Professional Overview

SEAT,  LLC - Sports & Entertainment Alliance in Technology             2012 - Present
  Media Relations

• Interfaces with all media and press for SEAT executives. Manages media and press relations and activities for the SEAT conference.

KSTC - Minneapolis, MN                                                                    2009 - 2010                Freelance Sports Reporter

• Emmy Award Winner

• Live reporter for Minnesota state high school championships; football, girls and boys basketball and girls and boys hockey. Including live pre-game hits and coach/player interviews during and post game.

 FOX Sports North - Minneapolis, MN                                                             2008 -2009                 
      Freelance Sports Reporter

• Live reporter for University of Minnesota Gopher hockey games. Including intermission coach/player interviews and live pre/post hosting. 

• Sideline reporter for the 2008 Wisconsin high school football state championships. 

  Outback Steakhouse Empire Challenge - Long Island, NY     June 2007
     Sideline Sports Reporter
        • Benefiting the Boomer Esiason Foundation

         •  Interview coaches, former players and  sponsors on the JumboTron during game

Phoenix Coyotes Hockey – Phoenix, AZ                                                  2006 - 2007 
      Manager of Corp. Comm./Game Host

• Responsible for daily press releases for Coyotes hockey team and business organization

• Coordinate player appearances in the public and act as media liaison between the organization and media

• Fill-in Arena Host for Coyotes home games

• Team Reporter - create stories on players and organization which air on the JumboTron during games

WFRV-TV - Green Bay, WI                                                                                                   2004 - 2006        
      Sports Anchor/Reporter

• 2004 AP Award – Coach K Wired 

• Provide weekly behind-the-scenes packages during Packers season called Inside 1265  

• Anchor and report for weekly High School Sports Extra and Sports Extra half-hour shows and 6pm and 10pm sportscasts

• Interview amateur and professional athletes in deadline post-game settings

• Produce, shoot, write and edit sports packages/Edit using the AVID system

WAOW-TV - Wausau, WI                                                                                   2003 - 2004                
       Sports Anchor/Reporter

• Produce, shoot, write and edit sports packages

• Cover prep, local, college and professional sports teams

• Anchor 6pm and 10 pm sportscasts as needed

WISN-TV - Milwaukee, WI                                                                                            2002 - 2003             
    Sports Producer

• Produce the weekly half-hour The Big 12 Sports Show and special sports segments

• Interview, write and edit sports packages for daily sportscasts

2000 Olympics - Sydney,  Australia                                 September 2000        
Manager of Media Relations  

• Coordinate interview requests for the U.S. Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestlers

• Provide copy and photos for www.TheMat.com

• Design and edit 150-page Olympic Wrestling media guide

USA Wrestling - Colorado Springs, CO                                           1999 - 2002                
     Manager of Media Relations

• Manage daily National and International interview requests for the U.S. National teams

• Design and edit yearly 200-page U.S. Team media guide

• Direct event promotions and pre-event press conferences

• Strong communication skills; including writing, editing and publication design

ESPN2 – Las Vegas, NV                                                                        April 2000 and April 2001             
Reporter

• Reporter of finals of USA Wrestling’s U.S. Nationals

 ABC Sports  - Super Bowl XXXIV - Atlanta, GA                                           January 2000              
Production Assistant

• Confirm statistical research for on-air talent and graphics

• Coordinate game time interviews between sideline talent, producer and director

Monday Night Football - Denver, CO                                               1998 and 1999 Seasons  
     Production Assistant

• Research and write script for on-air talent

• Assist the announcer booth manager during live broadcast

Honors and Awards

• 2010 Emmy Award Winner

• Guest Sports Speaker at the 2007 HOBY Leadership Seminar at Arizona State University

• Host and Keynote Speaker of the 2005 ‘No Limits’ Women in Sports Banquet

• 2004 AP Award – Coach K Wired 

• Big Ten Football Scholarship, 1996-97 season