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EXPERIENCE
Communications consultant & brand strategist
USA & Guatemala | 2014 to present
-Developed communication and press strategy for planned Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum in Sapulpa, Oklahoma
-Provide content to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and
the National Trust for Historic Preservation for agency publications and websites
-Hired for six-week in-country branding and communications consultation for fashion startup empowering female
Mayan artisans in Guatemala
Freelance journalist
Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, USA | 2009 to present
-Focus on travel, health, womens issues, indigenous issues and breaking news from the U.S. and Southeast Asia
-Pitch, report and write stories for clients including The Associated Press, NBC News, Al Jazeera America, Curbed,
Women's eNews, Ms. Magazine, Indian Country Today Media Network, Travel Weekly and other international and
national media outlets
Author & blogger | The History Press
Oklahoma, USA | 2013 to present
-Pitched, reported, wrote and took pictures for book about the people, places and events that shaped Oklahomas Main
Streets. The History Press released The Main Streets of Oklahoma: Okie Stories from Every County in fall 2014.
-Photographed and documented Main Streets throughout the United States at mainstreetamericaphotos.tumblr.com
-Received local and national press for the book. I continue to hold book signings and author talks throughout the state.
Reporter & photographer | The Associated Press
Oklahoma City & Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA | 2011 to 2014
-Covered Native American tribes, rural America, breaking news, politics and anything quirky and offbeat
-Images published in media outlets around the world, including BuzzFeed, Australian Associated Press and the Los
Angeles Times
-Educated and engaged through regular posts on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram
-Appeared on Fox News On the Record with Greta Van Susteren to discuss criminal case
Reporter | The Saipan Tribune
Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | 2008 to 2009
-Covered the Legislature, the Governors Office, the Public School System and the utilities corporation for the daily
paper
-Wrote extensively about islands' ongoing power crisis and transition to federal immigration and labor laws