Résumé
Education
Northern Michigan University
Marquette, Michigan
Aug. 2003 – May 2007
• Bachelor of Science: Electronic Journalism (Broadcasting). Minor: Journalism (Print).
• Graduate of Student Leader Fellowship Program; spent four years working for student newspaper, The North Wind.
Experience
Duluth News Tribune
Duluth, Minnesota
Sports reporter
July 2014-present
• College hockey reporter focusing on the University of Minnesota Duluth NCAA Division I men's and women's hockey programs on a daily basis through breaking news, game coverage, previews, features, podcasts, blogging and by interacting on social media.
• Lead coverage of Duluth's running scene, including the annual Grandma's Marathon.
• Previous experience in Duluth includes coverage of the NHL's Minnesota Wilderness, NFL's Minnesota Vikings, NAHL's Minnesota Wilderness, NCAA Division III hockey and local high school sports.
USCHO.com
WCHA columnist
Oct. 2013 - July 2014
• Working with a co-columnist, provide a weekly notebook-style column covering major events around the league.
• Blogging about the league, including a Monday weekend wrap-up and Friday predictions.
• Other features as assigned by the editor, including a season preview and postseason coverage.
• Maintain a strong presence on social media not only promoting content, but by breaking news, providing game updates and interacting with our audience.
The Mining Journal
Marquette, Michigan
Sports editor
Jan. 2011 - July 2014
• Oversee a staff of two full-time writers, one part-time writer and a team of freelancers, plus manage sports assignments for photographers and graphic designers.
• Paginate a 3-5 page sports section 5-7 desk shifts per week, as well as special sections throughout the year. Also maintain and update the sports section of MiningJournal.net and use company social media accounts to promote content.
• Cover the Northern Michigan University sports beat, including NCAA Division I hockey and Division II football, basketball, soccer and volleyball.
• Other duties include copy editing, blogging, multimedia production including video, audio and photography, and technical support throughout the newsroom.
Herald Times Reporter
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Sports reporter
Dec. 2007 - Jan. 2011
• Duties: Writing, pagination, blogging, copy editing, multimedia production including video reports and live streaming, Web publishing and maintenance, social media, photography, staff training and coordination of coverage with sister papers.
The Dickinson Press
Dickinson, North Dakota
Sports reporter
Aug. 2007 - Dec. 2007
• Duties: Writing, pagination, blogging, copy editing, photography.
The Mining Journal
Marquette, Michigan
Sports writer
April 2006 - June 2007
• Duties: Writing, photography, blogging.
Northern Star Broadcasting
Marquette, Michigan
Production/on-air talent
May 2005 - Aug. 2006
• Production of live sporting events, live sports play-by-play and color commentary, co-hosted a weekly one-hour sports talk show.
Awards
Minnesota Chapter pf Society of Professional Journalists
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Sports story (2017), third place
Michigan Associated Press Media Editors
• Best Sustained Coverage of a Single Sports Event (2014), third place.
Michigan Press Association
• Sports Column Writing (2011), third place.
• Most Innovative Story Telling (2013), third place.
Wisconsin Newspaper Association
• Sports News Story (2009), first place.
• Sports News Story (2010), third place.
North Dakota Newspaper Association
• Sports Reporting Series (2007), second place.
• Sports Column (2007), honorable mention.