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.

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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.