Work, Awards, Organizations

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Work Experience

1996 – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Community Reporter Intern

1996 -San Antonio Business Journal, Business Reporter

1999-2008 San Antonio Express-News, Community and Business Reporter

2007- 2020 – MediaWrite of San Antonio, Co-Owner

2006-2007 – Freelance, Black Enterprise Magazine

2008- Present, Northwest Vista College, Manager of Marketing & Strategic Communications

Skills

  • Writing, Editing, Chunking, Blogging, SEO
  • Software – WordPress, Canva, Monday.com (project management), Sprout, Dropbox, some Adobe products (Photoshop; Premier)
  • Social Media – Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, Twitter, LinkedIn
  • Leadership – Work Teams, Freelancers, Facilitator, Served in leadership roles on various nonprofits
  • Social Media Advertising – Experienced setting up ads on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
  • Crisis Management – Have sent emergency messages of business closures, weather events, and power outages to 18k-plus people
  • Media Relations – Experienced at pitching and helping reporters to “see” the story.

Certifications and Training

2016 – Accredited in Public Relations from the Public Relations Society of America

2022 – Truth and Racial Healing Instructor (W.K. Kellogg Foundation)

Awards

2003 – Small Business Reporter of the Year, U.S. Small Business Administration

2017 – Award of Excellence from Public Relations Society of America, San Antonio Chapter for overhauling/producing employee magazine.

2015 – Sojourner Truth Award from African American Reflections for founding and running San Antonio Association of Black Journalists

2019 – Award of Merit from Public Relations Society of America, San Antonio Chapter for innovative press release/media pitching.

2019 – Finalist from American Marketing Association, San Antonio Chapter for innovative press release/media pitching.

2022 – Community Service Individual Award from PRSA San Antonio (only one person is selected each year from the South Texas chapter)

2022 – Platinum award from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals for La reVista employee magazine (earned this along with a colleague who built a new design for the magazine in WordPress

Organizations

1999- Present, San Antonio Association of Black Journalists, Founder, President, Treasurer. Affiliate chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists

2015 -2023 – Public Relations Society of America, San Antonio chapter, President, VP of Membership, Newsletter Editor, Awards Chair, VP of Social Responsibility

2018 – San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Incorporated

2019 – Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas, Marketing and Public Relations Committee

Education

1996 – Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications from Texas Woman’s University

2003 – Master’s degree from Our Lady of the Lake University

2016 – Accreditation in Publication Relations from the Public Relations Society of America (year-long process to earn)