Launched a monthly newspaper with a 40,000 circulation in February 2010 and grew it from 28 pages to between 40 and 44 pages in less than a year working as the only full-time writer/editor for six months

2010 NNA Newspaper Awards

• Honorable Mention – Best Business Story – “Vacancies high in commercial real estate” by Tiffany Young
• 3rd Place – Best Use of Color – Northwest Austin

2009 NNA Newspaper Awards

• 3rd Place – Excellence in Typography – Northwest Austin

Experience

Bachelor of Science in journalism, Texas A&M University

• 4 years newspaper writing
• 1 year features/entertainment
• 3 years business/news/people profiles
• 2 years editing
• 1 year web freelancing

Samples

Business Features

• Lake Travis Scuba
• Music City Cycles
• Faraday’s Kitchen Store

Restaurant Reviews

• Willy O’s
• Flores Mexican Restaurant
• Dot’s reopens

People profiles

• UT’s oldest living football player
• RR woman finds passion in jewelry making

Nonprofit Profiles

• Walk gives hope to families of Huntington’s disease
• Domestic Violence Awareness
• Family Link

Business News

• The Backyard at Bee Cave
• Private school to build in northwest Austin
• Educations foundations provide funding, support to local school districts

Blog

Compulsive Book Reader