GRADUATE COURSEWORK
Public Relations Management, Risk Communications, Crisis Communications, Investor Relations,
Research Methods, Public Relations Theory, Communication Theory, Propaganda

RELATED UNDERGRADUATE COURSEWORK
Media Writing I & II, Editing, Advertising, Civic Journalism, Media Research,
Media Law, Minorities in the Mass Media

EXPERIENCE

• de La Garza Public Relations: Account Coordinator (August 2003-Present)
  
  • Develops and implements clients' plans for media relations, community relations, crisis communications, marketing and governmental relations
  • Designs logos, webpages, videos, brochures, and other marketing material
  • Writes press releases and pitches to media
    
• de La Garza Public Relations: Spring internship (December 2002-Summer 2003)
  
  • Wrote press releases and media alerts
  • Coordinated account for local restaurant
  • Conducted research and contacted the media
    
• University of Houston: Web site Coordinator (January 2003-Present)
  
  • Collects data required for the Communication Studies Web site and manages communication between the journal's editorial board and the Web page designer
    
• AM-740 KTRH: Reporter / Desk Assistant (December 2001-September 2002)
  
  • Covered local news conferences, political events, speeches, and meetings
  • Occasionally produced the morning show
  • Produced special news shows
  • Conducted telephone interviews when reporting "in-house"
  • Used sound editing equipment to create my stories
    
• AM-740 KTRH: Fall internship (August 2001-December 2001)
  
  • Conducted telephone interviews and wrote national and local stories
  • Learned how to use sound editing equipment
  • Updated KTRH's website using HTML and Photoshop
    
• KUHF 88.7-FM: Summer internship (May 2000-August 2000)
  • Conducted telephone interviews and wrote local news stories, and shadowed KUHF reporters
    
• Gig - Em Notes: Note taker for Media Law class at Texas A&M (January 2000-May 2000)
  • Enrolled in Media Law, took notes, and typed a detailed outline
  • Gig 'Em Notes sold my notes to other students