SENIOR DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE COMMS | AHLA August 2023 – June 2024 (Washington, DC)

• Create comprehensive presentations, talking points, speeches, and panel questions that align with the messaging of the C-suite.

• Built written process and strategy for largescale communication events, from brainstorming ideas to managing prep calls and calendars/schedules up until post-event.

• Work across departments, including but not limited to: Government Affairs, Membership, Business Development, and Events, gathering the latest information to disseminate key messages.

• Execute various internal/external communications tasks, including media training, preparing leaders for interviews, social media strategizing, and writing press releases in AP style.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | COX MEDIA GROUP’S WASHINGTON NEWS BUREAU July 2019 – Present (Washington, DC)

  • Manage day-to-day news operations for the Washington News Bureau, covering the White House, Congress & federal agencies for several local TV stations across the country

  • Assign reporters daily stories, copy-editing each script, and act as a liaison between reporters and local stations to coordinate live shots and answer content questions

  • Oversee special projects and long-term stories, manage an air-date calendar, and field producing and writing as needed

  • Collaborate with different departments across CMG, working with corporate editors, designers, promotions, and digital teams

  • Promoted from Senior Producer to Executive Producer in July 2022 based on exceeding expectations in daily performance

SPECIAL PROJECTS PRODUCER | FOX32 CHICAGO 2017 – July 2019 (Chicago, IL)

  • Created a Special Projects unit by presenting a plan to management, launching a tip line & promoting on-air

  • Pitched, produced, wrote, & copy edited all Special Projects stories including exclusive investigations, working with videographers, editors, & legal to ensure balanced coverage

  • Managed the "Special Reports" calendar for promotable stories airing multiple times/week

CONSUMER INVESTIGATIVE PRODUCER | NBC10 PHILADELPHIA 2015 – 2017 (Philadelphia, PA)

  • Launched the NBC10 Responds Unit, writing & researching consumer segments

  • Managed calendar and crew schedule for NBC10 Responds/Telemundo62 Responde, field produced special events, including 2016 election, 2017 NFL Draft, & Bill Cosby trial

CONSUMER PRODUCER | NBC4 August 2010 – June 2015 (Washington, DC)

  • Pitched, researched, wrote, produced, edited & created graphics for 8 consumer segments each week; Managed online presence of News4 Consumer Watch brand

HONORS & AWARDS

  • Stateside Society of Professional Journalists Award (2021) - Ohio

  • 2x Emmy Award Winner (2015, 2017) – Natl’ Cap. Chesapeake Bay Chapter

  • Sigma Delta Chi Award (2017) – Society of Professional Journalists

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• White House Correspondents’ Association • Regional Reporters Association • Investigative Reporters and Editors

SKILLS

Computer & Editing: iNews, Dalet, BitCentral, Clickability CMS, MS Office, Nonlinear editing, File transfer services, Google Docs

Foreign Language: Intermediate Spanish Other: Yoga Teacher Training Certification

EDUCATION

Elon University | Elon, NC Bachelor of Arts: Strategic Communication