Resume

• 2011

  Master of Science (M.S.)

  Teaching & Research Interests: Mass Communication

  Media Ecology

  Electronic Journalism Writing and Production

  Electronic Media Performance

  Rhetorical Communication Theory

  Communication

  Master's Thesis: \"Myth

  Meaning

  and the Female Hero of 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars'\"

  Illinois State University

• 1994

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

  Major Concentration: Broadcast Journalism\nMinor: Cinema Studies

  Mass Communication

  Member: Student Judicial Office\nReporter

  Producer

  Exec. Producer - \"TV-10 News at 5:30\"

  Illinois State University

• 1992

  Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.)

  Radio-Television Production

  Member

  Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

  Illinois Central College chapter (1992-1994)

  Illinois Central College

• Microsoft Office

  University Teaching

  Television

  Editing

  Grant Writing

  Broadcast

  Event Planning

  Higher Education

  Student Affairs

  Video

  College Teaching

  Social Media

  Research

  News Writing

  Student Development

  Teaching

  Academic Advising

  Public Speaking

  Tutoring

  Broadcast Journalism

  Gee

  Jim

  Gee

  WTVR-TV

  Illinois State University

  WMBD-TV

  WWTV/WWUP-TV

  School of Communication at Illinois State University

  Southern Illinois University Carbondale

  WCIA-TV

  Normal

  IL

  -- COM 167 - Broadcast News Writing and Reporting (enrollment: 15 - 20 undergraduate students)\n-- COM 110 - Communication as Critical Inquiry (enrollment: 23 undergraduate students)\n-- COM 271 - Broadcast Performance (enrollment: 20 - 25 undergraduate students)

  Lecturer

  School of Communication at Illinois State University

  Peoria

  IL

  -- Solo producer (writer and video editor) for WMBD This Morning until promoted to Assignment Editor

  Summer 1996\n-- As Assignment Editor

  organized news coverage for all shifts and coordinated with news outlets in Champaign

  Springfield

  and Chicago to produce regional daily coverage\n-- Assisted in re-branding of news product as producer of \"CBS 31 News at Six\"

  Assignment Editor/News Producer

  WMBD-TV

  Normal

  IL

  Primary Instructor:\n-- COM 110 – Communication as Critical Inquiry (enrollment: 23 undergraduate students)\n-- COM 271 – Broadcast Performance (enrollment: 18-20 undergraduate students)\n\nTeaching Assistant:\n-- COM 160 – Introduction to Mass Media (enrollment: 200+ undergraduate students)\n\nSupervising Instructor:\n-- COM 291 – Undergraduate Teaching Experience in Communication (1 undergraduate mentee)

  Graduate Teaching Assistant/Instructor

  Illinois State University

  Richmond

  VA

  -- Produced several different newscasts

  including 5:00 p.m.

  6:00 p.m.

  and Noon shows\n-- Helped launch new station brand as producer of the second hour of News 6 This Morning

  News Producer

  WTVR-TV

  Cadillac

  MI

  -- As Asst. News Director

  supervised daily editorial content of locally-produced newscasts\n-- Organized staff schedules

  worked with engineering on equipment needs

  developed new on-air graphics\n-- In 1999

  moved to newly-created position to develop daily e-mail and web-based news delivery\n-- Worked with community leaders to develop community calendar content online

  Assistant News Director/Online Managing Editor

  WWTV/WWUP-TV

  Carbondale

  IL

  Primary Instructor:\n-- RT 310 – Electronic News Writing (enrollment: 15 undergraduate students)\n-- RT 360 – Electronic Media Performance (enrollment: 10-15 undergraduate students)\n-- RT 391 – Radio-Television Independent Study (enrollment: varied

  undergraduate students)\n\nProgram Supervision: \n-- \"River Region Evening Edition\" Newsroom – A student-staffed television newsroom environment which combined theoretical study and practical experience

  producing a live

  daily newscast on public television station WSIU-TV. \n\nCourse Design/Supervision:\n-- “Saluki High School TV News Camp” – A week-long camp

  held twice each summer

  in which 10 – 15 high school students from across Illinois learned all aspects of TV news production.

  TV News Director

  College of Mass Comm. and Media Arts

  Southern Illinois University Carbondale

  The Center for Teaching

  Learning

  and Technology

  Coordinator

  Communication and Faculty Dev. at the Center for Teaching

  Learning

  and Technology

  Illinois State University

  Champaign

  IL

  As News Director:\n-- Responsible for editorial content

  production

  and promotion of the area’s top-rated local news outlet\n-- Supervised newsroom of 35 full-time employees producing 30 hours of local news content each week

  covering three distinct metropolitan areas\n-- Managed an annual operating budget of $1.9 million\n-- Launched new news products

  including a 9 p.m. local newscast on sister station WCFN-TV (UPN)\n\nAs Executive Producer:\n-- Produced award-winning \"WCIA 3 News at 10\"\n-- Assisted other producers and reporters on daily and special assignments\n-- Served as interim news director from July to October 2003

  News Director/Executive Producer

  WCIA-TV

  President

  Vice President

  Associate Member

  Illinois News Broadcasters Association

  Member

  The Planetary Society