A little about me...
I'm passionate about telling people's stories, traveling, and learning in any and all ways that I can.
Work experience
Evening Anchor and Producer, WSEE-TV, Erie Pa
Dec. 2013 - present
Anchor and produce the 6, 10 and 11 p.m. Newscasts for SEE News.
Contribute reports to WICU 12 News.
Pitch story ideas daily and help coordinate breaking news coverage.
Write stories on the station website and post to several social media accounts.
Produce, shoot, write and edit special series.
Produce, shoot, write, edit and participate in bi-weekly fitness segments.
Produced and anchored segments for One Caribbean Television (until March 2015).
General Assignment Reporter/ Fill-in Anchor, WICU-TV/WSEE-TV, Erie, Pa.
May 2012- Dec. 2013
Produce daily content for newscasts as well as work on long term projects. Weekend reporting experience. Edit and post stories, photos and video to the web. Occasionally shoot and edit my own stories for air. Anchor daily health segment for One Caribbean Television, and write a weekly physical training blog on the station website. I have reported from Guatemala, Italy and Germany.
Multimedia reporter, The Pitt News, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Aug. 2011- May 2012.
Position included production of news packages for the Pitt News website, conducting interviews, on-camera presentation, video camera operation, video editing and researching.
Director/ Producer, The Pitt News on WPTS, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Oct. 2011- May 2012.
Director and producer of the publication’s weekly radio show. Responsibilities included organizing shows, obtaining guests for on air participation, interviewing, and overseeing the production of each show from start to finish.
Intern, ABC News Nightline, New York, New York
June 2011- Aug. 2011.
Responsibilities included transcribing videos, assisting producers on shoots, aiding in story planning and researching, entering database information.
Intern, CBS News, London Bureau in London, UK.
Sept. 2010- Dec. 2010.
Responsibilities included assisting on shoots, editing stories for cbsnews.com, writing scripts for broadcast, researching and logging interviews.
Intern, WPXI -TV, Pittsburgh, Pa.
June 2010- Aug. 2010.
Responsibilities included working the news desk, updating the database, assisting reporters and photographers on stories in the newsroom and on shoots, interviewing people on camera and writing news stories.
Languages
English
Moderate French
Skills
Final Cut Pro
Adobe Premier
Autocue
Worldnow Web Producer
Vizrt Graphics
FTP
Dropbox
VOD
Newspath
CNN Newsource
Wordpress
Social media
Microsoft Office
Proficient with Sony P2 camera
2010 - present
2010 - present
Education
University of Pittsburgh
2008-2012
Bachelors, Journalism/ Communications. Minor in French Language and Literature.
CAPA International Education
Sept. 2010- Dec. 2010
Studied abroad for Fall semester in London, UK.
Mercyhurst Preparatory School
2004-2008
Awards
Erie Ambassador, Fall 2014
Voted one of Erie's top three "Best News Personalities", Erie Reader Best of Erie 2014 Awards
Finalist, Press Club of Western PA Golden Quill Awards, 2014
Fulbright scholarship recipient to attend the German Fulbright Commission's Berlin Capital Program in December, 2012.