
Communications Office Intern at Rochester Public Schools
La Crosse, Wisconsin Area

Communications Office Intern at Rochester Public Schools
La Crosse, Wisconsin Area
Professional journalist and communications specialist with expertise as a reporter and producer in a variety mediums.
Visual journalism, VR panoramic photography, web print and interactive design, CSS, XHTML, PHP, Flash, custom wordpress theme/site development, and public relations.
(Educational Institution; Education Management industry)
May 2009 — Present (3 months)
(Newspapers industry)
May 2009 — Present (3 months)
(Newspapers industry)
January 2009 — May 2009 (5 months)
(Online Media industry)
2008 — 2009 (1 year)
(Online Media industry)
November 2008 — May 2009 (7 months)
(Online Media industry)
May 2006 — September 2007 (1 year 5 months)
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; LEE; Newspapers industry)
May 2005 — January 2007 (1 year 9 months)
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Education Management industry)
August 2005 — July 2006 (1 year)
BA , Mass Communications, Photojournalism , 2007 — 2009
Co-Created the participatory multimedia journalism website, Winona360.org.
Served as online editor for the student laboratory publication, Bravura Magazine.
Received special recognition from the College of Liberal Arts.
2009 Ray Brooks Award Winner
2009 Tom Hirsch Award Winner
AA , Academic Transfer, Visual Publishing , 2004 — 2007
History, International Studies, Spanish 2002 — 2004
Paragliding, hang gliding, distance running, art, photography, data visualizations, and multimedia journalism.
National Press Photographers Association
2009 Ray Brooks Award - for having achieved the highest GPA among all senior photojournalism students at Winona State University.
2009 Tom Hirsch Award - for having achieved the highest GPA among all senior mass communication students at Winona State University.
Special recognition from the College of Liberal Arts at Winona State University for exceptional scholarly achievements as a graduating senior in 2009 for the creation of Winona360.org.