Experience

• The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville, Fla.
• February 2010-present
• Reporter

• The St. Augustine Record | St. Augustine, Fla.
• May 2008-February 2010
• Reporter

• The Independent Florida Alligator | Gainesville, Fla.
• December 2007-April 2008
• Editor in chief

Education

• University of Florida | Gainesville, Fla.
• August 2004-May 2008
• Graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in journalism; minored in history

• Spruce Creek High School | Port Orange, Fla.
• August 2000-May 2004
• Graduated summa cum laude

Awards

• Florida Society of News Editors journalism awards
• 2011
• Third place, daily deadline reporting (under-50,000 circulation): A fellow staff writer and I reported about a man who shot and killed his father, shot five others and then fatally shot himself
• Third place, community leadership (under-50,000 circulation): Fellow reporters and I chronicled a small church’s plans to hold a Quran burning that drew international attention and brought out a range of local emotions

• Buddy Davis Scholarship
• 2007-2008
• Given for promise in reporting and editing by the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications

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