CURRENT POSITIONS

Managing Editor (July 2023 to present)
Mississippi Business Journal
Duties: Reporting on business and economic development news throughout the state; overseeing staff; editing content; and managing digital and print products.

Adjunct Professor and Student Media Advisor (August 2022 to present)
University of Southern Mississippi
Duties: Teaching School of Media and Communication classes and advising Student Media Center staff.

Owner-Operator (July 2017 to present)
Perch Creek Communications
Duties: Providing clients with design, marketing, and public relations services.

PAST POSITIONS

Senior Digital Writer (February 2022 to June 2023)
Stamats Communications
Duties: Creating digital content, including blogs and thought leadership pieces, for health care and higher education clients throughout the United States.

Regional Career Navigator (May 2021 to December 2021)
Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District
Duties: Directing a federally funded workforce development program; recruiting underemployed or unemployed participants; and providing career counseling.

Adjunct Professor (August 2015 to November 2021)
William Carey University
Duties: Teaching Strategies in Learning (HUM 200).

Editor and Creative Director (February 2020 to April 2021)
Hattiesburg Publishing
Duties: Designing and editing The Pine Belt News newspaper and Signature, a monthly magazine; overseeing staff; and writing stories.

Director of Marketing and Communications (June 2019 to January 2020)
United Way of South Mississippi and Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Duties: Directing marketing and public relations campaigns; managing websites and social media; and serving as spokesperson.

Art and Marketing Director (July 2017 to March 2019)
Munn Enterprises and Munn Outdoor Advertising
Duties: Implementing marketing communications; managing websites and social media; directing community and media relations; identifying, targeting, and providing solutions to select major accounts; and overseeing staff.

Corporate Marketing Coordinator (April 2016 to July 2017)
Merchants Foodservice
Duties: Designing and distributing marketing communications to customers, the sales team, and marketing partners; managing events and media relations; and planning, implementing, and evaluating a $7 million marketing program.

Director of Media Relations and Marketing (December 2011 to April 2016)
William Carey University
Duties: Writing and distributing press releases; taking photos; advising the president on media and public relations; managing branding and social media; designing and placing advertisements; and advising the student newspaper.

Columnist and Staff Writer (December 2005 to December 2011)
The Daily Leader
Duties: Writing a weekly community news column and serving as a general assignment reporter.

EDUCATION

Graduate Certificate in Economic Development, University of Southern Mississippi (2022, 4.0 GPA)
Master of Business Administration, William Carey University (2014, 3.5 GPA)
Bachelor of Science in Social Science and English, William Carey University (2012, 3.8 GPA)
Associate in Arts, Copiah-Lincoln Community College (2010, 3.8 GPA)

HONORS

First Place Awards, Magazine Feature and Investigative Journalism, Mississippi Press Association (2021)
Professional Promise Award, Public Relations Association of Mississippi Pine Belt Chapter (2015)
“Top 20 Under 40” List, Hattiesburg American (2015)

CURRENT SERVICE

Board of Directors, Innova Preparatory School
Advisory Council, University of Southern Mississippi College of Business and Economic Development
Communications and Marketing Committee Chair and Treasurer, Hattiesburg Historic Neighborhood Association and Walthall Foundation
Marketing and Events Committee, United Way of Southeast Mississippi
Executive Committee, NAMI Mississippi Pine Belt Chapter

PAST SERVICE

Founder and President, William Carey University Pine Belt Alumni Chapter
Secretary, Public Relations Association of Mississippi
Secretary, Kids Hub Child Advocacy Center
President, Acadia Oaks Homeowners Association
President, Public Relations Association of Mississippi Pine Belt Chapter
Vice President, College Public Relations Association of Mississippi

PUBLICATIONS

Contributing Author, Memories of Lincoln County (Outskirts Press, 2020)
Primary Author, William Carey University: Celebrating 125 Years (Arcadia Publishing, 2017)

SKILLS

Community, Media, and Public Relations
Content Editing, Strategy, and Writing
Digital and Traditional Marketing
Graphic Design and Pagination
Project Management and Training
Social Media and Website Management

REFERENCES

Available upon request