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Education

University of Missouri, Columbia, 2009
Master of Arts in Photojournalism

University of California, Davis, December, 2002
Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Minor in Anthropology

UC Education Abroad Program: Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. 2000-2001

Experience

Photographer, Rapid City Journal, Rapid City, SD, May 2010-Present

Photographer, Valley News, West Lebanon, NH, January-April 2010

Photographer, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2009-September 2009

Graduate Teacher's Assistant, Fundamentals of Photojournalism, Professor David Rees, University of Missouri,
Columbia, MO, August 2008-May 2009

Awards

NPPA Monthly Clip Contest, Region 1, March 2010, Sports, 2nd Place
NPPA Monthly Clip Contest, Region 1, February 2010, Feature/Multible, 3rd Place
NPPA Monthly Clip Contest, Region 1, February 2010, Feature/Single, 3rd Place
NPPA Monthly Clip Contest, Region 3, August 2009, Spot News, 2nd Place
Eddie Adams Workshop, participant, 2009
NPPA Monthly Clip Contest, National, May 2008, Sports, 3rd Place

Skills

Proficient with Adobe Photoshop CS4, InDesign CS4, Soundslides, Audacity, Final Cut Pro
Photo Mechanic, iView Media Pro, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel
on both Mac and PC operating systems.
Familiarity with Nikon and Canon cameras. Proficient in Hebrew and French.

References

Ryan Soderlin
Photo Editor, Rapid City Journal
(605) 394-8406

Geoff Hansen
Photo Editor, Valley News
(603) 727-3247

David Rees
Head of Photojournalism at the University of Missouri
(573) 882-3635