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Education
Savannah State University
3.85 GPA
Dec. 2023
• B.A. in Mass Communications — Journalism Concentration
• Minor in English Language and Literature
Experience
Editor-in-Chief
Tiger’s Roar, Savannah, Ga.
Aug. 2022-Present
• Creates monthly budgets that feature stories for students to cover
• Edits and publishes articles on the publication website
• Designs and publishes the monthly Tiger’s Roar newsletter
Writing Fellow
Deep Center, Savannah, Ga.
Aug. 2023
• Works with middle school students to expand their creative writing skills
• Uses their work to create a journal for the semester
Reporter (Internship)
Savannah Morning News, Savannah, Ga. Portfolio
Jan. 2022-May 2023
• Wrote stories for the publication site
• Interviewed community leaders
• Assisted with the 912 newsletter when needed
Layout & Web Design Editor
Tiger’s Roar, Savannah, Ga.
Oct. 2021-May 2022
• Designed event flyers
• Managed the publication’s Instagram account
• Assisted the Editor-in-Chief when needed
Extra-curricular Activities
• 2023-24 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated — Gamma Upsilon Chapter Secretary
• 2022-23 HerCampus Savannah Writing Committee Member
• 2022-23 National Council of Negro Women 1st Vice President & Miss NCNW
• 2022 Estuary Creative Writing Club President
• 2021-22 NAACP Press & Publicity Committee Chairman
Accolades
• Washington Media Fellows 2023 Scholarship Recipient
• Spring '23 Initiate of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
• 2023 HBCU Student Representative at the White House
• 72nd Southern Regional Press Institute Award for Best Feature Story
• HBCU Student Representative at the Inaugural Democracy Summit at Howard University
Projects
Tiger’s Roar Newsletter
Jan. 2023-Present
• Highlights student articles of the month
• Features a student or faculty member through Tiger Spotlight
Skills
• Copy Editing
• Interviewing
• Layout & Design
• Canva
• Adobe Creative Suite