Professional
Experience
August 2022 - present
Consultant and Researcher
Southeast Utah Association of Local Governments
Price, Utah
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Researched active transportation and economic development improvement strategies to rebrand Price as a walkable, bikeable college town and improve the downtown district
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Designed and ran survey to over 200 respondents to gain information about student behaviors
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Conducted in-depth interviews with 20 stakeholders and analyzed data to provide project context
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Recommended implementation strategies as part of graduate capstone project
January 2022 - present
Teaching and Graduate Assistant
Department of City and Metropolitan Planning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Assisted instructor with grading, student support and course design
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Advised and mentored 30 students with multimedia projects on urban ecology research
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Managed and posted on department Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn accounts
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Wrote 15-20 stories for annual department newsletter highlighting student achievements
May 2022 - present
Freelance Writer
Building Salt Lake, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Wrote stories on transportation, new development, parking and other planning policy issues for planning and real estate development website Building Salt Lake
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Reported in-depth stories on wildlife and environment issues for Great Salt Lake Collaborative
July 2017 - December 2021
Writer and Reporter
KSL.com, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Led breaking news coverage, including identifying, reporting and writing an average of 3-5 stories per day on major events throughout Utah
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Highlighted community issues through reporting on government, environment, education, social justice, crime and other relevant topics
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Fostered relationships and coordinated across local newsrooms to gain information
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Managed and mentored 5 freelancers and edited stories for entertainment news section
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Won multiple awards for news coverage from Utah journalism organizations
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Gained over 121 million page views on stories written over 4.5 years
March 2016 -
June 2017
Reporter
The Journal Newspaper, Cortez, Colorado
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Covered news stories on government, education, health, crime and entertainment
August 2014 - February 2016
Reporter
The Star Newspaper, Auburn, Indiana
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Reported community news stories on various topics including local government
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Assisted in other duties including page design, photography and copy editing
Education
August 2021 - present
Master of City and Metropolitan Planning | University of Utah
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Spring 2023 graduation
August 2010 -
May 2014
B.A. Journalism | Indiana University Bloomington
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Music and Spanish Minors
Skills
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Microsoft Excel
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Adobe Photoshop
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Adobe InDesign
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Adobe Audition
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Adobe Premiere Pro