EDUCATION

 

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Communications with distinction, University of Regina, Saskatchewan.

 

TV Power Reporting Academy, Poynter Institute for Modern Media Studies, St. Petersburg, FL. Instructors Al Tompkins & Les Rose.

 

Social Media Certificate, Poynter Institute for Modern Media Studies, St. Petersburg, FL​.

Additional Poynter's courses such as, Telling Smarter Stories on Gun Violence, How to Tell Great Investigative Stories with Dwindling Resources, and Language Primer: Basic Grammar for Word

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Theatrical voice training by Lia Pas. http://liapas.com/blog/voicing-workshops.

 

Various camera workshops and training Shaw TV (Jacob Gish), Global News (production staff), and Poynter Institute (Les Rose). 

 

Transport Canada Drone Operator Certification - A Pilot Certificate - Basic Operations issued Nov. 15, 2023.

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C11 Principles and Practice of Insurance, CIP - Chartered Insurance Professional, The Insurance Institute of Canada, 2025.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

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May 2023 - present

Director, Rainmaker Communications Incorporated

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Communication services.

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Freelance Journalist

Glacier Media Group

SaskToday.ca

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Story Editor

Journomentary

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Story Editor Al Primo and His Eyewitness News Revolution.

California International Film Festival winner.

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2019 - 2022

Multi Media Journalist 

CTV News, Bell Media, Prince Albert, SK

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• Create news content. Shoot, write, and edit news and community content.

• Write digital news copy, provide photo and video content for the website.

• Computer programs; Outlook, iNews, iGateway, Dejero, LumaFusion, Velocity, Harris.

 

2018 - 2019

Promotions and Non-personal Media Officer 

Parks Canada, Prince Albert National Park, Northern Prairies Field Unit​

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2016 - 2018

Community Access Producer

Shaw TV, SK

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2008 - 2016

Senior Producer

Shaw TV, SK

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2001 - 2008

Community Reporter

Shaw TV, SK

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