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EXPERIENCE

Communications Specialist, AHA’s Center for Health Innovation
March 2020 - Present

• Develop cross-platform strategies to increase awareness of the Center for Health Innovation, amplify resources that transform health care, and increase membership engagement

• Responsible for creating dynamic and visually appealing video and audio content to serve the needs of all AHA departments and Center for Health Innovation teams to implement creative approaches to execute outreach

• Conduct research on health care innovation solutions and develop external tools including case studies, news articles, digital and field engagement toolkits, e-newsletters, scripts, websites, white-papers and more

• Collaborate with C-Suite executives to best address communication goals during a global pandemic

• Provides performance analysis and measurement reports for opportunities to improve communications metrics

Associate Producer, NBC News Coverage
January 2018 - March 2020

One of three selected associate producers working directly with bureaus to gain full scope of newsgathering
Gained in-depth cross platform skills through field producer boot camp, camera training and HEFAT
Reported and handled editorial guidance for MS/NBC in tandem with team during 2018 Florida Recount
Produced from the field to arrange coverage surrounding the Paul Manafort Trial and 2018 Midterm
First responder on-site to deliver live images and coordinate crews after suspicious package at CNN

Researcher, TODAY Show
April 2017 – December 2017

Produce TODAY Show packages in collaboration with lead correspondents
Gather timely elements, facilitate interviews and field producer live guest segments for daily broadcast
Responsible for overall continuity of broadcast as control room producer

Production Assistant, NBC Nightly News
April 2016 – April 2017

Pitched, developed and launched story proposals to senior editorial staff
Booked and conducted interviews, coordinated camera crews and logistics, covered events
Field Produced for Weekend Nightly News crews and correspondents

Desk Assistant, NBC Network News
January 2016 – April 2017

Assisted as a weekend planning producer for MSNBC, managed correspondent hits and camera locations
Conducted editorial research, supplied scripts to Andrea Mitchell and MTP Daily
Produced digital content for NBCNews.com to enhance storytelling for an inclusive target audience

Production Assistant, WRC-TV NBC4
September 2015 – January 2016

Assist in assignment desk functions: researching, planning, coordinating crews, logging
Assist 5 PM producer in news coordination between local affiliates
Worked overnights on edit desk independently to provide preparation for shows through beat calls

Multimedia Journalist & Producer, Maryland Capital News Service
September 2014 – December 2015

Produced content for a live three day a week regional newscast with an investigative news focus
Assembled rundown, evaluated and edited prepared news stories based on solid news judgment

Study Abroad: Florence, Italy
June 2015 – July 2015

Produced and assisted crew in the completion of international newscast and a Hip Hop magazine
Studied and developed cultural understanding to plan, produce and edit journalistic content
Recipient of the "David" Broadcast Division, Awarded by IEI Media: Hip Hop Meets the Renaissance

NBC4 Local News Intern, NBCUniversal
January 2015 – May 2015

Accompanied reporters and crews on stories to learn editorial and technical aspects of news-gathering
Handled daily office administration functions and assisted the assignment desk and digital web

Co-Founder + Public Relations Coordinator, “Stories Beneath the Shell News”
January 2012 – January 2015

Instrumental in the organizing and creation of a web publication entity that provides “the voice the voiceless”
Managed a $11,000 budget as a result of a "Moving Forward" grant application
Researched, promoted and wrote stories about the College Park community to enhances SBS News brand

Production Assistant + Social Media Coordinator, The Legal Stranger Project
March – December 2013

Assisted in production of “The Legal Stranger” documentary with the management of social media outlets
Produced monthly newsletter on documentary status and developed applications packets for film festival submission

Undergraduate Assistant, Marketing Office of the College of Arts & Humanities August 2012 – January 2015

Regulated and updated www.arhu.umd.edu content: news, events, photos and videos
Researched and implemented social media PR Daily’s Best Practices for Google analytics and branding

EDUCATION

Masters of Arts in Strategic Communication, School of Communication at American University, Washington, D.C.

Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism, Philip Merrill College of Journalism University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Minor: Human Development Studies

LEADERSHIP & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Undergraduate Committee Student Representative for Philip Merrill College of Journalism October 2014 – October 2015
President, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Theta Nu Chapter December 2013 – January 2015

SKILLS

Final Cut Pro, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere, Lightroom and Dreamweaver, Microsoft Office, ENPS, News Connect,
Usage of iNews, Vimeo, Flickr, Photo Mechanics, Cision, Dalet, Google Analytics and various Social Media

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Member, National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) National Association for Black Journalists (NABJ)
W.E.B DuBois Student Leader of the Year 2013-2014, Awarded by NAACP UMCP Chapter
T. Howard Foundation 2015 Final Talent Pool Candidate
Recipient of the 2015-2016 Steven C. Affens Broadcast Journalism Scholarship
Receipt of the “David” Broadcast Division, Awarded by IEI Media: Hip Hop Meets the Renaissance

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