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Writing Samples:

• Press Conference
• Press Release
• Newsletter
• Social Media
• Blog
• Reporting
• Feature
• Academic Research

Media Relations:

• Spokesperson
• NPR's All Things Considered 
• HBO's Vice News
• NBC Nightly News
• Sports Illustrated/AP
• The Washington Post

Spokesperson Reel:  https://youtu.be/9UksnbiVSA0

Video Reel: https://youtu.be/TOQjJm8R4OI

Photography: https://www.facebook.com/roundrock/posts/234569845382893

Graphic Design: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cQfxnaqlmIpqfd3fM3ImdRUW8BhxNUhP?usp=share_link

Sports Writing:

• Football
• Fencing
• Bobsled 
• Canoe/Kayak
  
• Baseball
• Basketball (game notes)
  

Round Rock Police Department

Public Information Specialist
Round Rock, Texas
November 2017 - present

Clips/Media Relations:

• NPR 
• Vice News  
• Fox 7 Austin
  
• Austin American-Statesman
  
• Press Conference
  

Press Releases/Features:

• Barricaded Subject
  
• Officer Involved Shooting
  
• License Plate Readers
  
• Operation Blue Santa
  
• Women's History Month
  

Social Media:

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram
• Nextdoor 
• Reddit
  

Austin B-cycle

Special Projects Manager
Austin, Texas
October 2015 - November 2017

Clips/Media Relations:

• KVUE (ABC)
• KXAN (NBC) 
• KEYE (CBS) 
• Austin American-Statesman
• Austin360
• Community Impact
• KUT

Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Researcher, NBC Sports
Stamford, Conn.
August 2016

Some of the storylines I helped research and promote:
• Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad becomes first U.S. Olympian to compete while wearing a hijab
• Judo athlete Majlinda Kelmendi wins Kosovo's first Olympic medal since declaring independence in 2009
• Tension between Olympians from Israel and Arabic countries

Fort Worth Bike Sharing

Communications Manager
Fort Worth, Texas
2012 - 2015

Clips/Media Relations:

• Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• NBCDFW
• press release1
  
• press release2
• newsletter 

Toronto 2015 Pan American Games

Venue Press Manager
Toronto, Ontario
July 2015

Examples of media coverage at my venues:

• Toronto Star
  
• CBC (Canada) 
• Globe and Mail (Canada)
  

2015 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl

Media Relations Assistant
Fort Worth, TX
December 2014-January 2015

• Wrote articles on the game and pre-game festivities for www.ArmedForcesBowl.com
• Helped staff the media center and press box before and during the game.

Article links: Clip 1, Clip 2, Clip 3

USA Canoe/Kayak

Press Officer
Fort Worth, Texas
June 2010 - May 2014

• Media contact for U.S. Olympic Canoe/Kayak Team at London 2012 Olympic Games
• Media contact for the Olympic sport’s national governing body
• Wrote press releases, facilitated interviews, and updated website
• Garnered coverage from media outlets around the world, including Sports Illustrated, Time magazine, ESPN, BBC, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Sports Business Journal and NPR.
• Grew following on Facebook (from 2,538 to 5,213) and Twitter (from 0 to 4,898)

Releases:
Click HERE to read a recap of the 2013 Sprint National Championships
Click HERE to read a recap of the 2013 Slalom National Team Trials

Features:
Click HERE to read the story of paracanoe athlete Megan Blunk.

Media Relations:

Steve Reed, Associated Press, “Kayaker takes time off from school to chase Olympic dreams”
Amy Shipley, Washington Post, “London 2012: Kayaker Scott Mann trying for third time to make U.S. Olympic team”
Tripp Mickle, Sports Business Journal "Rowing, rowing, gone: USA Canoe/Kayak moving its headquarters to Oklahoma City"

Innsbruck 2012 Youth Winter Olympic Games

Young Reporter

Innsbruck, Austria
January 2012

• Represented the U.S. as part of the International Olympic Committee's "Young Reporters" program - one of 15 reporters from around the world

• Wrote features and competition recaps for Innsbruck2012.com
• Gathered flash quotes for senior reporters

Click HERE for a bobsleigh recap.
Click HERE for a feature on the tradition of U.S. alpine skiing.

Streams and Valleys, Inc.

Communications Intern
Fort Worth, Texas
May 2011 - May 2012

• Updated website and Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and Foursquare accounts
• Created YouTube page that recorded more than 9,721 views
• Managed blog and put together monthly e-newsletter
• Profiled various user groups of the Trinity River and Trinity Trails
• Promoted, photographed and filmed events

Click HERE for my blog post featuring the Metroplex Water Ski Club.
Click HERE for my blog post on the bluebird population in Fort Worth.

Texas Christian University Athletics

Media Relations Student Assistant Fort Worth, Texas January 2011 - present

• Job duties include researching, photo editing, and interviewing athletes
• Event duties include statistics and scoreboard management at football, basketball and baseball games
• Software includes The Automatic Scorebook (Stat Crew Software), Netitor, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, OES Scoreboards

Click HERE to read an athlete Q&A I put together.

USA Fencing

Press Officer
June - August 2010

• Primary media contact for the Olympic sport’s national governing body
• Wrote press releases, facilitated interviews, and managed website and social media
• Garnered coverage from media outlets around the world, including Washington Post, Dallas Morning News and Xinhua News Agency (China)

• Covered U.S. fencers at 2010 FIE World Cup in New York City, 2010 Summer National Championships in Atlanta and 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore

Click HERE to read my feature on Olympic silver medalist Tim Morehouse.
Click HERE to read an article from Summer Nationals.
Click HERE to read an article from the NYC World Cup.

Pitches:
Aimee Berg, TeamUSA.org, "Back to School for Fencing Champ"
Karel Holloway, Dallas Morning News, "16-year-old Garland fencer traveling to Singapore for Youth Olympics"
Paul Danzer, The Columbian (Ore.), "SW Washington fencers hit their mark at nationals"

Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games

Young Reporter, Singapore
August 2010

• Represented the U.S. as part of the International Olympic Committee's "Young Reporters" program - one of 28 reporters from around the world
• Produced print, video, audio, photographic and social media content for use by the International Olympic Committee and its various media outlets
• Wrote content for TeamUSA.org and Olympic.org 

Click HERE to read my Q&A with hockey player Angela Ruggiero.

Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games

Press Officer

Vancouver, BC
February 2010

• Maintained the official 2010 U.S. Olympic Team roster file and responded to media requests from newspapers across the country
• Transcribed flash quotes from press conferences and post-competition mixed zone sessions for Pressbox.TeamUSA.org
• Assisted the press attaché for the U.S. Alpine Ski Team on-site at each competition 
• Posted from @USOlympic Twitter account to more than 7,500 followers and created @usocbrk Breaking News account for more than 500 journalists during the Games  
  

 

Click HERE for my press release announcing the 2010 U.S. Olympic Team. 

Click HERE to read my flash quotes following a women's alpine skiing event. 

Click HERE to read my transcript of the doubles luge press conference.

United States Olympic Committee

Media Relations Intern
Colorado Springs, CO
July-January 2009

• Coordinated USOC Athlete of the Month and SportsMan of the Year honors including working with National Sport Governing Bodies to garner nominations, issue ballot and write press release
• Assisted in organizing the 2010 U.S. Olympic Team Media Summit in Chicago including creating schedules for 75 Olympic hopefuls and overseeing their photo sessions
• Assisted in organizing the filming of an episode of NBC’s The Biggest Loser at the Olympic Training Center
• Produced weekly Olympic Sports Scene e-newsletter with recaps and previews of all Olympic sports

Click HERE to read my feature on luge athlete Noelle Pikus-Pace.  

Click HERE to read my press release announcing the 2009 USOC Awards.

2010 Valero Alamo Bowl

Media Relations Volunteer
San Antonio, TX
December 2010

• Recorded and transcribed bowl week press conferences
• Managed gameday social media presence (Facebook & Twitter)

2010 NCAA Women’s Final Four

Media Relations Assistant
San Antonio, TX
April 2010

• Created pre-game and post-game notes for the national semifinals and final
• Researched tournament and school records, interesting statistics

 Click HERE to read my game notes for Connecticut from the Championship Final.

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Orangebloods.com
Intern, Writer
Austin, Texas
January - August 2007

• Covered University of Texas Longhorn baseball during the 2007 season
• Researched and previewed upcoming football and baseball opponents
• Called high school coaches and compile statistics of recruits

Click HERE to read one of my baseball game recaps.

Calnea Analytics, Mouseprice.com

Mouseprice.com
Intern, Writer
London, England
February - May 2008

• Wrote and edited area guides for postcodes across England
• Online research for press releases
• Provided logic for automated online content, affecting over 2,000 sites

Click HERE to read one of my area guides.