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Education The University of Missouri | Columbia, Mo.

March 2010-Present
M.P.A., Public Affairs/Nonprofit Management
Expected graduation: Aug. or Dec., 2011

The George Washington University | Washington,

D.C.
Aug. 2009-Jan. 2010
M.A., Media and Public Affairs
Left to pursue other opportunities.

The University of Missouri | Columbia, Mo.

Aug. 2005-May 2009
B.J., Print and Digital News
B.A., Political Science

St. Louis Priory School | Creve Coeur, Mo.

Aug. 1999-May 2005
High School Diploma

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Work Experience University of Missouri System | Columbia, Mo.

The governing body of the state university
system.

• Web Assistant, Feb. 2010-

Made corrections and updates to the
system Web site.

National Taxpayers Union and Foundation |

Washington, D.C.
A fiscal policy advocacy organization.

• Communications/Gov't Affairs Intern,

Sept. 2009-Jan. 2010
Wrote news and opinon pieces for
publication, helped update press lists
and craft multimedia, worked with
social media and Web projects, helped
with policy research and related
projects.

National Republican Congressional Committee |

Washington, D.C.
The U.S. House Republicans' elections
committee.

• Communications Intern, Sept.

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2009-Oct. 2009
Helped update press lists, distribute
press releases and update information
and news links on the committee's Web
site.

Columbia Missourian | Columbia, Mo.

Columbia's morning newspaper, operated by the
Missouri School of Journalism. Circulation:
approximately 5,500.

• Teaching Assistant, May 2009-Aug.

2009
Helped new designers and copy editors,
slot edited stories, posted stories to
the Web, designed news and sports
pages, proofed pages, helped put
together the newspaper's home page for
the next day
• Page Designer, Jan. 2009-May 2009
Designed cover and inside news pages
• Copy Editor, Aug. 2008-Dec. 2008
Edited news and sports content
• Public Safety Beat Reporter, May
2007-Aug. 2007
Covered issues involving courts and
Columbia area law enforcement.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Milwaukee, Wis.

Milwaukee's metro daily newspaper. Circulation:
405,355

• Copy Desk Intern, May 2008-Aug. 2008

Edited on the universal (news and
business) and features desks.

The Maneater | Columbia, Mo.

The independent student newspaper of the
University of Missouri. Circulation:
approximately 9,000.

• Editor-in-Chief, May 2007-May 2008

Managed the staff and coordinated
content for the newspaper.
• City, State and Nation Editor, May
2006-May 2007 Coordinated coverage of
local and state news, including award-
winning coverage of the 2006 midterm
elections. Also coordinated special
sections on housing and employment for
MU students.
• Reporter and Page Designer, Nov.
2005-May 2006
Covered news in a variety of sections
and designed news and features pages.

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Involvement Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity | Gamma-Kappa

Chapter

• Vice President for Standards, Nov.

2008-May 2009
• Greek Week Blood Drive Coordinator,
Spring 2009
• Executive Committee Member, Nov.
2007-May 2009

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• Vice President for Fraternity

Education, Nov. 2006-Nov. 2007

University of Missouri | Office of the

Chancellor

Committee on Student Government and

Organizations

• Co-chairman, May 2008-Aug. 2008

Student Fee Capital Improvement Committee

• Member, Aug. 2008-May 2009

University of Missouri | Office of Greek Life

• New Greek Education Leader (Diversity

section), May 2007-May 2008

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Skills • Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe

Creative Suite CS2, CS3 and CS4, HTML and
Django Web design
• Seven years of coursework in French
• Experience and coursework in social
networking, online media and media management

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Awards • State of Missouri Bright Flight Scholar

• Associated Collegiate Press 2006-2007
Pacemaker Award
•Missouri College Media Association 2007 Awards
for Journalism Excellence for in-depth
reporting (1st place for 2006 election
coverage) and special section (2nd place, 2006
voter guide)

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References Available on request (see contact page for more

information)

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