Résumé

EXPERIENCE

Daily Herald

Arlington Heights, Ill.

Staff Photographer

Dec. 2005 - May 2007

Standard-Examiner

Ogden, Utah

Staff Photographer

Sept. 2003 - Dec. 2005

The Kansas City Star

Kansas City, Mo.

Staff Photographer

Oct. 2001 - Sept. 2003

The Kansas City Star

Kansas City, Mo.

Photo Intern

June 2001 - Aug. 2001

The Gazette

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Photo Intern

Aug. 2000 - Dec. 2000

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Bachelor of Journalism with an emphasis in Photojournalism and a minor in Psychology

The University of Missouri-Columbia

School of Journalism

Dec. 2006

Barnstorm XVI, The Eddie Adams Workshop

Oct. 2003

Missouri Photo Workshop

Sept. 2002

Study Abroad

Paris and Cannes, France

Summer 1999

AWARDS & HONORS

NPPA Best of Photojournalism 2007

Enterprise Picture Story (smaller markets) - 3rd Place

Utah News Photographers Association 2005 - 1st place Photo Story; 2004 - 3rd place Photographer of the Year, 2nd place Portrait, 2nd and 3rd place Sports Feature

Utah Press Association 2005 -

1st place Sports

Utah-Idaho-Spokane AP Awards 2005 -

3rd place Sequence Photography

NPPA Monthly National Clip Contest -

2nd place Sports, May 2004, numerous monthly awards from Regions 5, 7 and 9

CPoY 56 - Award of Excellence, Spot News