Skills & Qualifications
*More than eight years of experience in college athletics and sports media
*Proven social media strategist; highly proficient in maximizing reach over multiple social media platforms
*Web content management & media relations strategist, combining excellent writing skills and a vast knowledge of college athletics to maximize exposure.
*Proficiency working with graphic design and statistical software; ability to type 70 wpm
*Ability to work effectively with coaches, students, faculty, community and media
*Experience in crisis communications & maintaining a positive corporate image
*Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
*Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with frequent interruptions while under pressure of meeting deadlines
Work Experience
Fresno Pacific University (July 2010 - Present)
Positions: Assistant Athletics Director for Communications (July 2012 - Present)
Director of Sports Information & Media Relations (July 2010 - July 2012)
*Coordinated all media coverage for an NCAA Division II program with 16 sports
*Managed a 90k budget (10k operations budget), maximizing resources to build one of the top athletics communications offices at the NCAA Division II level.
*Part of administrative team that successfully oversaw transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II. Wrote and edited large portions of FPU’s successful application to the NCAA
*Increased website page views on fpuathletics.com from 20,000 a month to more than 100,000. Implemented social media structures, live video broadcasts and a weekly video show.
*Directly supervised one full-time and one part-time employee; managed up to 10 student employees at a time.
*Grew FPU Athletics social media following to the largest in the 13-team Pacific West Conference, growth of more than 300% in a two-year span.
*Oversaw website redesign of fpuathletics.com
*Gained experience negotiating business and media contracts
*Worked with other areas on campus to increase student and overall campus involvement with the department of athletics
*Served on seven hiring committees; chaired multiple search committees
*Served as staff advisor for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), coordinating more than 3,000 community service hours per year.
*Communications liaison to the PacWest Conference for the sport of women’s volleyball
*Chair of FPU Athletics Hall of Fame Committee
*Top 25 Poll Voter – AVCA NCAA Division II volleyball poll
*Other duties as an administrator included meeting with potential donors, assisting with discipline for student-athletes and coordinating a partnership with “Career Athletes”
*Oversaw multiple major events & championships hosted on FPU’s campus
*Served on Sunbird Association advisory board (FPU Athletics Fundraising)
Point Loma Nazarene University
Positions: Assistant Director of Sports Information (Aug. 2009- May 2010)
Sports Information Assistant (Jan. 2006- Jan. 2009)
*Coordinated media coverage for 14 intercollegiate sports. Primary responsibilities included: updating and managing the college’s athletic website; writing game recaps, features and press releases; assisting in design and editing of athletic publications; compiling team statistics and records; compiling in-game statistics; reporting results to local media; promoting campus events and assisting with game day operations, including announcing, photography and radio broadcast.
San Diego Union-Tribune (Jan. 2008 - May 2009)
Position: Sports Reporter/Copy Editor
*Worked in a fast paced environment on deadline, helping put together the sports section for a newspaper serving a population of three million. Job duties included website maintenance, copy editing, writing news briefs and making editorial decisions on content.
Additional Work & Awards
*Served as the official moderator for all press conferences at the 2012 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament's West Regional, working with ESPN and the NCAA to facilitate press conferences for top programs including Duke and Stanford.
*Provided the storyline on the life of pro basketball player Kevin Bradshaw that directly led to the award-winning documentary “Shooting For Home”.
*Coordinated all media coverage, game management and publicity for the 2011 “Las Vegas Classic”, a 10-team men's college basketball tournament in Las Vegas.
*Managed public relations for “Be the Best” Basketball Camps, summer basketball clinics that tour in the U.S. and internationally (2008-2010).
*Awarded eighth place nationally, and first among California schools, in 2011 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) website contest
*Freelance writer for numerous online and print publications, covering primarily high school football and minor league baseball (2006-2010).
*Featured Columnist on BleacherReport.com covering the Tampa Bay Rays and baseball’s minor league system. Received “Hot Read” award for more than 10,000 views on one article.
Education
Point Loma Nazarene University (2004-2008)
-Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, Minor in History.
-Sports Editor of award-winning campus newspaper The Point Weekly (Jan.’06-May’08)
Fresno Pacific University (2013-Present)
-Master’s Degree in Sport Administration (In Progress)
-Cumulative GPA of 3.87
*More than eight years of experience in college athletics and sports media
*Proven social media strategist; highly proficient in maximizing reach over multiple social media platforms
*Web content management & media relations strategist, combining excellent writing skills and a vast knowledge of college athletics to maximize exposure.
*Proficiency working with graphic design and statistical software; ability to type 70 wpm
*Ability to work effectively with coaches, students, faculty, community and media
*Experience in crisis communications & maintaining a positive corporate image
*Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
*Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with frequent interruptions while under pressure of meeting deadlines
Work Experience
Fresno Pacific University (July 2010 - Present)
Positions: Assistant Athletics Director for Communications (July 2012 - Present)
Director of Sports Information & Media Relations (July 2010 - July 2012)
*Coordinated all media coverage for an NCAA Division II program with 16 sports
*Managed a 90k budget (10k operations budget), maximizing resources to build one of the top athletics communications offices at the NCAA Division II level.
*Part of administrative team that successfully oversaw transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II. Wrote and edited large portions of FPU’s successful application to the NCAA
*Increased website page views on fpuathletics.com from 20,000 a month to more than 100,000. Implemented social media structures, live video broadcasts and a weekly video show.
*Directly supervised one full-time and one part-time employee; managed up to 10 student employees at a time.
*Grew FPU Athletics social media following to the largest in the 13-team Pacific West Conference, growth of more than 300% in a two-year span.
*Oversaw website redesign of fpuathletics.com
*Gained experience negotiating business and media contracts
*Worked with other areas on campus to increase student and overall campus involvement with the department of athletics
*Served on seven hiring committees; chaired multiple search committees
*Served as staff advisor for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), coordinating more than 3,000 community service hours per year.
*Communications liaison to the PacWest Conference for the sport of women’s volleyball
*Chair of FPU Athletics Hall of Fame Committee
*Top 25 Poll Voter – AVCA NCAA Division II volleyball poll
*Other duties as an administrator included meeting with potential donors, assisting with discipline for student-athletes and coordinating a partnership with “Career Athletes”
*Oversaw multiple major events & championships hosted on FPU’s campus
*Served on Sunbird Association advisory board (FPU Athletics Fundraising)
Point Loma Nazarene University
Positions: Assistant Director of Sports Information (Aug. 2009- May 2010)
Sports Information Assistant (Jan. 2006- Jan. 2009)
*Coordinated media coverage for 14 intercollegiate sports. Primary responsibilities included: updating and managing the college’s athletic website; writing game recaps, features and press releases; assisting in design and editing of athletic publications; compiling team statistics and records; compiling in-game statistics; reporting results to local media; promoting campus events and assisting with game day operations, including announcing, photography and radio broadcast.
San Diego Union-Tribune (Jan. 2008 - May 2009)
Position: Sports Reporter/Copy Editor
*Worked in a fast paced environment on deadline, helping put together the sports section for a newspaper serving a population of three million. Job duties included website maintenance, copy editing, writing news briefs and making editorial decisions on content.
Additional Work & Awards
*Served as the official moderator for all press conferences at the 2012 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament's West Regional, working with ESPN and the NCAA to facilitate press conferences for top programs including Duke and Stanford.
*Provided the storyline on the life of pro basketball player Kevin Bradshaw that directly led to the award-winning documentary “Shooting For Home”.
*Coordinated all media coverage, game management and publicity for the 2011 “Las Vegas Classic”, a 10-team men's college basketball tournament in Las Vegas.
*Managed public relations for “Be the Best” Basketball Camps, summer basketball clinics that tour in the U.S. and internationally (2008-2010).
*Awarded eighth place nationally, and first among California schools, in 2011 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) website contest
*Freelance writer for numerous online and print publications, covering primarily high school football and minor league baseball (2006-2010).
*Featured Columnist on BleacherReport.com covering the Tampa Bay Rays and baseball’s minor league system. Received “Hot Read” award for more than 10,000 views on one article.
Education
Point Loma Nazarene University (2004-2008)
-Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, Minor in History.
-Sports Editor of award-winning campus newspaper The Point Weekly (Jan.’06-May’08)
Fresno Pacific University (2013-Present)
-Master’s Degree in Sport Administration (In Progress)
-Cumulative GPA of 3.87