Professional organizations

International Association of Business Communicators, Minnesota Chapter:

• Joined July 2006
• As a part of the Student Services group, participated in Meet the Pros event as a guest speaker. Also helped plan the event. All speaker bios can be found here.
• Attended the Alphabet Bash two years in a row. Volunteered at registration table.
• Also spoke briefly at other networking events, offering experience with IABC as a recruitment tool for the group.
• After attending an IABC class taught by International group Chairman Todd Hattori, was asked to participate in focus group about social media and how IABC can better use social media on its web site.

Education

Undergraduate Education:

• University of Texas at Austin graduate, 3.17 GPA
• Journalism Major
• Multimedia Sequence
• Journalism Classes: J331 Web Publishing, J334 Multimedia Journalism, J336 Visual Design, J340C Women in the News, J320D Intermediate Reporting, J360 Media Law and Ethics, J349T Writing for Online Publications, J340C Journalism and Religion and J349T Editorial Column Writing