EXPERIENCE

Public Affairs Officer at Massachusetts General Hospital- Boston, MA

Manage and coordinate various media projects, requests and video shoots at the hospital. Pitch stories to local and national print, radio and TV outlets. Develop public affairs video strategy. Produce, shoot and edit hospital videos. Write stories for internal communications. Handle media requests for breaking news. Schedule press conferences. 3/2014-present

Correspondent at The Boston Globe-Boston, MA

Reported on news happening in Beverly, Salem, Peabody, Marblehead and Malden as well as other surrounding cities and towns. Produce up to three stories per week. Stories covered crime, politics, education and more.Stories were published in weekly Globe North editions and occasionally in the Metro section of the daily paper. 1/2013-1/2014

YourTown Correspondent at Boston.com-Boston, MA

Wrote web stories for the YourTown section of Boston.com.  Towns and cities covered included Beverly, Salem, Peabody, Marblehead, Gloucester and Newburyport. Produced up to 12 stories per week. Wrote stories on city and town meetings, local politics, community issues, events, crime, education and more. Created photo galleries and videos for the YourTown websites. 1/2013-9/2013

Newscast Intern at WBUR-Boston, MA

Monitored newswires. Updated and wrote leads, readers and cut-scripts. Contacted interviewees and sources. Recorded interviews. Cut and edited soundbytes, and wrote around three quotes for scripts. 9/2012-12/2012

Account Coordinator at CerconeBrownCompany-Boston, MA

Wrote content for company blog and website. Created email-marketing messages sent to clients and prospective clients. Pitched story ideas to Lifestyle magazine editors. Assisted colleagues in managing client events. 1/2010-6/2011

EDUCATION

Emerson College-Boston, MA; M.A.-Print/Multimedia Journalism- May 2013; University of New Hampshire-Durham, NH; B.S.-English/Journalism, minor in Spanish, May 2009

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Experienced with Final Cut Pro 7 and 10. Savvy in social media and public speaking. Enthusiastic runner and yogi. Avid fantasy and mystery novel reader. Lover of all foods and the New England Patriots.