ABC 13

News Reporter

Lynchburg, Virginia, 2016 - Present

• Reporter / Fill in Anchor for ABC 13 in Lynchburg, Virginia

• Senior Reporter in Danville Bureau for one year

WFAA Channel 8 (ABC)

News Intern

Dallas, TX, 2015

• Shadowed and assisted anchors and reporters in the field (50 hours per week) to learn basic skills and gain experience in a top 5 market

• Learned how to create and edit news stories to develop both TV and web content

• Pitched original stories that were then reported

• Managed twitter account to promote stories through out the day

Food Education Project

Health Educator 

San Francisco, California, Sept 2015- Aug 2015

• Created and executed lesson plans teaching nutrition to middle-school aged children

• Wrote Grant proposals to request funds

• Demonstrated importance of growing sustainable foods to students through gardening project

Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center

Physician Office Assistant

New York City, New York June 2011-July 2013

• Managed and maintained clinical practice and academic research

• Provided administrative support to the clinical team; functioned as primary contact for patients

• Collected and synthesized patient biographies for Senior Attending review

• Edited oncological journal submissions

Education

University of San Francisco, 2013-2015, Master's in Public Health, Magna Cum Laude

• Class President of the Master's of Public Health Association

• Only recipient of the Certificate of recognition for Leadership Award given to a graduating student whose activity in his or her program exemplifies outstanding initiative and service to the School of Nursing and Health Professions

Georgetown University, 2007-2011, Bachelor of Science in Health Care Management and Policy

Activities and Honors

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Virginia current Board Member

• Participant in Dancing with the Lynchburg Stars. Came in second in fundraising efforts