2016 notables

  • Eagle News website wins Region 3 for "Best Affiliate Website" in the Society of Professional Journalist Mark of Excellence awards. Print edition places third in region. 

  • Covered NCAA Men's Basketball First Four game in Dayton, Ohio and Round of 64 game in Raleigh, North Carolina.

2015 notables

  • Eagle News website wins eighth place in nation for best "large school" website in Associated Collegiate Press Awards. 

  • Covered Vice President Joe Biden's address at Miami-Dade College. Only representatives from a college paper among media outlets such as The New York Times, CNN, Telemundo, The Washington Post, Associated Press, Politico, and more.

  • Was a photographer at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee, attending the event, shooting it, and reviewing it for Eagle News.

  • Invited to the Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation Board Breakfast with the Dean of Students.

  • Honored with the Editor of the Year award at the FGCU Dean of Students' Leadership Awards Ceremony.

  • Published on front page of the Boston Globe's sports section twice.

  • Covered the NCAA Women's Basketball South Region Tournament in Tallahassee with Eagle News, shooting and live-covering the FGCU vs. Oklahoma game and FGCU vs. Florida State game.

2014 notables

  • Hired by the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay Athletics Department as a photographer for the women’s Gulf Coast Showcase Championship final against UConn.

  • Covered first NCAA tournament game for the News-Press, providing photo and story coverage of the FGCU women’s soccer NCAA first round match against Auburn.

  • Was a photographer at the Electric Daisy Carnival in Orlando. Shot popular EDM artists like Steve Aoki, Knife Party, Dillon Francis, 3LAU, Headhunterz, Oliver Heldens and more. Interviewed Oliver Heldens for a story.

  • Asked to give a presentation to the Southwest Florida Photographic Society. Presented in October.

  • Participated in VIP coverage of Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights and the Harry Potter World extension, Diagon Alley, during the invite-only College Fam event.

  • Shot all the art in a double-page spread of the September issue of FitNation Magazine.

  • Covered and shot the 2014 FHSAA baseball championships at JetBlue Park for the News-Press.

  • Shot a private NFL training camp in Naples with players Luke Keuchly of the Carolina Panthers; John Conner of the New York Giants; Winston Guy of the Jacksonville Jaguars; D.C. Jefferson of the Carolina Panthers; and Charles Clay of the Miami Dolphins.

  • Shot the Extreme Volleyball Professionals (EVP) tournament, with players including Dorota Firek of Poland, Kassia Fernandes of Brazil, and top-ranked Kelly Schumacher and Raquel Ferreira.

  • Shot several Miracle Baseball (Minnesota Twins affiliate), Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox Spring Training games for the News-Press and Naples Daily News.

  • Shot several Florida Everblades games for the News-Press and Naples Daily News.

  • Shot and covered several Atlantic Sun Championship Tournaments for FGCU’s Eagle News, the News-Press and Naples Daily News.


 

2013 notables

  • Shot a red carpet event featuring LPGA players for the LPGA tour in Naples for the Naples Daily News.

  • Worked with ESPN3 in the production of live FGCU basketball games.

  • FGCU’s “Dunk City After Dark” photos published in Florida Weekly.

  • Worked as a photographer for MarineMax vacations in the British Virgin Islands.

  • Hired as the Photography Editor for FGCU’s student newspaper, Eagle News, as a freshman in the spring.

  • Received the “Best Sports Copy” award for soccer story published in my senior yearbook by the Southern Interscholastic Press Association.

 

2012 notables

  • Received several awards for my work in my high school’s journalism program by the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA), Southern Interscholastic Press Association (SIPA) and the Florida Scholastic Press Association (FSPA).

  • Received the Journalism Honor roll twice senior year.

 

2011 notables

  • Named the Design Editor on high school yearbook staff.

 

2010 notables

  • Worked with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Atlanta Braves affiliate) in live television production of games.

  • Worked as an assistant on several photo shoots with LHWH advertising company in Myrtle Beach, SC.