Resume
Education
University of Florida
B.S., Journalism; B.A., Political Science, expected May 2012
Honors program, GPA 3.89
Experience
The Society of Professional Journalists: May 2011 - Aug. 2011
Freedom of Information intern
Location: Indianapolis, Ind.
Focus on Freedom of Information issues.
Plan, report and write stories for Quill magazine.
Assist with blogs, Web projects, etc.
The Independent Florida Alligator: Aug. 2009 - present
Location: Gainesville, Fla.
Staff writer, Metro desk, Jan. 2011 – present
Cover local politics, finances and other city issues. Report and write stories for daily publication, including enterprise pieces that I pitch to my editor on a weekly basis.
Contributing writer, Aug. 2009 – Feb. 2010, Sept. 2010 – Dec. 2010
Marched – notebook in hand – with tomato farmers and the students who support their cause. Trapped feral cats with a local volunteer who takes them to a nonprofit organization for medical treatment.
The Ledger: May 2010 - Aug. 2010
Location: Lakeland, Fla.
Reporting intern, Metro desk
Learned to meet daily deadlines without sacrificing quality. Worked with a reporter covering a fire, which was my first breaking news event. Joined our political editor for an interview with Bill McCollum to learn how to report on state races.
INsite Magazine: Aug. 2010 - Dec. 2010
Location: Gainesville, Fla.
Music columnist and staff writer
Provided deadline coverage of the area’s most interesting musicians. Regularly updated the blog and edited stories.
Randy Wells city commission campaign: Jan. 2010 - April 2010
Location: Gainesville, Fla.
Political intern and media coordinator
Cold-called hundreds of Gainesville residents. For every person who wanted to talk about the election, five others abruptly hung up.
Advantage Publishing, Inc.: Dec. 2009 - Sept. 2010
Location: Gainesville, Fla.
Editorial intern and copy editor
Spent a morning with teenage mothers, many of whom grew up in foster care and never had parents of their own. Became an expert in AP style.
The News Chief: May 2009 - Aug. 2009
Location: Winter Haven, Fla.
Reporting intern
Reported on the impact of the 2004 hurricanes on the citrus industry through extensive interviews and document-based research.
Leadership
UF Society of Professional Journalists
Co-president, Aug. 2011 - May 2012
Vice President, Aug. 2010 - May 2011
Social Chair, Aug. 2009 - May 2010
Member, Aug. 2008 - present
UF Journalism and Communications Ambassadors
Member, Sept. 2009 - present
UF Model United Nations
Member, Aug. 2010 - present
Skills
HTML, XHTML and CSS
Adobe Flash Professional, Photoshop, Dreamweaver
Audacity, Soundslides, Windows Movie Maker, iMovie, Microsoft programs
Awards
UF Anderson Scholar
Florida Bright Futures Scholarship
Robert Byrd Scholarship
Outstanding Delegate, Southern Regional Model United Nations 2010 conference
References
Lynne Maddox
Metro Editor
The Ledger
lynne.maddox@theledger.com
863-802-7504
Mike Foley
Master Lecturer
University of Florida
mfoley@jou.ufl.edu
352-392-0410
C.J. Pruner
Metro Editor
The Independent Florida Alligator
cjpruner@ufl.edu
813-404-4193
