Mission Statement:

To inform online communities and inspire offline action.

Education

Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
2006-2007

M.S. in New Media Journalism, December 2007
• Recipient of Northwestern Editorial Scholarship.
• Cumulative Grade Point Average: 3.736/4.0 Scale.
• Published articles in Time Online, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Northwest Indiana Times and the Daily Southtown.

Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH
2002-2006

B.A. in English & German, Minor in International Affairs
• Recipient of Joseph E. Bourgeois Award for German – 2004 – Highest award conferred upon an undergraduate modern language major.
• Goethe Institut Zertificat-Deutsch Recipient.
• Dean’s List – Summer 2003-Spring 2006.
• University Scholar.

Experience

Journal Communications Inc.
Nashville, Tennessee
07/08-present

Online Content Manager

Time, Inc.
Birmingham, Alabama
01/08-06/08

Web Intern at SouthernLiving.com

• Launched and coordinate blog, produce and coordinate podcast, develop and post Web content and assist in social networking strategy.

Medill News Service
Chicago, IL
09/07-12/07

Business Reporter
• Report and write articles on business affairs in Chicago for the Medill News Service.

U.S. Catholic
Chicago, IL
06/07-09/07

Editorial Intern
• Wrote cover story exploring “New Media & the Catholic Church.”
• Blog daily on current news stories affecting the Catholic chuch.

Medill Media Management Project
Evanston, IL
03/07-05/07

Holland Sentinel Group
• Consulted Morris Communications, owner of the Holland Sentinel newspaper of Holland, Michigan, on developing a strategy targeted at Zeeland, Michigan, a neighboring community.

Medill News Service
Chicago, IL
01/07-03/07

Legal Reporter
• Reported and wrote articles on legal affairs in Chicago for the Medill News Service, covering spot news, trends and completing enterprise pieces.

Sodexho, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
09/03-12/05

Marketing Co-op
• Developed strategic marketing plan for specific dining locations by conducting market research.
• Planned and coordinated events aimed at enhancing Sodexho’s image and expanding customer base.

German-American Chamber of Commerce
Hamburg, Germany
06/05-07/05

Transatlantic Program Participant
• Completed internship at Hi-Life, an event planning firm in Hamburg, Germany.
• Currently serve as president of the Transatlantic Program Alumni network, coordinating social networking events.

Cincinnati Holocaust Center
Cincinnati, OH
01/04-05/04

Exhibit Coordinator
• Interviewed German-Jewish Holocaust survivor and incorporated film, sound, photography and artifacts into a biographical multimedia exhibit.
• Translated World War II documents and Holocaust Center exhibits between German and English.

Leadership Experience

Edward B. Brueggeman Center for Dialogue
Buenos Aires, Argentina
08/05-07/06

Brueggeman Fellow
• Conducted year-long research project on German immigration to Argentina from the late 19th century to World War II, which included a month of travel to rural Argentina to continue research.

Student Government Association
Cincinnati, OH
04/03-05/06

Lecture Series Chair
• Allocated $18,000-$25,000 budget to arrange, plan, promote and execute guest speaking events on Xavier University’s Campus.

Special Interests/Skills: Fluent in German, Proficient with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Elements, Macromedia Dreamweaver, experience with Java, HTML, CSS, PHP, Adobe InDesign and Macromedia Flash, interested in digital photography, familiar with AP Style, U.S. News & World Report Style.

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