PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

  • 2023 Emmy Award for “Pulled Over/Pulled Under”, which was also submitted as a part of a 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winning project

  • 2017 Midsouth Emmy Award for Breaking News

  • Multi-faceted skills as a social media administrator and moderator; hosted multiple Facebook Lives during the lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic, generating nearly 50,000 views, with one interview alone garnering 30,000+ views

  • Executed the role of producer for “What 12 Alabama Parents, Students, And Advocates Say About Recent LGBTQ+ Laws”—2022 video essay reaction to anti-LGBTQ law passed in Alabama state legislature—which was also featured on “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” during the May 15, 2022 episode

  • Generated over two million views (and counting) across Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and X (formerly Twitter) with 750,000+ views on Instagram since May 2021, including nearly 120,000 views via a personal creation, “Reckon Recap”.

  • Responsible for 60% of the content featured on the Reckon News YouTube channel with over 25,000 views, including the “Pen to Publication” series that generated nearly 25,000 views

  • Produced 40% of the top 5 social media videos in Reckon News history including captured over 300,000 views and earned the title of the most successful social video in 2019—within the first two months of employment

  • Nominated and completed the Advance Local Leadership Accelerator Mentor Program—Advance Publications internal mentorship program to elevate potential future leaders within the company

  • Five years of training and supervising a staff of four to twenty members

  • Five years of experience in media relations, writing press releases and marketing and promotions for professional sport organizations and NCAA Division I collegiate athletic programs

  • Former Lead FOX Multi-Platform Producer at WBIR 10News, #1 news station in the Knoxville regional market

  • Former Senior producer of KLFY 10 Passé Partout, the #1 morning show in the Acadiana regional market (5-6am: May 2014)

  • Selected as chairperson for the 2014 Media General (now Nexstar) Circle of Excellence committee for KLFY News 10