To join the Eller MBA Program, acquiring the skills necessary to move my career forward and create and manage sustainable businesses.

University of Arizona, Adjunct Instructor               Social Media Editor  2008 – present

• Creating an entrepreneurial journalism program to teach journalism students how to find a need in the market place, launch an online news site and generate revenue. The class will be offered Fall 2012.
• Overseeing the School’s social media effort
• Teaching multimedia journalism courses.
• Designing and managing several school websites

Tucson Velo, Owner/Publisher       2010 – present

• Designed and launched news website covering Tucson cycling
• Created a direct marketing effort to increase readership
• Sell advertising and generate revenue
• Report and publish news stories related to Tucson cycling

Arizona Daily Star, Online Content Producer 2005 – 2008

• Updated the Arizona Daily Star website with breaking news updates.
• Worked closely with sports, news, photo and features departments for publication of alternative presentations and special reports
• Produced slide shows, audio slide shows, videos, polls and multimedia presentations
• Moderated user-submitted comments

Entrepreneurial Journalism Fellowship          2010

Completed an intensive week-long course on entrepreneurial journalism hosted by the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business, USC Annenberg School of Journalism and the Knight Digital Media Center.

University of Arizona                                                                2006-2008

B.A. in Journalism • Cumulative 3.6/4.0 GPA
Relevant coursework: Online journalism, computer assisted reporting, reporting public affairs and television production

Pima Community College                                                         1999-2005

Certificate for transfer to Arizona Universities, Dec. 2005

Web: Web design, social media management, HTML, CSS, PHP, Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, web server configuration, MySQL database management, Google Maps and interactive timelines

Computer: Macintosh, Windows, iOS, Word, Excel, Power Point, Photoshop, Quark, Final Cut Express, Flash, Aperture and Access

Other: Videography, audio recording and photography