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Education
M.A. Communication and Media Studies
South Dakota State University
B.S. Journalism, Minor Political Science
South Dakota State University
Expected May 2021
August 2022
Experience
Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Communication and Journalism
Assisted instructing in two mass communication courses, basic media writing and introduction to mass communication, with over 250 students.
August 2022- May 2023
President,
South Dakota State University Students' Association
Represented 11,400+ students to SDSU administration, the City of Brookings, the SD Board of Regents, and the SD Legislature; led weekly Students’ Association meetings; managed communications; an over $400,000 budget, and engaged with stakeholders; and served on five university shared governance committees.
April 2021- April 2022
Investigative Reporting Intern, South Dakota News Watch
Reported on statewide news stories producing print, broadcast text and audio, photos, and graphics; worked independently to research, interview, write and edit content; and published three independent stories and contributed to two.
May 2021- August 2021
Intern, South Dakota State House
January 2020- March 2020
Assisted the speaker of the house and speaker pro tempore in daily legislative duties including committee meetings, managing schedules, drafting research memos and weekly columns.
Intern, Congressman Dusty Johnson, Sioux Falls Office
Worked with staff to manage incoming communications such as phone calls and mail, led constituent meetings, assisted field staff, managed casework, and scheduling.
May 2019- August 2019
Involvement and Leadership
SDSU Students' Association, Senator
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2020- 2021
SDSU Admissions Ambassador
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2020-2022
The Collegian, Reporter, News Editor
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2019- 2022
SDSU College Republicans, President
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2019- 2021
Volunteer Initiatives
Brookings Chamber Connect 2140 Committee
State A Thon
2019, 2022
2022
Awards and Scholarships
Jeffery B. Nelson Investigative Journalism Endowed Internship
Sandy Johnson & Charles Raasch Scholarship in Journalism
John and Genevieve Whalen Journalism Scholarship
2021
2021
2021
Benjamin H. Schaphorst Memorial Scholarship in Journalism
Sid and Imogene Davison Journalism Scholarship
2021
2019