
CV/Résumé
Education
Howard University, Washington, D.C.
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Bachelor of Arts, Journalism
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Howard University School of Communications, Magna Cum Laude
Work
Experience
Reporter, The Star -Ledger/ NJ.com, Jersey City, New Jersey (October 2017-present)
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Pitch, develop and produce news and features stories on topics such as breaking news crime, politics and community interests using basic HTML on tight deadlines.
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Average 600,000 page views per month and interpret analytics for stories that need follow
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Maintain relationships with state and police officials, lawyers and community activists
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Travel to breaking news and crime scenes to take photos and confirm information
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File, track and confirm information via federal and state public records request
General News/Breaking News, Thomson Reuters , 3 Times Square, New York, New York (June 2017-August 2017)
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Cover breaking news and national news for general assignment desk.
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Edit national and international stories for Reuters New Service.
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Assist photographers with captions and photo selection
ABC News, Brian Ross Investigative Unit, New York, New York (January 2017-May 2017)
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Assist producers with stakeouts and research for investigative broadcast pieces
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Provide tape research and transcription
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Pitch, report and write stories for ABCNews.com including story on lawsuit involving conversion therapy camps and Executive Orders of President Trump
Democracy Fund, Washington, D.C. (September 2016-December 2016)
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Participated in Ida B. Wells Investigative Boot camp in Durham North Carolina
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Pitched and produce story ideas related to the Local News and Research Initiative and civic
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journalism
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Analyzed and write statements related to state of media diversity and inclusion
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Networked and travel to media events and programs
Mentor, Kingdom Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. (July 2016)
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Facilitated students from Malaysia, China, Serbia and other countries with American culture and education
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Conducted daily news review/journalism class
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Led study visits to New York college campuses
Fellow, ProPublica Summer Data Institute, New York, New York. (June 2016)
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Create clear and clean visualizations to help readers understand complex information.
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Scrape websites using Ruby or Python.
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Conduct data research and evaluate the reliability of data.
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Clean data and analyze data sets for interesting trends and outliers.
Editor-in-Chief, Staff Writer, The Hilltop, Howard University, Washington, DC (August 2012-present)
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Produced weekly reports to present to Hilltop policy board and make business, printing, and publishing recommendations
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Hired and managed 20- 40 staffers including editors, writers, photographers for bi-weekly production
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the publication and engaged with community for feedback
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Designed the layout of publication and edited all articles
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Expanded the social media initiative of the paper by increasing followers and interactions
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Wrote over 60 breaking news, feature and column articles
Research Intern, Investigative Reporting and Editor Workshop, American University, Washington, D.C. (August 2015-April 2016)
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Researched Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts by FEMA with PBS' Frontline team
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Produced sidebar stories based off of research
Public Affairs Intern, United States Army, Fort Knox, Kentucky (May 2015-August 2015)
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Filmed cadets and edited footage using Final Cut Pro 7 and Adobe Premiere
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Wrote news and feature article as freelancer based off questionaires
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Produced public relations reports for the public interest in the daily lives of cadets CIET training
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Broadcasted, filmed, and edited ROTC training courses to help U.S. Army in their recruiting mission of over 50,000 cadets
News Aide, The Washington Post, Washington D.C. (February 2015-present)
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Compiled data, statistics for over 100 games per night
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Published weekly top performers, photo galleries and videos from high school sporting events online
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Organized and respond to email requests and questions from coaches and players regarding stats, rosters, and signings
Sports Reporting Intern, Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas (June 2012-August 2012)
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Reported live at over 25 high school, college, semipro, professional, and FIBV sports events
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Covered high school football, volleyball and golf for SportsDayHS.
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Performed general assignments and feature stories on deadline.
Reporter, Spotlight Network, WHUT-TV 32, Washington, D.C. (September 2014- December 2014)
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Report On Air at live events for coverage of campus events for Howard University community
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Gather, analyze, and edit packages, and shoot B-roll for the production staff.
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Pitch story ideas for coverage at weekly meetings
Show Host, “Game Time” Glasshouse Radio, Washington, D.C. (September 2014-present)
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Researched current sports topics and analyze sports news concerning athletes and sports culture
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Host ed60 minute weekly sports On Air Internet Talk show
Public Relations Intern, Kids Play USA, Silver Spring, Maryland (May 2014- July 2014)
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Outreached using social media, brochures, and press release to increase brand awareness
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Contacted and strategized with over 50 organizations regarding sponsorship for Annual Charity Gala
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Created and managed marketing and event budget for Annual Charity Gala
Researcher/Contributing Writer, JackMyRep.com, Silver Spring, Maryland (December 2013- February 2014)
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Researched various topics for clients looking to market their website from surgeons to lawyers
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Produced eight 600 word articles per week for various clients website related medical, law and other professions
Communications/Marketing Intern, TechAmerica, Washington, D.C. (September 2013-December 2013)
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Drafted and edited content for newsletters, brief, website
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Used Salesforce and SendGrid to send out weekly emails/briefs/newsletters/etc.
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Worked with Policy teams [PS, Federal, State, International]to get out briefs and legislative alerts
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Worked with BNI team to ensure events are receiving marketing support
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NABJ/ Columbia Jounalism School Fellow (2016)
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Investigative Reporters and Editors Knight Fellowship Recipient (2016, 2015)
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Online News Association HBCU Media Fellow (September 2015)
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Naomi Rushing Scholarship Recipient for Media (2014)
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Texas Journalism Educators Award (TJE) for Dress Girl Story 2012
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TJE Award for Jenkins Story 2012
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1st place Dallas Morning News High school Day Competition Sports Feature Category 2012
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Interscholastic League Press Conference Honorable Mention News Story (ILPC) (2011)
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ILPC Honorable Mention Sports Column (2011)
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ILPC Honorable Mention News Story 5A-1 (2011)
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6th place University Interscholastic League Regional News Story (2010)
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3rd place Texas Women’s Press News Story (2010)
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Texas Women’s Press 3rd place Feature Story (2010)
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1st place ILPC 5A-2 Web-Based Sports Column Story (2010)
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Dow Jones News Fund, Business reporting participant
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American Press Institute Freelancer
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USA Today Contributing Writer
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Ivy Leaf Reporter
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National Association of Black Journalists (2012-present)
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K.E.E.N. Volunteer for children with special needs
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A.W.A.N.A. Volnteer
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Community Service Chair, Howard University Texas Club (2014-present)
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HUABJ Social Media Chair (2014-present)
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Brian Kelly ProCamps Operations Assistant (July 2014)
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John Wall Pro Camps Operations Assistant ( September 2014)
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Field Works, LLC Campaign Employee (June 2014)
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Receptionist, International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)
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Howard University Telecenter Ambassador Employee (October 2014-present)
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Denny's Hostess (2012-2013)
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Ross Sales Associate (2013)
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Olive Ole Sales Associate (2014)