EDUCATION
University of Maryland College Park, MD
• Philip Merrill College of Journalism May 2012
• Overall GPA- 3.0
EXPERIENCE
July- August 2010
Salzburg Academy for Global Media Change
- Traveled to Salzburg, Austria and studied global media change while producing several multi-media stories.
May 2006- August 2010
YMCA Camp High Harbour – Rabun, Ga
• worked in cooperation with four other staff members as a camp counselor responsible for children from 10-11 years
old.
-High Harbour is a YMCA, Christian founded camp based on Lake Burton in Rabun Georgia. Provides children with a rustic camp experience as well as a unique leadership program.
August 2007
University of Georgia Grady Journalism Academy Athens, Ga
- Participated in a week-long journalism program where I wrote, produced, edited and shot a final project concerning issues around a college campus with a group of five students from around the country.
- Experience in writing, shooting and producing a video story
October 2006 - April 2008
Northside Youth Organization-Volunteer Atlanta,GA
• Organized and coached a youth football team
August 2004 – May 2008
The Lovett School Atlanta, Ga
- Four-year writer for the “Lion” which produced a monthly online and print newspaper
- Main interest in covering sports
- Editor: 2006 - 2008
- Learned basic interview, writing and editing skills
ACTIVITIES & HONORS
University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD
• Historian and Philanthropy Chair of Kappa Alpha Order
o Organized an event in which my chapter raised over $9,000 dollars for breast cancer research
-Organized golf tournament in which current brothers had the opportunity to connect with alumni concerning future employment opportunities.
-Produced monthly newsletter for alumni.
SKILLS
Advanced writer, public speaker, blogger.com, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Power Point, basic knowledge of text encoding, Final Cut Express, Sound Slides, Flip Cameras and Audio Recorders.
