Teaching High School Students the art of making an effective Public Service Announcement

 Reporting for Fox 15 News - 2007

Interviewing Tegan Quin right before New Orleans HOB show (2007) 

 Co-organized Lafayette Louisiana's "Rock the Vote 2008" 

Volunteer Camera Operator for Festival International in 2008 and 2009 

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Broadcasting, minor in Performing Arts, University of Louisiana at Lafayette May 2004-May 2008

EXPERIENCE

Be Fit Nola (http://befitnola.com)  January 2010 - Present

• Blogger 

Neighborhood Partnership Network Communications Coordinator July 2009 - Present

• Editor of The Trumpet Newspaper
• Send out weekly newsletters and updates to members
• Manage The Trumpet Blog
• Manage NPN's website

Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise (LITE) Event Coordinator December 2008-May 2009

• Oversee all events held at LITE
• Meet with clients and potential clients regarding scheduling and events
• Coordinate staffing for all events
• Organize and moderate bi-monthly team meetings
• Write/edit LITE Team Newsletter

Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise (LITE) Creative Assistant  July 2008-December 2008

• Organize and moderate bi-monthly team meetings

• Supervise/manage interns

• Assist in video production and editing

• Work on research proposals

• Spearhead client hospitality    

Acadiana Center for Film and Media Marketing Director/Content producer April 2008-July 2008

• Organize film screenings, lectures and other community based activities

• Taught a PSA workshop for local non-profit organizations, and also one for high school students

• Assist in the production of promos for Acadiana Open Channel 

ComCorp of Louisiana KADN-TV Fox 15 "One-man band" reporter April 2007-April 2008

• Produced (shot/wrote/edited) packages, VO-SOTS and VO’s on local news daily

• Hosted “Across Acadiana,” a three-minute community based morning segment

UL Lafayette, The Vermilion Newspaper Managing Editor/Columnist Summer 2006-Spring 2008

• Started as news editor, was promoted to managing editor in 2007

• Managed/assigned stories to 10 staff writers

• Wrote general assignment news and features stories

• Wrote music column on local and national musicians

UL Lafayette, KRVS 88.7 Radio Acadie Student Producer Fall 2006

• Produced long-form news segments for the Louisiana Focus Program

Regent Broadcasting Planet Radio 96.5 Intern November 2005-January 2006 

• Assisted in producing and editing commercials, worked promotional events

SOFTWARE/PROGRAM SKILLS

• Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint

• InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, GIMP

• Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Pinnacle, Avid

• Pro Tools, Sony Vegas 

AWARDS/AFFILIATIONS

• Outstanding graduate in broadcasting at UL Lafayette in 2008

• Placed second in on-site TV news anchoring at the Southeastern Journalism Conference

• Member of the Society of Professional Journalists

VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY SERVICE