; more than seven years of study.

Computer Programs — Adobe Flash (Web interactive graphics), Adobe Photoshop, Quark XPress, Avid (video) and iMovie.

EDUCATION

Jackson State University, Jackson, Miss. — Pursuing a master’s in urban and regional planning.

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La. — Graduated in spring 2008 with a BA in mass communication with a concentration in print journalism and a Spanish minor. While at LSU, I served as editor-in-chief of The Daily Reveille (Circulation: 14,000/day) and its Web site (Web impressions: 25,000/day on average). The newspaper’s Web site won the Editor & Publisher magazine’s award for best collegiate news site that year.

Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina — July 2005 to December 2005: Completed one history course and two Spanish courses.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Leadership LSU, Baton Rouge, La. — Member of the class of 2008.

Journalism Scholarships, LSU Manship School of Mass Communication — Tiger Athletic Foundation Scholarship (2007), Melvin and Charlotte Shexnayder Scholarship (2006), Tiger Athletic Foundation Scholarship (2005) and Walter Hitesman Scholarship (2004).