RESUME
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Experienced, collaborative team leader with degrees in journalism and data science and a passion for communicating technical subjects in an easy-to-understand style.
Work
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Investigative Reporters & Editors
Deputy executive director, Jan. 2020 - present
Senior training director, Aug. 2017 - Jan. 2020
Training director, Aug. 2016 - Aug. 2017
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Lead team that plans content and logistics for about 90 training events a year. Nearly doubled annual number of trainings since 2016.
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Personally trained more than 3,300 journalists since 2016 on data analysis, visualization, research and reporting techniques.
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Built documentation from scratch and revamped curricula for all of IRE's programs, leading to more collaborative and efficient team.
Institute for Nonprofit News
Director of training, Sept. 2015-Aug. 2016
Interim executive director, April - Sept. 2015
Director of data services, June 2013-April 2015
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Collaborated with nonprofit newsrooms around the country to publish five data journalism projects in less than two years, in addition to training and technology consulting duties.
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Led INN through leadership transition as interim executive director.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Data/investigative editor, May 2010-June 2013
Investigative reporter, Nov 2006-May 2010
Reporter, June-Nov. 2006
The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
Education & city hall reporter, Oct. 2003-May 2006
Skills
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Writing
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Data analysis & visualization using R, Python, Tableau, SQL, Excel
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Basic web design
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Public speaking
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Documentation & training
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Leadership
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Project management
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Remote work
Interests
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Baseball & statistics
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Running (published a book about running in 2014)
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Photography
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Scrapbooking
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Creative design
Education
University of Missouri
MS in Data Science & Analytics, 2019
Emphasis in data visualization and human-centered design.
Courses in R, Python, statistics, machine learning, data visualization and data ethics.
GPA 4.0
University of Arkansas
BA in Journalism/Physics, 2003
Double major in journalism and physics.
Worked at school newspaper for four years, including one year as managing editor and one year as editor.
Graduated magna cum laude, GPA 3.6