Objective:

To be a columnist or feature writer for a newspaper or other publication.

Education:

A 2004 graduate (print journalism)
Huntington University, Huntington, IN

Skills:

An experienced writer, published locally and nationally

Experience:

• Wrote graduate profiles for Huntington University Web Page, 2004-2005

• Intern feature writer, Roanoke News, 2003 (Summer and Fall)

• Columnist, the Huntingtonian, 1997 to 2003

• Job shadowing: Huntington Herald Press reporter, spring, 2001

• Designed and helped produce workshop brochure for the FC Coalition of Indiana, 1999

• Feature writer, The Huntington County TAB, 1996-1997

National Publications:

• "The Realities of Autism", a chapter in the book Sharing Our Wisdom, edited by Gillingham and McClennen , 2003 (ISBN 0-9687863-2-4)

• "The View from Huntington College", Mar. 99, Facilitated Communication Digest (http://soeweb.syr.edu/thefci/7-2wet.htm)

• "The View from Huntington College - II", Mar.00, Facilitated Communication Digest (http://soeweb.syr.edu/thefci/8-2wet.htm)

Awards:

Honorable Mention, 1998 Award of Excellence in Reporting on Disability Issues (awarded jointly by The Indiana Governor's Planning Council for People with Disabilities and The Indiana Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists)

Activities:

• Member of Lambda Pi Eta , the National Communication Honors Society

• Speaker, presenter and/or panel member at several national and state professional meetings on the topic of Autism

• Guest speaker at various college classes in the Ft. Wayne, IN area on the topic of Autism