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Owensboro Medical Health System – Owensboro, KY (09/09- Present)
Marketing Specialist

• Manage and maintain the hospital system’s social networking brands
• Write, photograph and gather stories for a weekly employee newsletter
• Produce, shoot and edit videos for internal and external marketing and communications
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel as well as Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro and Word Press applications

Backpacker magazine – Owensboro, KY (01/11- Present)
Freelance Writer

• Write trip reports for publication in Backpacker's national magazine
• Contribute same reports to backpacker.com
• Provide photos, as needed, for contributed trip reports

WFIE- Television - Evansville, IN (03/07- 09/09)
Western Kentucky Bureau Chief

• Produced television news stories for nightly broadcasts
• Wrote and posted stories to station's website
• Interacted with viewers through social media

WBKO- Television – Bowling Green, KY (07/06 – 03/07)
Photojournalist

• Produced television news stories for nightly broadcasts
• Wrote and posted stories to station's website

WKCT-AM – Bowling Green, KY (04/05 – 07/06)
Anchor/Reporter

•  Wrote and produced radio news stories for hourly broadcasts

WKYU-Television – Bowling Green, KY (09/03 – 04/05)
Production Assistant

• Worked on live-to-tape broadcast of magazine style show
• Operated broadcast equipment for live sports programming
• Acted as production assistant on numerous video shoots

Education:

Bachelors of Art – Broadcasting & Minor in Geography
Western Kentucky University

Volunteering:

Red River Gorge Climbers Coalition - 2011 - Present
Owensboro Cable Advisory Committee - 2009 - Present
Junior Achievements - 2008 - Present

Awards & Honors:

Kentucky Healthcare Marketing Thoroughbred Award - 2011, 2012
Kentucky Colonel - 2008
Kentucky Associated Press

• Second Place - Radio Spot News - 2006
• Second Place - Radio Feature - 2006
• First Place - Television Political Reporting - 2007