WORK EXPERIENCE AND ORGANIZATIONS

The Baylor Lariat | September 2021 – present

Editor-in-Chief | May 2024 – present

• Oversee all newsroom operations, manage overall editorial direction of the paper, work closely with staff to provide ethical, thorough journalism to readers, redesign Lariat website, serve on Editorial Board

Arts and Life Editor | January 2023 – May 2024

• Supervise staff of part-time writers, reporters, and interns to coordinate content and complete weekly budget, serve on Editorial Board

Staff Writer | January 2022 – January 2023

• Write features, event coverage, reviews and opinion columns

Intern | September – December 2021

• Write features, event coverage, reviews and opinion columns

Freelance Work | April – August 2024                                 

KWBU, Waco Public Radio | April 2024 – present

MySA | March-April 2025

San Antonio Magazine | May 2024

San Antonio Express-News | May – August 2024

The San Antonio Report | May – August 2024

SKILLS

• Command of writing styles such as hard news, features, editorials, columns and reviews
• Edit for AP style, clarity and content
• Proficient in Adobe InDesign and newspaper design principles
• Conduct interviews to gather information and compose articles
• Shoot photos and create social media content to pair with digital and print stories

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

• Grand Prize, News Division, Baptist Communicators Association Wilmer C. Fields Awards 2024
• Fourth Place, Feature Story, ACP Clips and Clicks Awards Fall 2024Winner, ACES Headline Contest 2024 (Individual, Student Media)
• First Place for Critical Review (Live Competition), Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Convention 2024
• First Place for Headline Writing (Live Competition), Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Convention 2024
• First Place for Critical Review, Society of Professional Journalists Region 8
• First Place in General or Humor Commentary for Digital Media Publications, Columbia Scholastic Press Association
• First Place in Headline Writing for Digital Media Publications, Columbia Scholastic Press Association
• Third Place in Entertainment Reviews for Digital Publications, Columbia Scholastic Press Association
• Third Place Award for Journalism Excellence in Critical Review (Previously Published) at Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Convention 2023
• Third Place in Critical Review (Live Competition) at Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Convention 2023