JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE

Online News Intern, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL              06/2010-08/2010

• Reporting, writing and editing feature articles for online
• Editing and updating articles online
• Helping organize, edit and update articles for databases
• Supplying photographs for online
• Multimedia production

Staff Writer, Central Florida Future, Orlando, FL                       05/2009 - Present

• Reporting, writing and editing news and feature articles for print and online
• Covering last minute articles and breaking news
• Supplying photography and video pieces for online

Contributing Writer, Knight Living, Orlando, FL                          05/2009 - 08/2009

• Reporting, writing and editing feature articles for print
• Supplying photography for feature articles

Opinions Editor, Central Florida Future, Orlando, FL                  08/2009 - 05/2010

• Reporting, writing and editing opinion pieces for print and online
• Management of Opinion section and its writers

News Intern, WESH Channel 2 News, Orlando, FL                    09/2009 - 12/09

• Writing and editing news and feature articles for print and online
• Picking videos from wires for air time

Staff Writer, Orlando Woman Newspaper, Orlando, FL      11/08 - 05/2009

• Reported, wrote and edited feature articles for print and online
• Attended networking events as company representative

Contributing Writer, Valencia Voice, Orlando, FL                     2005 - 2007

• Reported, wrote and edited news and feature articles for print

Editor, State of the Arts, West Palm Beach, FL                           2001-2003

• Reported, wrote and edited articles
• Designed basic and complex layouts
• Supplied photography for feature articles
• Supervised a staff of 30 students

CAREER EXPERIENCE
Account Executive, FASTSIGNS, Orlando, FL                       05/2004 - 08/2009

• Helping companies create affordable advertising budgets
• Expand customer database, manage current database and hit annual sales goals
• Attend national conferences as a guest speaker on the success of sign sales              

EDUCATION
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. Bachelor of Science in Journalism, December 2010. Journalism concentration. Sociology minor.

CONFERENCES

• Scripps Howard Leadership Institute in Indianapolis, IN
• Society of Professional Journalists Narrative Writing Workshop, Gainesville, FL
• Society of Professional Journalists Citizen Journalism Academy, Greensboro, NC
• University of Central Florida Journalism Conference, Orlando, FL
• University of Central Florida Student Employability Skills Seminar, Orlando, FL
• eWomen Networks Women in Journalism Seminar, Orlando, FL 
• Columbia University High School Journalism Seminar, New York City, NY

HONORS

• Florida Bright Futures Scholarship •Phi Theta Kappa Alumni •Valencia Community College Honors

• Columbia Scholastic Press Association Merit Award •Palm Beach Post Award for Best School Newspaper

• Sun Sentinel Award for Best High School Newspaper •National Honor Society •FASTSIGNS Top Ten  National Sales Associates 2004 - 2009

COMPUTER / WEB SKILLS

• Mac and PC • Adobe InDesign, Photoshop • Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel • iMovie and Vimeo

• Wordpress, Blogger, Tumblr • YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn,Twitter

ORGANIZATIONS

• Society of Professional Journalists
• National Conference of Editorial Writers
• ED 2010 Magazine Organization

REFERENCES

• Laura Moran, Chicago Tribune, 312-222-3968
• Tim Stephens, Orlando Sentinel, 407-420-5000
• Rick Brunson, Orlando Sentinel, 407-823-5151
• Michelle Yoffee, Seminole Chronicle, 407-447-4557
• Carmen Ruiz, FASTSIGNS, 407-774-0003