Education

Albion College- Albion, Mich.
The Gerald R. Ford Institute for Public Policy and Service
Enrolled Aug. 2005 through May 2009
Majors: English and Political Science
Minor: Journalism
GPA: 3.55

Georgetown University- Washington, D.C.
The Fund for American Studies Capital Semester on Political Journalism
Enrolled: Jan. 2008 through May 2008
Courses: Economics and Public Policy Problems, Theories of Constitutional Interpretation, Political Journalism Seminar

Work Experience

The Ionia Sentinel-Standard- Ionia, Mich.
Position: Reporter
Employed: May 2009 through present
Tasks include:

• Covering city council and school board meetings
• General assignment reporting
• Photography

The Sanilac County News- Sandusky, Mich.
Position: Reporter, Columnist
Employed: May 2008 through Aug. 2008, Dec. 2009 through present
Tasks include:

• Covering Marlette City Council meetings
• Freelance photography work

The Pleiad- Albion, Mich.
Positions:  Online Editor, Editor-in-Chief, News Editor, Senior Writer
Employed: Jan. 2007 through Dec. 2007; May 2008 through May 2009
Tasks include:

• Maintain the Web site
• Redesign and restructure the Web site for functionality and style
• Oversee and manage staff of six page editors, two page designers, and five senior writers
• Represent the paper at meetings and events
• Provide ethical guidance
• Train staff
• Make all final editorial decisions
• Editing entire paper for content and style
• Approve all page lineups
• Photo editing
• Create the news page lineup, including story and art assignments
• Laying out the news page
• Writing news stories with a focus on the administration and student government beats

Albion College Office of Annual Giving and Alumni Engagement- Albion, Mich.
Position: Student office assistant and Web site manager
Employed: Sept. 2005 through May 2009
Tasks include:

• Maintaining and managing the Alumni Office Web site and its subsites
• Creating a new site map
• Assisting the conversion of the Web site to a new CMS system
• Photo editing
• Assisting with major campus events
• Mass mailings

Albion College Communications Office- Albion, Mich.
Position: Writer
Employed: Sept. 2007 through August 2008
Tasks included:

• Writing wrap stories on speakers and guests to campus
• Blogging

GalleryWatch- Washington, D.C.
Position: Editorial Assistant
Employed: Jan. 2008 through April 2008
Tasks included:

• Covering congressional hearings for GalleryWatch and CongressNow
• Collecting testimony from congressional hearings
• Uploading documents onto the Web
• Creating contact sheets
• Contributing to Roll Call newspaper

The County Press- Lapeer, Mich.
Position: Editorial and Reporting Intern
Employed: Dec. 2007 through Jan. 2008
Tasks included:

• Writing news, features, community, business, and sports stories
• Editing pages for content and style

Honors and Awards

Cum Laude
Dean’s List- Fall 2005, 2006; Spring 2007, 2009
Distinguished Albion Scholars Program
Gerald R. Ford Institute Scholarship
Membership in Pi Sigma Alpha, the Political Science Honor Society
Membership in Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honor Society
Michigan Press Association Collegiate Awards- 2007

• First place Investigative Reporting article in a Division II (weekly) paper
• Second place Column in a Division II (weekly) paper

Roxanna Sayre Endowed Scholarship for Environmental Journalism
Trustee Scholarship