SUMMARY: I am a highly-motivated individual with exceptional editorial and investigative skills. I am a team player dedicated to providing objective, thorough and relevant information that exceeds readers’ expectations. Fast-paced, creative, and intellectually-charged environments bring out my best performance. I would be an asset to any innovative, dynamic, and quality-driven news organization.

OBJECTIVE: To utilize my journalism and political science backgrounds.

EDUCATION:

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

• M.A. Political Science, August 2008
• Concentration in American Politics

Howard University, Washington, DC

• B.A. Print Journalism, May 2005, Cum Laude Graduate
• Minor in Business Administration

EXPERIENCE:

• STATE CAPITOL REPORTER, The News Service of Florida, Tallahassee, FL, September 2008-Present

• CONTRIBUTING WRITER, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, Roswell, GA, October 2006-August 2008
• COMMUNICATIONS INTERN, MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority), Atlanta, GA June 2007-August 2007

• COMMUNICATIONS AIDE, Georgia Senate Press Office, Atlanta, GA, January 2007-May 2007

• GOVERNMENT REPORTER, The Brunswick News, Brunswick, GA, July 2005-August 2006

• POLITICAL UPDATE WRITER, BlackCollegeView.com, Washington, DC, January 2005-May 2005

• LIFE & STYLE EDITOR, The Hilltop, Washington, DC, August 2004-May 2005

COMPUTER SKILLS: Windows, MS Word & Excel, PageMaker, InDesign, basic HTML coding

ASSOCIATIONS: National Association of Black Journalists, associate member; GoldenKey International Honor Society; HU Alumni Association, Atlanta Chapter; Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

REFERENCES: Available upon request.