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716 N 11TH STREET, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 53233 414-405-7826

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ACADEMICS MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY CLASS OF 2020

GPA: 3.5 MAJORS: JOURNALISM, SPANISH FOR THE BUSINESS PROFESSIONS
MINOR: DIGITAL MEDIA EXPECTED GRADUATION DATE: MAY 2020

JOURNALISTICEXPERIENCE
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR, MARQUETTE WIRE MAY 2017 PRESENT
Write, edit and manage sports editorial content for website and newspaper.
Report on mens basketball, recruiting and womens soccer beats.
SPORTS REPORTING INTERN, NOW MEDIA GROUP JUNE 2017 PRESENT
Produce content based on recent high school sporting events and features on student-athlete
storylines in the suburban Milwaukee area.
SPORTS REPORTER, MARQUETTE WIRE JUNE 2016 MAY 2017
Report mens basketball recruiting news on Twitter, marquettewire.org and the Marquette Tribune.
Take over the mens and womens basketball beats during academic breaks.
MEDIA RELATIONS VOLUNTEER, 2017 NCAA MARCH MADNESS MARCH 2017
Obtain and transcribe quotes from postgame locker room availabilities.
Assist in the distribution of media materials.
ANCHOR/COLOR COMMENTATOR, MARQUETTE WIRE OCTOBER 2017 PRESENT
Anchor twice a week in MUTV Sports programming.
Provide color commentary for radio broadcasts of mens and womens basketball games including
Marquettes win over top-ranked Villanova in 2017.

LEADERSHIPEXPERIENCE
STUDENT ALUMNI AMBASSADOR, MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY 2017-18 YEAR
Officially represent Marquette University in interactions with high-level donors and alumni.
MENTORSHIP ALUMNI AMBASSADOR, MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY 2017-18 YEAR
Use my positive experience working with Steve Rushin of Sports Illustrated in the mentorship
program to help current mentees develop strong relationships with their mentors.
REPRESENTATIVE, MARQUETTE LEADERSHAPE INSTITUTE JANUARY 2017
Represented the Diederich College of Communication at a five-day leadership retreat along with
select students from the Olin College of Engineeering and the College of Business Administration.

PUBLISHED BYLINES: MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL (DIGITAL ONLY),

MARQUETTE TRIBUNE, MARQUETTE WIRE, NORTH SHORE NOW, MUSKEGO-
NEW BERLIN NOW, BROOKFIELD-ELM GROVE NOW, OZAUKEE NOW, SOUTH
NOW, LAKE COUNTRY NOW, NORTHWEST NOW
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST