My Resume.


Experience

The Seattle Times: Sept. 2011 - Present
Education reporter
   --Covering Seattle Public Schools and general education issues

The Washington Post: June - Sept. 2011
Interactivity producer
   --Worked on various projects to increase and improvement engagement of online readership
   --Also covered the Base Realignment and Closure program for print Local section

The Orange County Register: June - Aug. 2010
Washington D.C. bureau intern
   --Covered Calif.’s two senators, Orange County’s six congressmen and political issues important to the area
   --Filed 30 articles and blog posts, two videos, dozens of photos and the federal office part of a voter’s guide

Reno Gazette-Journal: June – Aug. 2009
News intern
   --Wrote 91 stories, including 37 on the front page, in 12-week internship
   --Created five videos and one Flash project to accompany various articles

Logansport Pharos-Tribune: June - Sept. 2008
News intern
   --Filled in at every beat, writing 58 articles about business, cops, courts, education, government and politics


Education

Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.): Sept. 2007 - June 2011
   --Double Major: Journalism and Political Science
   --Graduated cum laude (top 12 percent of class)
   --Served as editor in chief of my award-winning college newspaper, The Daily Northwestern

Universidad de Sevilla (Seville, Spain): Aug. 2009 - Dec. 2009
   --Studied Spanish art and history during quarter abroad

West Lafayette High School (West Lafayette, Ind.): Aug. 2003 - May 2007
   --Academic Honors Diploma


Awards

Hearst Journalism Awards Program (Among all U.S. college students)
   --11th place Spot-News story, "Officials believe Reno man killed himself after setting fire": April 2010
   --10th place Editorial/Column, "D65 tragedy": Dec. 2009
   --16th place Spot-News story, "2 hospitalized in house fire": April 2009

Illinois College Press Association (Among all Ill. daily college newspaper writers)
   --1st place News story, "NU reaches $2 million settlement with Sunshine family": Feb. 2011
   --1st place Feature story, "City mayor builds long legacy": Feb. 2009

Boy Scouts of America
   --Eagle Scout: May 2006


Skills

Multimedia
   --Proficient in video (Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid and Final Cut), Adobe Flash, Soundslides and Audacity
   --Significant experience in photo editing (Adobe Photoshop), page design (Adobe InDesign), HTML, Web production, blogging software and various content management systems (CCI, JazBox, CMS)

Languages
   --Spanish: High proficiency in speaking, writing and reading


References

Available upon request