Official Resume

Since graduating college in 2003, I have worked for three different print publications and an online high school sports web site. The focus of this page is for potential employers to view my writing samples. My ultimate goal is to obtain a position with an online media, public relations, or government organization where I can maximize my seven years of experience researching, reporting, editing, and writing.

Writing Samples

DigitalSports.com (Feb. 2008-Aug. 2009)

#1 An in-depth feature story about a Glen Burnie High School basketball player who has overcome a very traumatic childhood. He is a very quiet kid. People and classmates close to him were shocked about the story we uncovered. To read more, click HERE.

#2 A profile piece on a DeMatha High School lacrosse standout and cancer survivor. With some help from his parents, Matt Miller  set out to raise funds and awareness for cancer. He tapped the local lacrosse community for a helping hand and it responded. To read more, click HERE.

#3 Game story featuring a boys basketball game between cross-town rivals St. Mary's and Severna Park. To read more, click HERE.

The Capital-Gazette newspaper (Sept. 2006-Feb. 2008)

#1 Trend story led off an award-winning enterprise series about how the local club sports landscape has changed. To read more, click HERE.

#2 Feature story about a Severna Park boys basketball player trying to turn his life around after being convicted of felony gun possession and first-degree assualt in the same month. The 17-year-old was candid about his experience in jail and his brand-new son. To read more, click HERE.

#3 Highly-touted, double-sport athlete finds out she can play both field hockey and lacrosse at the Division I level right before she learns her father is dying of cancer. She shares the tremendous struggle with field hockey coach, who is also a cancer survivor. To read more, click HERE.

#4 Column I wrote from the Major League Soccer (MLS) Cup at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C. The piece dives into my past, my family and my love for soccer in the nation's capital. To read more, click HERE.

#5 Somehow, I convinced my editor to let me report from Germany during the 2006 World Cup. This column about being an American in a foriegn land amid controversal times may be my favorite piece. To read more, click HERE.