🎯 Statement of Purpose

Educator and storyteller with more than 20 years of experience on sidelines and in classrooms, mentoring students and creating impactful sports media content for collegiate and professional teams. A Reno, Nevada-based visual storyteller whose work, in addition to sports, spans editorial, documentary and corporate photography with an emphasis on community. Passionate about building focused, experiential learning environments that give students the opportunity to learn by doing.

🎓 Education

University of Nevada, Reno

*Master of Arts in Media Innovation (*2022)

Final project: Nevada Storytellers Workshop
GPA: 3.591

University of Nevada, Reno

*Bachelor of Journalism (*2012)

Minor: English (Writing)
GPA: 3.050

💼 Experience

🏫 Academic Appointments

University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism

*Lecturer of Sports Media (*2026–Present)

University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism

*Adjunct Instructor (*2010–2025)

Across more than 15 years at the Reynolds School, taught 185 undergraduate credit hours across nine journalism courses. Curriculum emphasizes experiential learning, visual literacy, ethics, multimedia storytelling and digital reporting practices.

Key courses taught:

Beginning Photojournalism
Advanced Photojournalism
Sports Media and Culture
Sports Photography — course developed
Introduction to Visual Communication — lecturer and lab instructor
Online News and Multimedia Reporting

Mentored dozens of undergraduate students and recent Reynolds School graduates pursuing careers in photojournalism, sports media and digital multimedia production.

Advised the student photojournalism club.

Western Nevada College

*Adjunct Instructor, Media and Culture (*2012–2015)

Designed and delivered curriculum examining media systems, with a focus on the evolution of communication practices from oral traditions to contemporary social media.

📸 Professional Work

Calvert Photography

*Corporate and Editorial Photojournalist (*2008–Present)

Independent visual journalist producing editorial, documentary and corporate photography for regional and national clients. Team photographer for the Reno Aces, Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, since the club’s inception. Editorial work centers on visual storytelling, politics, sports and community-based reporting across Nevada and the West.

Editorial clients include:

The Nevada Independent; ProPublica; Getty Images; The Wall Street Journal; Associated Press Images; RGJ Media; Reno Magazine; Sparks Tribune; VIA; USA Today; Alta Journal; BuzzFeed; Las Vegas Review-Journal; San Francisco Chronicle; The New York Times; The Atlantic; Bloomberg; Silver & Blue alumni magazine