- Education
- Youngstown State University (1994-1998)
- Bachelor of Arts in English; minor in journalism
- Cumulative GPA: 3.79; graduated magna cum laude
- Served in various positions including managing editor at The Jambar student newspaper, 1997-1998
- Skills & Awards
- Skills
- Expertise in Adobe Photoshop and QuarkXPress; experience in Microsoft Word, Macromedia Freehand and Adobe Illustrator
- Experience with web design; working knowldege of HTML, CSS, jQuery and Microsoft FrontPage
- Awards
- First place, Best Graphics Artist, AP Ohio, 2013
- First place, Best Full Page Layout, AP Ohio, 2013
- First place, Best Special Section, AP Ohio, 2013
- Third place, Best Illustration, AP Ohio, 2013
- Third place, Best Informational Graphic, AP Ohio, 2013
- Second place, Best Illustration, AP Ohio, 2012
- Third place, Best Illustration, AP Ohio, 2012
- Third place, Best Graphics Artist, AP Ohio, 2010
- Second place, Best Page One Layout, AP Ohio, 2010
- First place, Best Informational Graphic, AP Ohio, 2009
- Second place, Best Graphics Artist, AP Ohio, 2009
- Third place, Best Page One Layout, AP Ohio, 2009
- Third place, Best Full Page Layout, AP Ohio, 2009
- Second place, Best Informational Graphic, AP Ohio, 2008
- Third place, Best Informational Graphic, AP Ohio, 2008
- Third place, Best Graphics Artist, AP Ohio, 2008
- Third place, Best Graphics Artist, AP Ohio, 2006
- First place, Front Page Makeup, AP Ohio, 2000
- Second place, Full Page Layout, AP Ohio, 1999
- Virginia Hare Award for Journalism, YSU, 1998
- Gary L. Green Award for English, YSU, 1996
- Golden Key National Honor Society, 1995-1998
- University Scholars Scholarship, 1994-1998