Experience:
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock, AR, statehouse bureau
Staff Writer— present
     Covered state Supreme Court and Appellate Court
     Wrote weekly features on state government
     Reported on 2010 elections

The Associated Press, Jefferson City, Mo. statehouse bureau
Legislative Relief Reporter — winter 2010
       Reported on spot news and enterprise from the Missouri Capitol
       Enterprise pieces included multiple analysis pieces   
       Contributed to state and national wires

Missouri Digital News, statehouse bureau
Staff Writer— fall 2009
        Managed daily and weekly content for regional wire service
        Organized material for weekly wrap-up of state news
        Provided photos and videos of major state events
       
The Associated Press, Boise, Idaho, statehouse bureau
Legislative Relief Reporter — winter 2009
        Reported on 2009 Idaho legislative session
        Wrote daily stories, including rapid news briefs, and produced enterprise features
       
Columbia Missourian, statehouse bureau
Staff Writer — 2007 - 2009
        Reported during two legislative sessions, focusing on state budget
        Directed coverage of 2008 state campaigns while reporting on gubernatorial race
        Contributed to news room management as assistant news editor
        Produced three radio broadcasts per month for St. Louis’ KMOX-AM
       
The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City
Features Intern — summer 2008
        Contributed to all subsections including travel, science, food and garden sections
        Coordinated weekly women’s magazine, including assigning photos and content
        Generated video and other multimedia content
       
Los Angeles Times, Washington, D.C., bureau
Intern — winter 2008, August 2008
        Wrote about topics such as sexual education and infected school lunch meat
        Contributed to the Top of the Ticket blog
        Only returning intern to cover 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver
       
Education:
      Bachelor of Journalism - University of Missouri School of Journalism  Magna cum Laude
      Graduation date: December 2009
           
Honors and Activities:
      Only U.S. researcher for International Press Institute's Accessing Governments Project, 2009
      Hearst Journalism Award: Certificate of Merit for Spot news, 2008
      Missouri College Media Association: Third Place in Division 1 for News Writing, 2005
      Crime Editor, The Maneater, University of Missouri’s Student Newspaper, 2006   
      Associated Collegiate Press, Pacemaker Award, 2006

Skills:
     Computer Assisted Reporting, CoolEdit, Associated Press style, editing, design, basic HTML, Soundslides, In Design, audio and video editing, blogging,
     social media, online journalism