About
I’m a storyteller who uses several platforms. With a background in writing and reporting, I’m as comfortable composing a 1,000-word in-depth story for print as I am shooting and editing a three-minute video for the Web. Or harnessing the power of social media.
I also have experience with audio, photography, Web design, online production, online community management and copyediting.
When reporting I don’t think, “How can I write a great story?” but instead, “How can I tell a great story?”
What have I done?
I work full-time as community engagement producer for Publish2 (read announcement). In short, we made tools that power link journalism and help journalists collaborate.
I graduated from the University of Miami in Florida, where I worked at The Miami Hurricane in a number of roles, including editor in chief during the 2007-2008 school year.
During my senior year, I served as community director at CoPress, a start-up looking to build a better technical ecosystem for college news online (I still advise CoPress).
My professional experience includes working as an online intern at The Dallas Morning News (summer 2009), a metro intern at The Miami Herald (summer 2008), South Florida Sun Sentinel (summer 2007) and Jewish Journal (summer 2006).
I am a former Poynter Young Journalist Fellow (summer 2009).
I love doing video journalism, specifically short, documentary-style pieces. Not a fan of standups or voiceovers for my projects.
For more, check out my resume.
Honors
- I was named one of the top 100 college journalists in the United States for the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 academic years by UWIRE.
- I was named College Journalist of the Year as part of the South Florida SPJ chapter’s annual Sunshine State Awards.
- Along with The Miami Hurricane staff, I received a first place SPJ National Mark of Excellence Award for online news reporting during my time as editor of The Hurricane. I oversaw our coverage of the first-ever Spanish-language debate among U.S. presidential contenders that included a live blog in addition to a breaking news story, slideshow and video posted soon after the event ended.
- I won a first place SPJ region 3 Mark of Excellence Award in the general news reporting category for a two-part series on faculty housing: Faculty find University housing in Coral Gables unaffordable and Local real estate boom negatively impacts most new faculty.
- Around graduation time, I received the School of Communication Award (top recognition for a graduating senior in the school) and the Print Journalism Award (top recognition for a graduating senior in the “print” journalism program).
Study Abroad
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