About

I am a visual journalist who does a lot of tinkering in other areas related to the communications and graphic design fields. I am a journalism graduate from Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia, where I also received a minor in Spanish, a certificate in new media, and a certificate in education psychology and instructional technology.

I’m passionate about telling stories that matter in ways that foster civic engagement. The work I do allows me to spend time with people on their best days and also on their worst days, and both are equally important and rewarding.

Currently, in my role as a photographer and digital content strategist in the News and Communications office at Vanderbilt Health, I produce photos for several News & Communications publications (the Reporter, Voice, Momentum, Hope and Vanderbilt Medicine), various other Vanderbilt Health websites and publications, as well as external publications when photos are requested by outside media. I manage access to our photo database and provide support for those who need help navigating the site. I facilitate weekly art meetings fostering communication between writers, designers, editors and photographers about the best way to illustrate articles. I also share in scheduling duties, which involves divvying up request between three photographers and communicating with clients to ensure requests are filled out appropriately and meet our requirements.

Previously, I was a staff photographer at the Chattanooga Times Free Press where I worked alongside three other photographers and a chief photographer producing visuals for online and print editions of the newspaper as well as several magazine publications and special sections. When needed, I stepped into the roll of chief photographer making sure assignments were divided among the photo staff, pulled photos from Associated Press and other news wires, ensured photographs produced by the staff or contributed from an outside source were ready for designers, and uploaded all photos produced by the staff to make them available for purchase.

Prior to Chattanooga, I worked as a staff photographer at The Times, a small daily paper located in Gainesville, Georgia. I was one of two staff photographers producing visuals for our print, online and magazine publications that primarily covered Hall County with some coverage of the bordering counties, including Gwinnett, Dawson, Jackson, Lumpkin, Forsyth, Banks, Habersham and White counties.

While at UGA, I served as a staff photographer at the Red & Black newspaper, an independent student newspaper serving the UGA community; held the position of co-chief photographer for InfUSion Magazine, UGA’s first multicultural magazine; and produced photos and articles for UGAzine, another student magazine. Through these publications, I had the opportunity to cover various UGA sporting events, the BB&T Atlanta Open, AthFest, Twilight Criterium, 2013 SEC Football Media Days and other weekly events required for the online and print publications. I also served as photo editor for the Red & Black for a semester and collaborated with other editors to produce a weekly paper. 

Before graduating, I took a semester off to intern at the Chattanooga Times Free Press where I worked alongside a dedicated group of staff photographers to produce visuals for the daily print and online publications. As part of the photo staff, I was also responsible for seeking out and producing several multimedia pieces over the course of the six-month internship. 

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