Resume
EDUCATION
Texas Christian University
Bob Schieffer College of Communication
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
Minor in Film, TV, Digital Media
AddRan College of Liberal Arts
Minor in Spanish and Hispanic Studies
EXPERIENCE
BlueForge Alliance
Communications & Outreach, Public Relations:
- Develop and implement comprehensive communication strategies
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to create effective messaging that conveys the needs and values of target audiences
- Produce engaging, informative, and well-written content tailored for various platforms and audiences
- Conduct thorough research on industry trends, relevant news stories, and emerging topics
- Edit and proofread content for accuracy, clarity, and grammar, ensuring alignment with brand and messaging guidelines
Office of the Texas Governor
Marketing & Communications Specialist:
- Developed, planned, and implemented marketing programs and activities to promote Texas as a premier business investment destination.
- Drafted briefing documents, talking points, remarks and press releases for OOG staff and officials.
- Ran lead and assisted on initiatives such as Texas Small Business Week, Texas Chamber of Commerce Week and 15+ Governor Small Business Series Events across the state of Texas.
- Prepared promotional material for investment trade missions, shows, conferences, conventions, small business events and webinars.
Fox 7 Austin News - Austin, Texas
Reporter:
- Uncover, research, and report on breaking news stories with speed and accuracy, providing real-time updates to keep the audience informed
- Maintain a keen awareness of current events, industry trends, and evolving news stories to stay ahead in coverage and provide in-depth analysis
- Utilize social media platforms to disseminate breaking news updates and engage with the audience, fostering a sense of community and trust
- Collaborate with editors and producers to pitch and craft compelling and engaging news segments
KAGS-TV - Bryan, Texas
Reporter: Responsible for turning compelling stories daily as a single-person crew. Provide live coverage of both breaking news and feature stories for television, web and social media.
Anchor: Convey correct information regarding current and important events to the community. Confidently solo-anchor newscasts.
KHOU-11 TV - Houston, Texas
News Intern:Accomplished tasks while rotating through every department of the newsroom. Duties included: assisting producers pitching stories, gathering information, editing, creating original content for KHOU.com and field reporting with photographers and reporters for daily, nightly and weekend news and sports broadcasts.
Dallas Morning News
SportsDay TCU Special Contributor: Produced and aggregated 3+ TCU athletic beat pieces each week covering stories involving offseason football, recruiting, basketball, NIT Tournament Championship and breaking news.
KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston
News/Editing Intern: Created video content, which included VO/SOTs and packages for the 11am, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm and 6:30pm newscasts. Field reported with the news and sports departments.
TCU 360 Student Media
Managing Editor: Managed a newsroom of 30+ reporters and editors and reporters to effectively produce all journalism content for tcu360.com
Line Editor: Responsible for overseeing 5+ beat reporters covering news and sports, while collaborating with managing and executive editors of TCU360.com.
Reporter: Covered and wrote weekly articles about football, basketball, soccer, tennis and sports interests and features.
TCU Athletics Video Coordinator Intern
FrogVision Intern: Assisted in video operations for the media relations office of TCU Athletics. Duties included shooting and editing game highlights, team and player features, press conferences and behind the scenes footage and video shoots
Fox Sports Southwest
Inside TCU Sports Reporter: Wrote and hosted weekly segments that aired on Fox Sports Southwest giving fans an inside look at TCU athletics.
TCU News Now
Anchor/Reporter/Producer: Anchored, reported and produced weekly stories on deadline for the student-run weekly newscasts.
KTCU Radio Station
Radio News Anchor: Hosted afternoon news updates throughout the semester on TCU’s radio station, KTCU 88.7 FM.
SKILLS
ENPS
EDIUS
STRATUS
Final Cut Pro
Adobe Premier
Photoshop
Word Press
Storify
Cantemo
EZ News
Spanish
AWARDS, HONORS & INVOLVEMENT
TCU University Scholar, TCU Dean’s List, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Bob Schieffer Journalism Scholarship, Mark Holtz Broadcaster Scholarship, TCU Bob Bolen Scholarship for Leadership, TCU Sophomore Getaway Board Director, TCU Frog Camp Facilitator, TCU Leaders for Life Mentor, Spanish Tutor, Kappa Alpha Theta