I work as Elon University’s director of student engagement and alumni relations & instructor in journalism. In the past, I’ve served as the coordinator of student media and then the director of student media. I have advised The Pendulum, Elon’s daily student news organization, helped lead the merger of The Pendulum and “Elon Local News” into the multi-platform Elon News Network, taught Multimedia Journalism, Reporting for the Public Good or Media Writing, handled the School’s recruiting efforts and and at one time served as the School’s communications manager.
In my current role, I continue to teach while also leading the PR/communications efforts for our six student media organizations. I write press releases and work with social media outlets to help communicate the successes of our students, organizations and alumni to internal and external audiences. I also try to foster positive working relationships between student media and the university administration and community.
I graduated with a degree in journalism from Elon University in 2005, with minors in French and political science. I attended graduate school at the University of Memphis, where I earned a master’s in journalism and served as graduate assistant for the “Newspaper Research Journal.”
I have worked professionally as a freelancer for the Burlington (N.C.) Times-News and the Memphis Commercial Appeal. While in Burlington, I covered the gamut of sporting events, from professional football to professional hockey to high school sports. While in Memphis, the Commercial Appeal assigned me to mostly preps coverage. I was also used extensively as a sports feature writer, and I worked for the CA’s Bartlett/Cordova office in the summer, where I wrote several features and news/features pieces.
For more information about me, please take a look at my resume.
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