PUBLICATION EXPERIENCE
Senior Writer/Project Manager, EMU Marketing, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, June 2011 – Present
· In-house journalist for newsletter for UO Division of Student Affairs
· Manage team of two designers, videographer, and social media specialist.
· Organize photo shoots.
Creative Director and Associate Editor, Ethos, Eugene, OR, September 2010 – June 2011
· Manage team of 10 designers and two illustrators.
· Design cover and feature pieces.
· Create break-of-book.
· Collaborate with Photo Editor, Managing Editor, Editor-in-Chief, and Publisher.
· Pitch and edit FOB, BOB and Feature pieces.
Editorial Intern, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, Seattle, WA, June 2010 – September 2010
· Wrote for the Mudroom department (a FOB current events and culture section).
· Fact-checked for departments and features.
· Researched articles for editors.
· Produced weekly photo essays and blog posts of cultural events for seattlemet.com.
Publications Coordinator, University of Oregon Family Programs, Eugene, OR, September 2009 – June 2011
· Write features and take photographs for Connections newsletter.
· Coordinate articles from other University of Oregon departments.
· Design Connections newsletter and other Family Programs publications
· Assistant publishing Crossing the Pond, a UO parent guide
· Department Reporter at BCS Championships, 2011.
Reporting Intern, West Lane News, Eugene, OR, September 2009 – January 2010
· Write features, profiles and cover Fern Ridge School District board meetings for news weekly serving Veneta, Elmira and Crow.
· Coordinate with West Lane New photographers.
EDUCATION
University of Oregon - Professional Masters (M.A.) June 2011
Magazine and News Editorial Journalism
University of Minnesota Duluth - Bachelor of Arts December 2006
Major: International Studies
Major: Interdisciplinary French Studies
Paris Center for Critical Studies - University of Minnesota Scholarship, August 2004 – June 2005
ADDITIONAL AWARDS, SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES
· Graduate Teaching Fellow, University of Oregon 2010-2011
· Recipient of the 2010 Eiko and Charles Politz Graduate Scholarship.
· Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Quark, Soundslides, Audacity, Final Cut Pro
· Proficiency with DSL cameras.
· Proficiency in French.
· Co-Captain University of Minnesota Duluth Women’s Club Ultimate Frisbee, September 2003 – July 2007.
ART EXPERIENCE
Artist, self-employed
· Paint in oil, acrylic and watercolor mediums.
· Exhibited in Minnetonka Center for the Arts Winter Show 2008
· Exhibited in Free Democracy Summit, Duluth, 2006.
· Instructed art lessons for school-age students at Lincoln Park Elementary, Duluth. Minnesota, 2003.
Senior Writer/Project Manager, EMU Marketing, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, June 2011 – Present
· In-house journalist for newsletter for UO Division of Student Affairs
· Manage team of two designers, videographer, and social media specialist.
· Organize photo shoots.
Creative Director and Associate Editor, Ethos, Eugene, OR, September 2010 – June 2011
· Manage team of 10 designers and two illustrators.
· Design cover and feature pieces.
· Create break-of-book.
· Collaborate with Photo Editor, Managing Editor, Editor-in-Chief, and Publisher.
· Pitch and edit FOB, BOB and Feature pieces.
Editorial Intern, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, Seattle, WA, June 2010 – September 2010
· Wrote for the Mudroom department (a FOB current events and culture section).
· Fact-checked for departments and features.
· Researched articles for editors.
· Produced weekly photo essays and blog posts of cultural events for seattlemet.com.
Publications Coordinator, University of Oregon Family Programs, Eugene, OR, September 2009 – June 2011
· Write features and take photographs for Connections newsletter.
· Coordinate articles from other University of Oregon departments.
· Design Connections newsletter and other Family Programs publications
· Assistant publishing Crossing the Pond, a UO parent guide
· Department Reporter at BCS Championships, 2011.
Reporting Intern, West Lane News, Eugene, OR, September 2009 – January 2010
· Write features, profiles and cover Fern Ridge School District board meetings for news weekly serving Veneta, Elmira and Crow.
· Coordinate with West Lane New photographers.
EDUCATION
University of Oregon - Professional Masters (M.A.) June 2011
Magazine and News Editorial Journalism
University of Minnesota Duluth - Bachelor of Arts December 2006
Major: International Studies
Major: Interdisciplinary French Studies
Paris Center for Critical Studies - University of Minnesota Scholarship, August 2004 – June 2005
ADDITIONAL AWARDS, SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES
· Graduate Teaching Fellow, University of Oregon 2010-2011
· Recipient of the 2010 Eiko and Charles Politz Graduate Scholarship.
· Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Quark, Soundslides, Audacity, Final Cut Pro
· Proficiency with DSL cameras.
· Proficiency in French.
· Co-Captain University of Minnesota Duluth Women’s Club Ultimate Frisbee, September 2003 – July 2007.
ART EXPERIENCE
Artist, self-employed
· Paint in oil, acrylic and watercolor mediums.
· Exhibited in Minnetonka Center for the Arts Winter Show 2008
· Exhibited in Free Democracy Summit, Duluth, 2006.
· Instructed art lessons for school-age students at Lincoln Park Elementary, Duluth. Minnesota, 2003.