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Resume

This page details my entire work history in the sports industry since I started at Elon in my freshman year. Attached below is a PDF version of my resume if needed.

Education

Elon University, Elon, North Carolina: Graduated with Summa Cum Laude Honors in May 2024

2024 Communications Fellow, Major in Journalism and Minor in Sport Management, 3.9 GPA

Greely High School, Cumberland, Maine: Graduated June 2020

Graduated in the top 10% of my class

Professional Experience

Freelance TV Sports Broadcaster

2024-Present

- Called for Harvard, Boston University, MIT, UMass Amherst, and Springfield College, as I am currently located in Boston

- Have called men's and women's hockey, women's basketball, men's soccer, men's and women's volleyball, women's lacrosse, men's and women's water polo, and swimming and diving in play-by-play, analyst, and sideline roles. 

D1 Sports Broadcaster
January 2021 - May 2024

- Called basketball, soccer, lacrosse, and volleyball on FloSports TV through Elon Sports Vision (ESV) as both a play-by-play analyst and a color analyst, as well as women’s basketball on the radio station WSOE 89.3 Burlington. Was the first woman to serve as Sports Director for WSOE

- First woman to ever call men’s basketball on ESV, as well as the first woman to ever run the broadcast as play-by-play for women’s basketball

- Called football on the Varsity Sports Network as a color analyst. Was the first woman to ever call Elon football

- Called the NCAA Opening Round of the Men’s Soccer Tournament on ESPN+ as a color analyst, as well as called the 2022 CAA Championship Tournament for men’s soccer, including play-by-play for the quarterfinals,

and color for the championship

Athletic Comm. Staff
March 2021-May 2024

- Recorded statistics for soccer, volleyball, football, basketball and lacrosse games for broadcasters and teams

- Improved overall knowledge of the sport while also learning new computer and calling skills

- Gained valuable social media skills by posting on Elon's Instagram account during the game

One-on-One Contributor
Sept. 2020- Sept. 2021

- Provided weekly ideas regarding different sports such as hockey, football, or soccer and provided ideas on leagues and conferences such as the NFL or NBA and spoke about them on air

Work Experience

98.5 The Sports Hub
2024-Present

- Currently serve as a Street Team member, helping with any events the Sports Hub puts on

- Interned in Waltham, Massachusetts at the flagship station for the Patriots, Bruins, and Celtics in 2023 and spoke on air about these teams while learning how to make podcasts, interview professional athletes, and cut/edit audio clips

PBA Assistant
Summer 2021

- Runner for the Professional Bowling Association’s King and Queen of the Lanes televised FOX Sports event in Portland, Maine

- Helped with anything the PBA needed, including interacting with the bowlers and announcers for FOX, providing experience talking to professionals in the sports industry

Honors

- Recipient of the 2024 Christopher Edwards II Award for Sports Journalist of the Year

- Recipient of the 2024 Student Service Award from Elon University

- President's List at Elon University from Spring 2021 through Winter Term 2024. President's List includes any student who receives an A- or higher in all of their classes for the semester

- Dean's List Fall 2020. Dean's List is for students who get no lower than a B- plus a grade point average of at least 3.50

- 2024 Elon Communications Fellowship and Scholarship

- Elon Engagement Scholarship

- Member of Kappa Tau Alpha, the National Honor Society in journalism and mass communication. Only the top 10% of our graduating strategic communication and journalism students are invited to join the Society

- Member of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, which recognizes superior leadership and exemplary character. Undergraduates must be in the top 35% of their class (usually 3.5/4.0 GPA) to be a member

Skills

Languages

- English (Fluent)

- Spanish (Proficient)

- Italian (Beginner)

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Proficient With: Excel, Word, Google, Premiere Pro, Atom, Creative Cloud

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