Experience
YouGoFar Productions Ltd  June 2014 - Present
Xerox  June 2013 - February 2014
How We Live Magazine  September 2009 - June 2013
Captel Inc  January 2012 - August 2012
Aberdeen American News & Farm Forum  June 2011 - January 2012
ABC Columbia News Station   January 2011 - May 2011
Tiger News   2010 - 2011
Bridging the Genration Gap/ BG Times   2010 - 2011
Freedom Forum/ Diversity Institute  2010 - 2010

Skills
Final Cut Pro, Video Production, Microsoft Word, Photography, Publications, Social Media, Editing, Press Releases, Journalism, Storytelling, Video, Radio, Research, Broadcast, Video Editing, Premiere, News Writing, Newspapers, AP Style, Copy Editing, Breaking News, Blogging, Multimedia, Producing, iMovie, New Media, Broadcast Journalism, Magazines, Copywriting, Creative Writing, Media Relations, Editorial, Facebook, Television, Social Networking

Education
Benedict College   2007 — 2011
Mass Communication

Belmont University   2010 — 2010
Multimedia training

Savannah College of Art and Design
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Playwriting and Screenwriting

Experience
University of Chicago Press  May 2013 - Present
Cornerstone Agency  February 2012 - Present
JackThriller.com   November 2012 - Present
TheWellVersed.com   June 2011 - Present
Swank PR/Publishing  September 2011 - February 2012
KevinNottingham.com   June 2011 - September 2011
National Safety Council  November 2010 - May 2011
Chicago Sky  May 2008 - September 2008
Schurz Communications  June 2007 - August 2007
Freedom Forum Diversity Institute   2007 - 2007

Skills
Media Relations, Public Relations, Sports Writing, Press Releases, Blogging, Journalism, Editing, Ap Style, Social Media, Copy Editing, Facebook, Social Networking, AP Style, Social Media Marketing, Editorial, Newsletters, Publications, Feature Articles, Storytelling, WordPress, Final Cut Pro, Radio, Multimedia, Google Analytics, Photoshop, Content Strategy, Publicity, New Media, Copywriting, Web Content

Education
Cornell University - Johnson Graduate School of Management   2014 — 2016
Marketing Strategy

Columbia College Chicago   2010 — 2011
Bachelor of Science (BS), Journalism/ Marketing Communications

Purdue University Calumet   2005 — 2008
Communications

West Side High School

West Side High School

Experience
Tennessee Coalition for Open Government   January 2012 - August 2013
Shelbyville Times Gazette  July 2009 - January 2012
Middle Tennessee State University  August 2005 - July 2009
MTSU  2005 - 2009
Freedom Forum Diversity Institute   2005 - 2006
The Associated Press  April 1979 - November 2004
Associated Press  1983 - 2004
The Associated Press  1979 - 2004

Skills
Newspaper, Multimedia, Copy Editing, Journalism, Editing

Education
Middle Tennessee State University   2006 — 2010
Mass Communication

Angelo State University   1964 — 1968
BA, Journalism/English Literature

Experience
McGowan Capital Group   2015 - Present
Elimination of Prejudice Foundation   December 2014 - Present
Self-Employed/Retired  April 2014 - Present
Al Neuharth Media Center   September 1998 - April 2014
Freedom Forum Diversity Institute   1998 - March 2013
Sioux Falls Argus Leader  December 1992 - September 1998
Gannett Company  June 1971 - September 1998

Skills
Public Speaking, Journalism, Newspapers, Social Media, Management, Nonprofits, Facebook, Non-profits, Editing, Interviews, Media Relations, Copywriting, Public Relations, Online Moderation, Newspaper, Copy Editing, Publishing, Program Management, Project Management, Proofreading, Fundraising, Blogging, Press Releases, Grant Writing, Strategic Communications, Newsletters, Event Planning, Community Outreach, AP Style, Volunteer Management, Social Networking, Web Content, Research, News Writing, Storytelling, Social Media Marketing, Speech Writing, Crisis Communications, Politics, Publications, Marketing Communications, Content Management, Corporate Communications, Publicity, New Media

Education
Baldwin Wallace University   1967 — 1971
BA, Government

DeVeaux School   1962 — 1967
High school, College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School

Maple Avenue School

North Junior High School

Experience
Middle Tennessee State University  July 2014 - Present
Val Hoeppner Media and Consulting, LLC   March 2013 - Present
Freedom Forum Diversity Institute   February 2008 - 2013
Indianapolis Star  2005 - 2008
Indianapolis Star  2005 - 2007
Argus Leader  1995 - 2005

Skills
SEM, Pagination, Corporate Communications, Ap Style, Newspaper, Journalism, AP Style, Newspapers, Digital Photography, News Writing, Video Production, Team Leadership, Final Cut Pro, Multimedia, Storytelling, Social Media, Blogging, Digital Media, Feature Articles, Copy Editing, Editing, Video Editing, Publications

Education
Truman State University   1984 — 1989
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Mass Communication/Media Studies

Experience
Community Learning Center  February 2014 - Present
Boston University College of Communication  September 2010 - Present
Lasell College Department of Communication   August 2010 - Present
W.A.T.C.H.   January 2011 - Present
The Eco-Stewards Program   January 2009 - Present
ThreeBeats Media   January 2010 - April 2013
Freedom Forum Diversity Institute   April 2010 - April 2010
The Standard-Times  March 2004 - December 2009
Camp Wilmot   July 2003 - July 2009
Shining Lights: New Beginnings   January 2005 - May 2005

Skills
Blogging, Teaching, Journalism, Editing, Feature Articles, Newspapers, Nonprofits, Storytelling, Research, Publishing

Education
Boston University   2012 — 2013
Master of Education (MEd), ESOL (Adult/Higher Ed)

Boston University   2003 — 2003
Certificate of Advanced Study in Political Affairs, Boston University's Washington Journalism Center

Boston University   2002 — 2003
Master of Science, Print Journalism

Colgate University   1994 — 1998
Bachelor of Arts, Economics, English