University of Maryland, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, College Park, MD. Double major in journalism and political science. GPA: 3.9. B.A. anticipated May 2005.

JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE

Statehouse correspondent, Capital News Service	Washington, DC
Covered the Maryland General Assembly for this university-run wire serving 13 daily newspapers and more than a dozen weeklies, online and broadcast outlets in and around Maryland. September-December 2004.
Intern reporter, The Boston Globe	Boston, MA
Covered police and general assignment stories full time for the Metro Desk of this 800,000-circulation daily newspaper. May-August 2004.
Intern reporter, The Buffalo News	Washington, DC
Covered congressional hearings, press conferences and federal agencies, assisted bureau chief and Washington correspondent with research. January-May 2004.
Freelance writer, The Gazette Newspapers	Landover, MD
Covered local news for Montgomery and Prince George’s County editions of this weekly newspaper chain, reaching more than half a million readers. September-December 2003.
Reporter, The Diamondback	College Park, MD
Cover College Park and university/city relations for this 17,000-circulation independent daily newspaper on campus. Since September 2002.

Narrator, Tourmobile Inc.	Washington, DC
Provided guided tours of downtown Washington, D.C., and Arlington National Cemetery aboard open-air buses. Employee award recipient. Summers 2002 and 2003.

• First-place feature, William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Award, Spring 2004.
• Member, Society of Professional Journalists, UMD Chapter. Event Coordinator.
• Recipient, Maryland Delaware DC Press Association scholarship, 2003.