About
Recent graduate of Park University in Parkville, Missouri with a B.A. in Multimedia Journalism and Public Relations, minor in English. Was also a member of the Park Pirates men's soccer team all four years.
Experience
Kansas City Comets - Marketing Manager - September 2023-Present; Media Relations Intern- November 2022-May 2023
Implement marketing campaigns for digital and social media platforms. Write game previews, recaps and other press releases in addition to weekly articles for the KC Star. Create newsletters to promote the team to a large database of subscribers. Communicate with the media to coordinate prematch and postmatch interviews, weekly schedules, and answer other media requests.
The Platte County Citizen - Sports Editor - January 2025-Present
Sports photojournalist primarily covering high school athletics. Write articles, take and edit photographs, and layout sports pages for the weekly newspaper.
Wisconsin Conquerors FC - Public Relations Advisor - September 2023-Present
Help to develop the brand of Central Wisconsin's only pre-professional soccer club, which played inaugural seasons in the NPSL in summer 2024 and MASL2 the following winter.
The Platte County Citizen - Reporting Intern- May 2021- July 2021
Attended and reported on events for Platte County's newspaper. Work included attending events, photography, setting up and conducting interviews, and writing a variety of stories including features, sports recaps and previews.
Freelance- Have done freelance work for The Kansas City Star, TopDrawerSoccer, SB Nation, FanSided, Northland Buzz, EST Sports KC, KC Gaelic Athletic Club and Sports Feel Good Stories. Work has included interviewing professional athletes and coaches for feature stories, high school sports coverage, youth soccer national championship coverage, and topical sports writing. Other experience shooting and editing highlight videos as well as photography and building websites.
Awards
Missouri College Media Association
First Place - Sports Writing (Park duo aiming for Gold at Summer Olympics)
First Place - Sports Page (March 18, 2022; Indoor soccer spread)
First Place - Sports Photography (Women's Soccer tops Baker for first time since 2005)
Second Place - Sports Writing (Appointment of new Athletic Director ushers new ideas at Park)
Second Place - In-Depth News Reporting (Park alumnus leads historic rebrand)
Second Place - Feature Writing (Parkville art gallery creates opportunities for Park students)
Second Place - News Writing (Academic Success Center surges amid pandemic)
Second Place - Best Overall Newspaper (staff award)
Second Place - Best Website (staff award)
Third Place - Sports Page Writing and Design
Third Place - Editorial/Op-Ed Page (Apple TV+'s hit series Ted Lasso impresses in season one)
Honorable Mention - Sports Page (April 29, 2022; men's volleyball and softball)
Presidential Scholar
2020-21; 2021-22; 2022-23
Dean's List
Fall 2019; Spring 2020; Fall 2020; Spring 2021; Fall 2021; Spring 2022; Fall 2022; Spring 2023
Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete Award
2020; 2021; 2022
Education
St. Pius X High School- August 2015-May 2019
Park University- August 2019-May 2023