Presentations

National, Regional, State and Local Conferences

2023

Journalism Education Association / National Scholastic Press Association, Boston, Nov. 2-5, 2023 | Taught hands-on pre-conference session on Adobe InDesign. Presented two sessions at this national conference: “Everyone Needs a Copy Editor” and “Copyright.” Also coordinated on-site photography competitions with 284 entrants.
Texas Association of Journalism Educators (San Antonio), Oct. 7-8, 2023 | Taught two sessions: “Maybe you can, but should you” on media ethics and “What do an ape and AI have in common?” on media law; received “Texas Treasure” award
University Interscholastic League Student Activity Conferences, University of Texas Permian Basin (Odessa), University of Texas at Austin, Walnut Grover High School (Prosper), September and October 2023 | Taught sessions on UIL contests for which I am the state director: Copy Editing and Current Issues and Events; taught session with Andy Bates on writing the essay
College media workshop sponsored by the Associated Collegiate Press at the University of Minnesota, July 20-22, 2023| Taught class in photojournalism, including coaching students on photo projects.
Virginia jCamp, James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Virginia), July 16-20, 2023 | Taught photojournalism classes to about 20 students including coordinating coverage of various events to give students hands-on experience.
Journalism Education Association Advisers Institute, July 10-13, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Taught class to scholastic media advisers at this national workshop. Lead day-long team storytelling group that found stories, created stories and published stories.
Director of the Center for Editing Excellence at the University of Texas at Austin, May 22-June 3, 2023. Coordinated all curriculum for this training for college media interns. Brought in guest speakers, Craig Garnett, editor and publisher, Uvalde Leader- News and Philana Patterson, head of newsroom audio, Wall Street Journal. Taught classes along with co-director Beth Butler of Kent State University, Mark Grabowski of Adelphi University and Griff Singer of the University of Texas at Austin. During the last four days of the workshop, students produced a daily newspaper and website.
University Interscholastic League Capital Conference, June 20-21, 2023 | Taught sessions on UIL contests for which I am the state director: Copy Editing and Current Issues and Events; taught session with Andy Bates on writing the essay to academic coaches.
Journalism Education Association / National Scholastic Press Association, San Francisco, April 20-23, 2023 | Taught hands-on pre-conference session on Adobe InDesign. Presented one session at this national conference: “Success.” Also coordinated on-site photography competitions with 227 entrants.
Texas Interscholastic League Press Conference, Austin, Texas, April 15, 2023 | Taught two sessions at this statewide conference for high school students: “The Best of Texas Sports Photography” and “Our Images Are Our Legacy.”
College Media Association, New York City, March 8-10, 2023 | Coordinated on-site photography shoot-out including live critique for 18 college students who entered.

2022

Journalism Education Association / National Scholastic Press Association, Los Angeles, Nov. 10-13, 2022 | Taught hands-on pre-conference session on Adobe InDesign. Presented one sessions at this national conference: “Success.” Also coordinated on-site photography competitions with 227 entrants. Recognized with Master Journalism Educator renewal.
University Interscholastic League mini-Student Activity Conference, Wichita Falls | Taught sessions on UIL contests for which I am the state director: Copy Editing and Current Issues and Events at Region 9 Service Center
University Interscholastic League Student Activity Conferences, Tyler, Lubbock and Edinburg, September and October 2022 | Taught sessions on UIL contests for which I am the state director: Copy Editing and Current Issues and Events; taught session with Andy Bates on writing the essay
Texas Interscholastic League Press Conference, Austin, Texas, May 7-8, 2022 | Taught two sessions at this statewide conference for high school students: “Everyone Needs a Copy Editor” and “Designing with Type.”
South Texas Press Association, Corpus Christi, April 21-23, 2022 | Keynote speaker at regional meeting for professional newspaper editors and publishers; taught sessions on various aspects of photojournalism.
College Media Association, New York City, March 9-12, 2022 | Coordinated on-site photography shoot-out including live critique for 18 college students who entered. Also taught “Our Images Are Our Legacy” one-hour session.
Journalism Education Association / National Scholastic Press Association, Los Angeles, April 7-9, 2022 | Presented two sessions at this national conference: “There’s More to Sports than Football” and “How Far is too Far?”. Also made formal presentation to the JEA Board on the magazine. Also coordinated on-site photography competitions with 108 entrants.
Adelphi University Press Day, virtual, Feb. 18 | Keynote speaker at the 26th annual Adelphi University Press Day Feb. 18 on “Covering Trauma and Tragedy” to a group of 126 high school students and advisers as part of the virtual event; sat on a panel coordinated by Mark Grabowski, JD, an associate professor at Adelphi, with Liza Burby, senior adjunct faculty at Adelphi, Kate Szymanski, associate professor of psychology at Adelphi, and Keldy Ortiz, Newsday reporter, and answered questions from the 243 high school students and 23 scholastic advisers from 18 high schools; taught two one-hour breakout sessions on “Photojournalism During a Pandemic.”
Wichita State University Sunflower staff, Jan. 14 (virtual) | Taught 30-minute training workshop to newspaper staff about photojournalism and visual storytelling.

2021

University Interscholastic League Student Activities Conference, Oct. 23 (UT-Austin) and Nov. 6 (UT-Arlington) | Taught sessions on UIL contests for which I am the state director: Copy Editing and Current Issues and Events; taught session with Andy Bates on writing the essay.
Associated Collegiate Press / College Media Association national convention, Oct. 14-17, 2021, virtual | Taught virtual seminars “Sports Photography” and “Review College Media Review.”
Journalism Education Association and National Scholastic Press Association National High School Journalism Convention, fall 2021, virtual |Taught “Digital Ethics”; coordinated photo contests with 118 entrants.
Journalism Education Association Advisers Institute, July 5-8, 2021, New Orleans | Taught “Let’s Play with Light,” a hands-on class with Kelly Glasscock; and “Everyone Needs a Copy Editor” to scholastic media advisers attending this international workshop.
Journalism Education Association and National Scholastic Press Association National High School Journalism Convention, spring 2021, virtual | Taught hands-on, multi-day workshop on News Publication Design; coordinated photo contests with 87 entrants.
Associated Collegiate Press / College Media Association national convention, March 19-20, 2021 | Taught virtual workshop “Photography During a Pandemic” for college students; moderated two “Sharing Our Success” roundtables: (1) visual journalism; (2) innovation with college students.
Adelphi University Virtual 2021 Press Day, Feb. 26, 2021 | Taught two sections of virtual workshop on “Photography During a Pandemic” for this New York City-based workshop.
Association of Texas Photography Instructors Winter Conference, Feb. 26, 2021 | Taught virtual workshop on copyright for photographers at this statewide conference.
Friesens, virtual workshop for schools all over Canada and North America, Jan. 14, 2021 | Taught virtual workshop with live Q&A on “Overcoming Pandemic Obstacles.”

2020

Journalism Education Association / National Scholastic Press Association, virtual, Nov. 20, 2020 | Taught break-out sessions “Photographing During the Pandemic” and “Covering Politics Visually”; coordinated photo contests with 108 entrants.
Balfour Yearbooks Power Up virtual workshop, Oct. 27 | Taught workshop on “Covering the Big Things,” how to localize big, important topics of 2020.
College Media Association / Associated Collegiate Press, virtual, Oct. 22-24, 2020 | Taught break-out sessions “Covering Politics Visually” and “Photojournalism Ethics.”
Walsworth Elite Weekend, Oct. 2-5, 2020 | Worked with schools from all over the country to improve their yearbooks.
Walsworth Elite Weekend, Sept. 18-20, 2020 | Worked with schools from all over the country at virtual workshop.
National Scholastic Press Association, May 6, 2020 | Taught Online webinar with lessons learned from content submitted to the COVID-19 categories of Best of Show.
Associated Collegiate Press, San Francisco, California, Feb. 27-March 1, 2020 | Critiqued four individual publications, three online publications and one magazine, meeting with staff and adviser for 30 minutes each. Taught three 50-minute sessions: “Beyond Football,” “Issuu: There’s More To It” and “Visual Coverage of Politics.” Judged Best of Show competition.

2019

College Media Association / Associated Collegiate Press, Washington, D.C., Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2019 | Coordinated on-site photography competition for about 30 college photographers including on-site critique, awarding a class favorite and coordinating judging after the conference. Taught break-out sessions “Sports Photography: Beyond the Fumble and Dribble.”
Journalism Education Association / National Scholastic Press Association, Washington, D.C., Nov. 21-24, 2019 | Taught half-day, pre-conference workshop on Adobe InDesign. Taught various hour-long classes: “Covering Politics Visually” and “Everyone Needs a Copy Editor.” Coordinated on-site photography competition for 448 students who submitted 1,033 images for critique in nine contests and judging by 45 professional photojournalists and educators nationwide. Photo contests alone brought in $8,960 for JEA.
University Interscholastic League Student Activity Conferences, Tyler, Corpus Christi and Austin, September and October 2019 | Taught sessions on UIL contests for which I am the state director: Copy Editing and Current Issues and Events; taught session with Andy Bates on writing the essay.
Camp Orlando (Florida) | Worked with a couple dozen top schools from all over the country for three days to refine their yearbook design, reporting, writing and coverage; taught general session on photography
University Interscholastic League Capital Conference, Austin, Texas, June 25-26, 2019 | Presented 90-minute sessions at this statewide conference for academic coordinators and instructors statewide: “Why Everyone Needs a Copy Editor,” “Using Current Events in the Classroom,” and “Preparing for the Essay Portion of the CI&E and Social Studies Contest” with Andy Bates.
Interscholastic League Press Conference, Austin, May 4-5, 2019 | Taught three classes: “Would you? Could you? Should you?” “Bokah” and
A Little Birdie Told Me.”
Journalism Education Association / National Scholastic Press Association, Anaheim, April 25-28, 2019 | Taught half-day, pre-conference workshop on Adobe Photoshop workflow. Taught various hour-long classes: “Copyright for Photographers” and “Superior.” Sat on panel: “Journalism After High School: What’s Next.” Coordinated on-site photography competition for 234 students who submitted 525 images for critique in nine contests and judging by 32 professional photojournalists and educators nationwide. Photo contests alone brought in $4,680 for JEA.
Associated Collegiate Press national convention, Long Beach, California, March 1-3, 2019 | Taught hour-long classes including “Photographing Sports: It’s Been Done,” “Bokeh: When Blurring the Image Can Work” and “The Magic of 3 a.m.”
Association of Texas Photography Instructors 31st annual statewide convention, Austin, Feb. 22-24, 2019 | In addition to assisting with all aspects of conference management including production of the official conference program, coordinated on-site Cropped contest in which students have 15-20 minutes to take a photography on a topic or be eliminate in four rounds of competition. Taught: “Social Media for Photographers.”

2018

Journalism Education Association / National Scholastic Press Association, Chicago, Oct. 31 – Nov. 4, 2018 | Taught half-day, pre-conference workshop on Adobe InDesign. Coordinated on-site photography competition for 384 students who submitted 869 images for critique in nine contests and judging by 56 professional photojournalists and educators nationwide. Photo contests alone brought in $7,680 for JEA.
College Media Association / Associated Collegiate Press, Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 25-28, 2018 | Coordinated on-site photography competition for about 30 college photographers including on-site critique, awarding a class favorite and coordinating judging after the conference. View entries. Taught three break-out sessions: “Videolicious,” “College Sports Photography” and “Everyone Needs a Copy Editor.” Completed four, one-hour critiques with individual college media staffs.
Amarillo College Media Day, Amarillo, Texas, Oct. 15, 2018 | Delivered opening keynote to 350 high school students and their instructors at this first-time event sponsored by Amarillo College and the Texas Association of Journalism Educators. Also taught hands-on session on photography and two break-out sessions, “Choosing and Editing Photos” and “Writing Photo Cutlines.” After lunch worked with about a dozen college photographers in hands-on workshop.
University Interscholastic League Capital Conference, Austin, Texas, June 26-27, 2018 | Presented 90-minute sessions at this statewide conference for academic coordinators and instructors statewide: “Why Everyone Needs a Copy Editor,” “Using Current Events in the Classroom,” and “Preparing for the Essay Portion of the CI&E and Social Studies Contest” taught with Andy Bates.
Journalism Education Association, San Francisco, April 12-15, 2018 | Taught half-day, pre-conference workshop on advanced Adobe InDesign. Taught various hour-long classes: “Our Images Are Our Legacy” and “There’s More to Sports than Football.” Coordinated on-site photography competition for 285 students who submitted 738 images for critique in nine contests and judging by 30 professional photojournalists and educators nationwide. Photo contests alone brought in $6,920 for JEA.
Interscholastic League Press Conference, Austin, April 5, 2018 | Presented one-hour sessions at this statewide conference: “Everyone Needs a Copyeditor,” “Our Images Are Our Legacy” and “CMYK vs. RGB, JPG vs. TIFF.”
Texas Intercollegiate Press Association state convention, Dallas, March 22-24, 2018 | Texas Intercollegiate Press Association state convention, Dallas, March 22-24, 2018 | Presented four one-hour sessions at statewide convention: “Copyright 101 for Visual Journalists,” “The Best of College Sports Photography,” “If It Bleeds, It Leads? and “Don’t Regret the Error.”
Associated Collegiate Press / College Media Association national convention, Long Beach, California, March 1-3, 2018 | Taught hour-long classes including “The Tango,” “The Best of College Sports Photography and “Copyright for Visual Journalists”
Association of Texas Photography Instructors 31st annual statewide convention, Austin, Feb. 23-24, 2018 | In addition to assisting with all aspects of conference management including production of the official conference program, coordinated on-site Cropped contest in which students have 15-20 minutes to take a photography on a topic or be eliminate in four rounds of competition. Taught one class on the environmental portrait with Leah Waters displaying the images from this year’s competition and discussing them. Taught a hands-on class to about 20 students on photography in social media.

2017

Journalism Education Association / National Scholastic Press Association national convention, Dallas, Nov. 10-13, 2017 | Taught half-day, pre-conference workshop on advanced Adobe InDesign. Taught various hour-long classes: “The Best of Sports Photography” and “The Best of Advertising Photography. “Coordinated on-site photography competition for 343 students who submitted 1,792 images for critique in nine contests and judging by 30 professional photojournalists and educators nationwide. Photo contests alone brought in $6,860 for JEA.
Associated Collegiate Press / College Media Association national convention, Dallas, Oct. 25-29, 2017 | Taught hour-long classes including “The Best of College Sports Photography” and coordinated the on-site “Photo Shootout” contest.
Midwestern State University Social Media Day, Wichita Falls, Texas, Sept. 25, 2017 | Coordinated the university’s first even of this kind. 155 people registered. Coordinated publicity including creating posters and mailings to all area high schools. Produced name badges and registration materials. Produced one-page website for event. Obtained outside funding for meals for all high school students attending and T-shirts for all attendees. Taught 30-minute class, “Get on the Schedule” to about 100 members of the community, high school students and college students.
Journalism Education Association Advisers Institute, Las Vegas, July 10-13, 2017 | Taught class for scholastic media advisers, “Twitter: What you can do in way more than 140 characters and coordinated coverage of this national conference for Communication: Journalism Education Today.
University Interscholastic League Capital Conference, University of Texas at Austin, June 25-26, 2017 | Taught four classes to academic coaches and academic coordinators statewide. “Keeping It Current,” “Copy Editing 101,” “Essentials for Success in Current Issues & Events and Social Studies” and “Preparing for the Essay Portion of the Social Studies and Current Issues & Events Contest.”
Interscholastic League Press Conference Texas statewide convention, Austin, Texas, April 22-23, 2017 | Taught two, one-hour classes: “Sports Photography: More than Football” and “Why We Need Copy Editors.” Received Edith Fox King Award for significant contributions to Texas scholastic journalism.
Journalism Education Association / National Scholastic Press Association national convention, Seattle, April 6-9, 2017 | Taught half-day, pre-conference workshop on advanced Adobe InDesign. Taught two hour-long classes: “Just How Far is Too Far?” and “The Magic of 3 a.m.” Coordinated on-site photography competition for 235 students who submitted nearly 600 images for critique in nine contests and judging by 26 professional photojournalists and educators nationwide. Photo contests alone brought in $4,700 for JEA. Received Master Journalism Educator certification renewal.
Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Texas statewide conference for college journalists, Dallas, March 30-April 1, 2017 | Taught five, one-hour classes: “Tackling sports,” “STDs: Beyond the story,” “Beyond CMYK and TIFF,” “Like a Movie without Sound,” and “Why We All Need Copy Editors.”
Associated Collegiate Press, San Francisco, March 2-5, 2017 | Co-taught half-day, pre-conference workshop on digital workflow with Brady Teufel, associate professor of journalism and Mustang News adviser at California Polytechnic State University; Taught various hour-long classes including a one-hour session for advisers,”Advisers and Photojournalists: The Tango” and other one-hour session: “Photography Off the Field” and “Why We All Need Copy Editors.” Coordinated other photo sessions with professional photographers and others in the San Francisco area including Scott Strazzante, a San Francisco Chronicle photographer, Brian Storm of Media Storm, Nick Kenig of LinkedIn and Tim O’Brien of Haldal.
Association of Texas Photography Instructors, Arlington, Feb. 24-26, 2017 | Produced conference program. Coordinated judging of all conference competitions for conference with nearly 300 students in attendance at the University of Texas at Arlington. Produced closing awards presentation. Coordinated hands-on, three-hour “Cropped” contest. Taught hands-on class in “Social Media for Photographers.” Presented organization’s highest award, the Star of Texas, to Sherri Taylor of Syracuse University.

2016

Journalism Education Association / National Scholastic Press Association national convention, Indianapolis, Indiana, Nov. 10-13, 2016 | Taught half-day, pre-conference workshop on advanced Adobe InDesign. Taught various hour-long classes: “Our Images Are Our Legacy” and “Why We Need Copy Editors.” Coordinated on-site photography competition for 260 students who submitted 1,224 images for critique in nine contests and judging by 30 professional photojournalists and educators nationwide. Photo contests alone brought in $5,200 for JEA.
Midwestern State University Social Media Day, Wichita Falls, Texas, Oct. 24, 2016 | Coordinated the university’s first even of this kind. About 100 people attended. Coordinated publicity including creating posters and mailings to all area high schools. Produced name badges and registration materials. Produced one-page website for event. Obtained outside funding for meals for all high school students attending and T-shirts for all attendees. Taught 30-minute class, “Twitter: From Start to Finish in 140 Characters” to about 100 members of the community, high school students and college students.
Associated Collegiate Press, Washington, D.C., Oct. 20-23, 2016 | Coordinated on-site photo contest: A D.C. Portrait. Taught various hour-long classes: “The Gray Area: Photojournalistic Ethics,” and “Why We All Need Copy Editors.” Administered Dow Jones News Fund internship exams.
Journalism Education Association / National Scholastic Press Association national convention, Los Angeles, California, April 14-15, 2016 | Taught half-day, pre-conference workshop on advanced Adobe InDesign, and conference sessions “An Evolution of Copyright Law for Photojournalists” and â€œThemed Photographyâ€; coordinated on-site photography competitions for 226 students who submitted 529 images for critique in nine contests and judging by 25 professional photojournalists and educators nationwide.
Southern Interscholastic Press Association, Columbia, South Carolina, March 4-6, 2016 | Named Endowment Speaker. Delivered Friday night keynote to more than 500 students in attendance. Taught half-day pre-conference workshop, a hands-on workshop on photojournalism. Taught three one-hour workshop: “Sports photos: Action and reaction,” “Wanted: Copy editor” and “Photo ethics.”
Association of Texas Photography Instructors, Austin, Feb. 25-28, 2016 | Produced conference program. Coordinated judging of all conference competitions for conference with more than 430 students in attendance at the Texas State Capitol and Austin Community College. Produced closing awards presentation. Taught hands-on class in “Videolicious.” Taught one-hour class: “A Look at the Environmental Portraits.”
Associated Collegiate Press, Los Angeles, Feb. 18-20, 2016 | Taught various hour-long classes: “Why We All Need Copy Editors,” “CMYK vs. RGB, JPEG vs. TFF, PPI?,” “The Gray Area: Photojournalistic Ethics” and “Students Do, Monkeys Don’t: A Lesson in Media Law.” Co-taught class “Advisers’ Guide to Policies and Procedures” with Rachele Kanigel of the College Media Association. Coordinated photography speakers at this national conference.
Texas Press Association, San Marcos, Jan. 22, 2016 | With Griff Singer and various, local public safety officials, taught table-top disaster exercise for publishers, editors and reporters of local newspapers across Texas at statewide conference.

2015

College Media Association/Associated Collegiate Press, Austin, Oct. 28-Nov. 1, 2015 | Coordinated on-site photography competition and judging, including instruction on the contest. Taught conference sessions “Friday Night Lights: A Photographer’s Guide” and “Don’t Regret the Error.” Also taught “If It Bleeds, It Leads?” with National Press Photographers Association attorney Mickey Osterreicher.
Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association national convention, Orlando, Florida, Nov. 12-15, 2015 | Taught half-day, pre-conference workshop on advanced Adobe InDesign, and conference sessions “CMYK vs. RGB, JPEG vs. TIFF and Raw” and â€œOur Images Are Our Legacy. Coordinated on-site photography competitions for 384 students who submitted 979 images for critique in nine contests (including new Theme contest) and judging by 34 professional photojournalists and educators nationwide.
Instructor, Texas Association of Journalism Educators, San Antonio, Oct. 18, 2015 | Taught two large-group sessions to approximately 100 students at statewide conference: “CMYK, PDF, JPEG. What’s It All About?” and “Like a Movie Without Sound: Writing Captions.”
Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association national convention, Denver, Colorado, April 16-19, 2015 | Taught half-day, pre-conference workshop on advanced Adobe InDesign, and conference sessions “Portrait Photography” and â€œThe Ideal Photography Textbook.â€ Coordinated on-site photography competitions for 150 students in eight contests who submitted 446 images for critique and judging by 26 professional photojournalists and educators nationwide.
Texas Intercollegiate Press Association, San Antonio, March 8-11, 2015 | Coordinate on-site critiques of media at convention. Taught sessions on “Shooting College Sports” and “Captions.” Judged Best of Show entries.
College Media Association, New York City, March 12-14, 2015 | Coordinated on-site photography Shoot-Out and judging. Taught two conference sessions: “CMYK, PDF, JPEG. What’s It All About?” and “Beyond the Dribble.”
Associated Collegiate Press, Los Angeles, Feb. 27-March 1, 2015 | Co-taught hands-on photography/reporting session with Linda Puntney, “Humans of Universal City.” Taught two break-out sessions: “@socialmediaphotography” and “Making Good Sports Photos.”
Integrating Incident Command into Media Education, at AEJMC Scholastic Division meeting held at Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg, Florida. Moderated by Bradley Wilson, JEA and Midwestern State University; Speakers: Brad Dykens, Public Education Officer, City of Seminole Fire Rescue; Kyle Parks, principal, B2 Communications; Brian Eells, director of communications, Sunstar Paramedic; Richard Schomp, director of operations, Sunstar Paramedics.

2014

Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association national convention, Washington, D.C., Nov. 6-9, 2014 | Taught half-day, pre-conference workshop on advanced Adobe InDesign, and conference sessions “Engaging Photojournalists on Social Media” and â€œThe Magic of 3 a.m.â€; coordinated on-site photography competitions for 308 students in eight contests who submitted 927 images for critique and judging by 38 professional photojournalists and educators nationwide.
College Media Association/Associated Collegiate Press, Philadelphia, Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2014 | Coordinated on-site photography competition and judging, including instruction on the contest, taught pre-conference workshop “Shoot, Edit and Publish Stronger Photos” and conference sessions “Photoshop 101: The Basic Five Steps Everyone Should Know to Tone Pictures” and “Writing Policies for Photojournalists.” Named Distinguished Four-Year Newspaper Adviser by College Media Association.
Texas Interscholastic League Press Conference, Austin, April 26-27, 2014 | Taught three sessions: “Why You Should Work for the College Media” with students from the University of Texas and Midwestern State University, “Photography and the Social Media” and “The Boston Marathon.”
Texas Intercollegiate Press Association, San Antonio, April 12, 2014 | Taught sessions in modern print design trends and lessons learned in photojournalism ethics from the Boston Marathon. Assisted with coordination of and judged news photography contest.
Virginia Association of Journalism Teachers and Advisers, Chantilly, Va., April 4-5, 2014 | Delivered keynote address to statewide convention. Taught sessions on the First Amendment, photojournalistic ethics and sports photography.
College Media Association, New York City, March 12-15, 2014 | Coordinated on-site photography competition and judging, including instruction on the contest, taught “Advisers’ Guide to Establishing Policies” and “The Boston Marathon: A Lesson in Photojournalistic Ethics,” and sat on panel “Fast Five: Great Ideas for Advising and Teaching in No More than Five Minutes” coordinated by Hillary Warren of Otterbein University
Association of Texas Photography Instructors, Austin, Texas, Feb. 6-9, 2014 | Managed statewide conference for 26th consecutive year including coordinating judges and contests as well as producing the printed program for more than 300 students and about 30 instructors; first day held at the Texas State Capitol; second day at Austin Community College â€” Northridge using computer labs and studio space.

2013

Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association national convention, Boston, Nov. 14-17, 2013 | Taught two sessions: The Magic of 3 a.m. on spot news coverage and “We Regret the Error” on media credibility; coordinated on-site photography competitions for 327 students in eight contests who submitted nearly 850 images for critique and judging.
College Media Association/Associated Collegiate Press national convention, New Orleans., Oct. 23-27, 2013, taught half-day pre-conference workshop “So, You Want to Take Pictures for The Chicago Sun-Times?”, coordinated on-site photography competition and judging, sat on panel, “Advisersâ€™ Guide to Establishing Policies,” and co-taught session “If It Bleeds, It Leads” with Mickey Osterreicher, attorney for the National Press Photographers Association, about the legal and ethical issues resulting from photos of the Boston Marathon bombing.
Instructor, Texas Association of Journalism Educators, San Antonio, Oct. 19-21, 2013 | Taught three large-group sessions to approximately 100 students at statewide conference. “Boston: A Marathon Lesson in Photojournalistic Ethics,” “Texas Sports Photography” and “Modern Newspaper Design.”
Lead instructor, Walsworth Yearbooks 2013 Fall Workshop, Trinity University, San Antonio, Oct. 10, 2013 | Taught large-group presentations in photography, online/social media, yearbook design to about 160 area students. Also worked with individual staff members and individual staffs and sat on question/answer panel at end of the workshop.
Photography instructor, Walsworth Yearbooks 2013 Fall Workshop, Rider High School, Wichita Falls, Texas, Oct. 4, 2013 | Taught large-group presentations in photography to about 125 area students.
Lead instructor, Orlando yearbook workshop, Orlando, Fla., Sept. 26-29, 2013 | Taught large-group presentations in social media and photography to some 60 students and advisers; worked with individual schools on coverage, reporting, writing, design.
Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association national convention, San Francisco, April 25-28, 2013 | Taught session: Two Hours of Sports”; coordinated on-site photography competitions for 212 students in eight contests who submitted nearly 600 images for critique and judging
Texas Intercollegiate Press Association, Fort Worth, Texas, April 4-6, 2013 | Taught four classes: “Sports photography,” Trends in Print Design,” “The Thinking Photographer” and “CMYK, PDF, JPEG. What’s It All About?”; judged news photo and two-person photo contests; coordinated on-site news photography contest
College Media Association Spring National College Media Convention, New York City, March 9-12, 2013 | Coordinated on-site photography competition and judging, including instruction on the contest, “Greetings from NYC”; taught “Life on the Field. And Off” with Josh Merwin, freelance NYC photographer; sat on panel about law and ethics with Chris Evans, University of Vermont, Loran Lewis, Wilkes University and Mickey Osterreicher, attorney for the National Press Photographers Association
Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas, March 1, 2013 | Taught three classes on convergence and spot news coverage to high school students in introductory journalism courses
Association of Texas Photography Instructors, Arlington, Texas, Feb. 8-10, 2013 | Managed statewide conference for 25th consecutive year including coordinating judges and contests as well as producing the printed program

2012

Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association national convention, San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 15-18, 2012 | Taught sessions in addition to coordinating on-site photo competitions: “The Best of Texas Sports Photography.” Received Master Journalism Educator certification.
College Media Association/Associated Collegiate Press national convention, Chicago, Ill., Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2012 | Coordinated on-site photography competition and judging, including instruction on the contest, “Reflections.”
Creativity Workshop and Adviser’s Appreciation Luncheon, April 17, 2012, featured speaker at this workshop sponsored by Walsworth Publishing
Virginia J-Day, April 20-21, 2012, featured speaker at this state-wide workshop, taught opening keynote: “The Universe without Journalism,” as well as three other sessions on Saturday and day-long photography workshop for photographers at Harrisonburg High School
Southern Interscholastic Press Association, Columbia, S.C., March 2-4, 2012, taught sessions basic photography and photo stories; judged regional photo contest; coordinated visual coverage.
North Carolina College Media Association, Winston-Salem University, Feb. 18, 2012, taught session on yearbook and magazine design
Association of Texas Photography Instructors, Feb. 10-12, 2012, Arlington, Texas, managed statewide conference for 24th consecutive year including coordinating judges and contests as well as producing the printed program.

2011

Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association national convention, Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 17-20, 2011, taught sessions in addition to coordinating on-site photo competitions: “Go Long. Or Just Punt” and “Putting Your Pictures Online.”
College Media Advisers/Associated Collegiate Press national convention, Orlando, Fla., Oct. 28-Oct. 30, 2011, taught day-long, hands-on class on Adobe Photoshop, coordinated on-site photography competition and judging and taught four classes, including one research sessions. Also presented “The Internet is Dead,” a session primarily for yearbook students about creating an online presence in Twitter, Facebook, SmugMug, Flickr and other social/online media.
Instructor, North Carolina Scholastic Media Association regional workshop, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Oct. 20, 2011. Taught classes in newspaper design, yearbook design and online media.
Instructor, North Carolina Scholastic Media Association regional workshop, Appalachian State University, Aug. 6, 2011. Taught classes in design trends as well as closing general session on photojournalism.
Virginia J-Day, Harrisonburg, Va., Southern Interscholastic Press Association, April 27-28, 2011, presented opening keynote as well as other sessions on credibility, going online with photography and sports photography.
Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association national convention, Anaheim, Calif., April 14-17, 2011, taught sessions in addition to coordinating on-site photo competitions: “The Portrait” and “Adobe Photoshop CS5.”
Southern Interscholastic Press Association, Columbia, S.C., March 4-6, 2011, taught session on organizing media staffs to utilize online content, a 4-hour pre-conference workshop on moving photojournalism online (including TwitPic, Flicker, SmugMug and Soundslides); judged regional photo contest; coordinated visual coverage.
Association of Texas Photography Instructors, Feb. 11-13, 2011, Arlington, Texas, managed statewide conference for 23rd consecutive year including coordinating judges and contests, producing program and teaching classes in new media.
North Carolina College Media Association, Boone, N.C., Feb. 19, 2011, taught session on â€œSaving the College Yearbookâ€ at state college media convention. Served as chair of organization that sponsored the fourth-annual conference.

2010

Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association national convention, Kansas City, Missouri, Nov. 11-14, 2010, taught sessions in addition to coordinating on-site photo competitions: “Line ’em Up and Shoot ’em” and “What We Sell Is Credibility.”
College Media Advisers/Associated Collegiate Press national convention, Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 27-Oct. 31, 2010, taught day-long, hand-on class on Adobe Photoshop and Soundslides, including workshop on the newly released Photohop CS5, coordinated on-site photography competition and judging and taught four classes, including one research sessions.
Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association national convention, Portland, Oregon, April 15-18, 2010, taught sessions in addition to coordinating on-site photo competitions: “The Best of the Best” and “Soundslides: How and Why.”
Columbia Scholastic Press Association national convention, New York City, March 26, 2010, taught one-hour classes in coverage of emergencies and use of appropriate file formats in digital images.
College Media Advisers national convention, New York City, March 20-23, 2010, taught day-long course on use of photography in new media including Twitter, TwitPix, Flicker and Soundslides; also taught one-hour classes in and coordinated all photo sessions at national conference.
Southern Interscholastic Press Association, Columbia, S.C., March 4-7, 2010, taught sessions on general photography, new media / social media and photography and Soundslides.
North Carolina College Media Association, Elon University, Elon, N.C., Feb. 20, 2010, served as chair of statewide organization that hosted third annual state conference, assisted with judging and business aspects of convention.
Association of Texas Photography Instructors, Feb. 4-7, 2010, Arlington, Texas, managed statewide conference for 22nd consecutive year including coordinating judges and contests, producing program and teaching classes in new media.
Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association national convention, Washington, D.C., Nov. 12-15, 2009, taught sessions in addition to coordinating on-site photo competitions and photographic coverage of the convention: “CMYK vs. RGB, etc.” and “Win!”.
Speaker, Appalachian State University Journalism Day, Nov. 5, 2009; taught sessions on “Yearbook Theme and Coverage” and “Yearbook Design Trends.”
College Media Advisers/Associated Collegiate Press national convention, Austin, Texas, Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2009, taught day-long, hand-on class on Adobe Photoshop and Soundslides, coordinated on-site photography competition and judging and taught four classes, including one research sessions.
Featured speaker, Colorado High School Press Association J-Day, Oct. 15, 2009. Presented sessions on “Soundslides: How and Why” and “We Regret the Error,” a session on mass media credibility.
Speaker, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Media Day, Oct. 22, 2009. Presented sessions on “Newspaper Design Trends” and “Yearbook Design Trends.”
Featured speaker and keynote speaker, East Carolina University High School Media Workshop, Oct. 7, 2009. Presented sessions on “Yearbook Design Trends” and “Yearbook Coverage” as well as general session at closing on mass media credibility.

2009

Southern Interscholastic Press Association regional convention, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C., March 6-8, 2009, taught classes in photography including opening session
Association of Texas Photography Instructors, Feb. 13-15, 2009, Arlington, Texas, managed statewide conference for 22nd consecutive year.
Judge, Wilmington International Exhibition of Photography of the Delaware Photographic Society, Jan. 24, 2009
College Media Advisers/Associated Collegiate Press national convention, Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2008, taught day-long, hand-on class on Adobe Photoshop and Soundslides, coordinated on-site photography competition and judging and taught four classes, including two research sessions, “How Do You Measure Success,” “The Yearbook Spread: A Photo Story,” “From Playboy to Fashion Friday,” and “We Regret the Error.”
East Carolina University High School Media Workshop, Oct. 28, 2008, taught general session to some 300 students on “The Impact of Powerful Photography” and breakout sessions “Yearbook Design Trends” and “Yearbook Coverage” U.S. Naval Academy yearbook consultant, Annapolis, Md., Oct. 25, 2008
Central Carolina Journalism Day, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill High School, Oct. 16, taught basic and advanced design classes
Keynote speaker, Virginia High School League Championship Journalism Workshop, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va., Oct. 18-19. Presented keynote opening session on “Future Shock” and three breakout sessions, “Storytelling with Soundslides,” “Times Sucks and Helvetica is Boring,” and “Digital Ethics.”
Northwest North Carolina Scholastic Journalism Day, Appalachian State University, Oct. 2, 2008. Taught three breakout classes on “Introduction to Adobe Illustrator,” “Yearbook Design Trends,” and “Introduction to Photojournalism.”

Summer Workshops

2021

College media workshop sponsored by the Associated Collegiate Press at the University of Minnesota, July 14-16, 2022 | Taught class in photojournalism, including coaching students on photo projects.
Journalism Education Association Advisers Institute, July 11-14, 2022 in New Orleans. Taught class to scholastic media advisers at this national workshop.
Virginia jCamp, James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Virginia), July 17-21, 2022 | Taught photojournalism classes to about 20 middle school students including coordinating coverage of various events to give students hands-on experience.
Co-director of the Dow Jones News Fund Center for Editing Excellence at the University of Texas at Austin, May 25-June 3, 2022. Coordinated all curriculum for this training for college media interns. Brought in guest speakers, including Yvonne Mintz, editor/publisher, The Facts, Brazoria County, Texas; Ken Esten Cooke, editor/publisher, The Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post. Taught classes along with co-director Beth Butler of Kent State University, Mark Grabowski of Adelphi University and Kathleen McElroy and Griff Singer of the University of Texas at Austin. During the last four days of the workshop, students produced a daily newspaper and website.
Association of Texas Photography Instructors, Fredericksburg (Texas), June 11-13, 2014 | Part of team that created, coordinated and taught at this team storytelling, hands-on workshop for scholastic photography teachers.
University Interscholastic League Capital Conference, June 20-21 | Taught sessions on UIL contests for which I am the state director: Copy Editing and Current Issues and Events; taught session with Andy Bates on writing the essay to academic coaches

2021

College Media Mega Workshop sponsored by the Associated Collegiate Press and College Media Association at the University of Minnesota, July 19-20, 2021 | Taught class in photojournalism, including coaching students on photo projects.
Journalism Education Association Advisers Institute virtual, July 5-8, 2021. Taught class to scholastic media advisers at this national workshop. Team-taught day-long workshop on workflow with Mark Murray.
Co-director of the Dow Jones News Fund Center for Editing Excellence at the University of Texas at Austin, May 26-June 4, 2021. Coordinated all curriculum for this virtual training for college media interns. Brought in guest speakers, including Mike Hodges, executive director, Texas Press Association; Yvonne Mintz, editor/publisher, The Facts, Brazoria County, Texas; Ken Esten Cooke, editor/publisher, The Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post; Â Erin Ailworth, Midwest reporter, The Wall Street Journal; Shirley Carswell, executive director, Dow Jones News Fund. Taught classes along with co-director Beth Butler of Kent State University, Mark Grabowski of Adelphi University and Kathleen McElroy and Griff Singer of the University of Texas at Austin. During the last four days of the workshop, students produced a daily newspaper and website.

2020

Instructor, College Media Mega Workshop, Photojournalistic Ethics, virtual, July 24, 2020.
Journalism Education Association Advisers Institute virtual, July 8-11, 2020. Taught class to scholastic media advisers at this national workshop. Team-taught day-long workshop on workflow with Mark Murray.
Co-director of the Dow Jones News Fund Center for Editing Excellence at the University of Texas at Austin, May 26-June 4, 2020. Coordinated all curricula for this virtual training for college media interns. Brought in guest speakers, including Daniel Cunningham, retired senior editor, Houston Chronicle, Linda Shockley, Dow Jones News Fund digital media manager, and Paul Weber, Austin AP reporter. Taught classes along with co-director Beth Butler of Kent State University, Mark Grabowski of Adelphi University and Kathleen McElroy and Griff Singer of the University of Texas at Austin. During the last four days of the workshop, students produced a daily newspaper and website each day.

2019

Instructor, UIL @MSUTexas at Midwestern State University, July 29, 2019. Taught three-hour photo class, class on newspaper/yearbook design and class on copy editing to about 40 high school and middle school students at this first-time, one-day workshop with Jeanne Action, ILPC director.
Co-director of the Dow Jones News Fund Center for Editing Excellence at the University of Texas at Austin, May 26-June 4, 2019. Coordinated all curriculum for this training for college media interns. Brought in guest speakers, including Daniel Cunningham, retired senior editor, Houston Chronicle, Heather Taylor, Dow Jones News Fund digital media manager, and Paul Weber, Austin AP reporter. Taught classes along with co-director Beth Butler of Kent State University, Mark Grabowski of Adelphi University and Kathleen McElroy and Griff Singer of the University of Texas at Austin. Coordinated visit to the Texas Tribune. During the last four days of the workshop, students produced a daily newspaper and website each day. See pictures. Visit the website.
Journalism Education Association Advisers Institute in New Orleans, July 8-11, 2019. Taught classes to scholastic media advisers at this national workshop. “Spot News” and “Twitter: What You Can Do in Way More Than 140 Characters.” See pictures.
College Mega Workshop sponsored by the Associated Collegiate Press and College Media Association at the University of Minnesota, July 11-14, 2019 | Taught class in photojournalism, including coaching students on photo projects with Sam Oldenburg and Mike McLean. See pictures.
Virginia jCamp, James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Virginia), July 14-18, 2019 | Taught photojournalism classes to about 40 high-school and middle-school students including coordinating coverage of various events to give students hands-on experience. See pictures.

2018

Co-director of the Dow Jones News Fund Center for Editing Excellence at the University of Texas at Austin, May 23-June 1, 2018. Coordinated all curriculum for this training for college media interns. Brought in guest speakers, including Daniel Cunningham, retired senior editor, Houston Chronicle, Heather Taylor, digital media manager, Dow Jones News Fund and Will Weissert, Austin bureau chief, Associated Press. Taught classes along with co-director Beth Butler of Kent State University, Mark Grabowski of Adelphi University and George Sylvie of the University of Texas at Austin. Coordinated visits to the Texas Tribune and Community Newspaper Inc. During the last four days of the workshop, students produced a daily newspaper and website each day. See pictures. Visit the website.
Journalism Education Association Advisers Institute in Las Vegas, July 9-12, 2018. Taught classes to scholastic media advisers at this national workshop. “Hands-on Photography” and “Twitter: What You Can Do in Way More Than 140 Characters.” See pictures.
North Carolina Scholastic Media Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, June 18-21, 2018 | Coordinated design class for beginning and advanced students at regional high school workshop. Served as floating instructor. Taught: “Design Tenets: An Introduction,” “Use of Color in Literary Magazine,” “Writing for Online,” “Choosing a Body Copy Font,” “Teaching Design and Photography” to advisers class, “Photography for Yearbook,” “Selecting Images for Literary Magazine,” “Photojournalism Ethics,” and “Making the Best Use of Photojournalism Online.”
College Mega Workshop sponsored by the Associated Collegiate Press and College Media Association at the University of Minnesota, July 13-15, 2018 | Taught class in photojournalism, including coaching students on photo projects. See pictures.
Virginia jCamp, James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Virginia), July 16-19, 2018 | Taught photojournalism classes to about 40 high-school and middle-school students including coordinating coverage of various events to give students hands-on experience. See pictures.
Going Coastal 2018, Carolina Beach, N.C., July 24-25, 2018 | Featured workshop speaker for sixth year of this growing high school yearbook workshop for Balfour Publishing Company

2017

Co-director of the Dow Jones News Fund Center for Editing Excellence at the University of Texas at Austin, May 24-June 2, 2017. During the last four days of the workshop, students produced a daily newspaper and website each day. Brought in guest speakers, including Daniel Cunningham, senior editor, Houston Chronicle, Linda Shockley, managing director, Dow Jones News Fund and Will Weissert, Austin bureau chief, Associated Press. Taught classes along with co-director Beth Butler of Kent State University, Mark Grabowski of Adelphi University and George Sylvie of the University of Texas at Austin.
Camp Lonestar West, Walsworth yearbook workshop, Wichita Falls, Texas, June 12-13, 2017 | Taught classes in photojournalism to regional workshop for 45 high school students.
North Carolina Scholastic Media Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, June 19-22, 2017 | Coordinated design class for beginning and advanced students at regional high school workshop
College Mega Workshop sponsored by the Associated Collegiate Press and College Media Association at the University of Minnesota, July 13-15, 2017 | Taught class in photojournalism, including coaching students on photo projects.
Virginia jCamp, James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Virginia), July 16-20, 2017 | Taught photojournalism classes to about 40 high-school and middle-school students including coordinating coverage of various events to give students hands-on experience
Going Coastal 2017, Carolina Beach, N.C., July 24-27, 2017 | Featured workshop speaker for fifth year of this growing high school yearbook workshop for Balfour Publishing Company

2016

Mansfield High School | Taught this one-day training for the students at one of the top student media programs in the nation.
Going Coastal 2016, Carolina Beach, N.C., July 27-28, 2016 | Featured workshop speaker for fifth year of this growing high school yearbook workshop for Balfour Publishing Company
Associated Collegiate Press Summer Workshop (Minneapolis, Minnesota), July 14-17, 2016 | Taught photojournalism sequence for college students. (more)
Virginia jCamp, James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Virginia), June 26-30, 2016 | Taught photojournalism classes to about 40 high-school and middle-school students including coordinating coverage of various events to give students hands-on experienceUIL Capital Conference at the University of Texas at Austin, June 20-21, 2016 | Taught classes to statewide academic coordinators and contest coordinators on the UIL Copy Editing Contest and UIL Current Events Contest.
North Carolina Scholastic Media Institute, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, June 13-16, 2016 | Taught classes to all sequences at this regional workshop. “We Regret the Error.” “Selecting photos.” “Photojournalistic Ethics.” “The Thinking Photographer.” “Sports photography.” “How Everyone Can Find Your Photos.” And took the photojournalism class on-location to shoot action photos at Kenan Memorial Stadium.
Dow Jones News Fund Center for Copy Editing Excellence, May 25-June 1, 2016 | Served as co-director of this prestigious workshop for college interns, covering social media management, general copy editing, headline writing, page design and editing for online media. (more )

2015

Going Coastal 2015, Carolina Beach, N.C., Aug. 5-7, 2015 | Featured workshop speaker for fourth year of this growing high school yearbook workshop for Balfour Publishing Company
Camp Lonestar Journalism Workshop, San Antonio, July 29-31, 2015 | Taught specific classes, “Social Media Promotions,” “Typography and Color,” “Print Newspaper Designs,” “Careers in Journalism” and “Award-winning Publications.” Worked with individual staffs to develop coverage ideas, yearbook theme and strategies for increasing their social media presence.
Balfour Yearbook Workshop, Lubbock Christian University, July 21-22, 2015 | Taught all large-group sessions for students and advisers at this regional summer workshop.
Virginia jCamp, James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Virginia), July 13-16, 2015 | Taught photojournalism classes to about 40 high-school and middle-school students including coordinating coverage of various events to give students hands-on experience.
Dallas County Gloria Shields All-American Workshop, Dallas Marriott Quorum, June 29-July 2, 2015 | Taught online media class for high school students including all social media (including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat, Videolicious), WordPress, Eye-Fi and other techniques in online media and online video. Assisted students with production of live website.
North Carolina Scholastic Media Institute, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, June 14-18, 2015 | Taught photojournalism class with 20 high-school students.

2014

Meet Me @ Miami, University of Miami (Florida), Aug. 9-15, 2014 | Taught closing general session on using social media responsibly for coverage and marketing to high school workshop students. Taught photojournalism classes and worked with college. View the pages the students created in 48 hours.
Going Coastal 2014, Carolina Beach, N.C., Aug. 5-8, 2014 | Featured workshop speaker for third year of this growing high school yearbook workshop for Balfour Publishing Company.
Camp Lonestar San Antonio, Holmes High School, July 23-25, 2014 | Taught general sessions on newspaper production, design and coverage to high school students for Walsworth Publishing Company.
Lubbock Christian University Yearbook Workshop, Lubbock Christian University, July 22-23, 2014 | Featured workshop speaker for second year at high school workshop for Balfour Publishing Company.
Virginia jCamp, James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Va.), July 12-17, 2014 | Taught social media, photography and yearbook classes for this statewide workshop.
Dallas County Gloria Shields All-American Workshop, Dallas Marriott Quorum, June 30-July 3, 2014 | Taught online media class for high school students including all social media, WordPress, Eye-Fi and other techniques in social media, online media and online video.
Beat the Heat, Midwestern State University (Wichita Falls, Texas), June 24-26 | Coordinated all aspects of this workshop being held for the first year with about 20 students in attendance from area high schools. Coordinated everything from dining to rooms to production of workshop materials. Taught classes in photography, design and reporting/writing.
North Carolina Scholastic Media Institute, University of North Carolina â€” Chapel Hill, June 17-19, 2014 | Taught sessions to newspaper, yearbook, photography and literary magazine classes on all aspects of photography from ethics/law to composition to editing.
Walsworth Camp Lonestar, Gaylord Texan Resort (Grapevine, Texas), June 15-17, 2014 | Taught general sessions on advanced design, design and other aspects of yearbook production to this large (300+) group of high school students at Walsworth Publishing workshop.
Association of Texas Photography Instructors, Allen High School (Texas), June 11-13, 2014 | Taught pilot class in Photography and Social Media for high school photography instructors from several different states. Taught students how to interact with social media is a critical element of school curriculums. Utilizing social media to exhibit, critique and sell photography is a natural extension of the lessons learned in the classroom. From SmugMug to Pinterest and from Instagram to SnapSeed, this class explored the latest in social media apps while making sure that teachers have up-to-date lesson plans for helping students navigate and engage with the world through social media. Photoshop and Lightroom were both be utilized in the class.

2013

Lead instructor, Meet Me @ Miami, University of Miami college-level, multi-media workshop, University of Miami, Aug. 2-7, 2013 and opening speaker at Camp Wannamaka, Aug. 8, 2013. | View the pages the students created at the college workshop in 48 hours.
Lubbock Yearbook Workshop, Lubbock (Texas) Christian College, July 24-26, 2013 | Lead instructor for this yearbook workshop with Jerry Clark, Balfour company representative.
Wichita Falls workshop, Wichita Falls, Texas, July 22-24 | Taught classes in photojournalism and visual reporting for this first-time regional high school at Rider High School.
Coastal YB workshop, Wrightsville, N.C., July 16-18 | Lead instructor for this yearbook workshop with Josh Lovell, Balfour company representative.
Dallas County Gloria Shields All-American Summer Workshop, Dallas, July 7-11, 2013 | Taught class online media production including use of social media.
Virginia Association of Journalism Teachers and Advisers jCamp, Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Va., July 15-19, 2013 | Taught photojournalism class, assisted students who produced photos for camp publication (video)
North Carolina Scholastic Media Institute, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, June 17-20, 2013 | Taught photojournalism class with 36 high-school students
Carolina Journalism Institute, the University of South Carolina, June 12-15, 2013 | Taught photojournalism class (video)
Dow Jones News Fund Center for Copy Editing Excellence, May 22-31, 2013 | Taught classes in passive voice, caption writing and assisted with production of daily newspaper during this 10-day workshop for college interns (more )

2012

Photography lead instructor, Meet Me @ Miami, University of Miami college-level, multi-media workshop, Miami, Aug. 7-10, 2012.
YearbooksNV, Herff Jones yearbook workshop, Centreville, Va., July 30-Aug. 3, 2012 | Taught photojournalism class.
Coastal YB workshop, Wrightsville, N.C., July 23-26 | Lead instructor for this week-long yearbook workshop with Josh Lovell, company representative.
Virginia Tech jCamp, Blacksburg, Va., July 15-19, 2012 | Taught photojournalism class, assisted students who produced photos for camp publication.
Dallas County Gloria Shields All-American Summer Workshop, Dallas, July 8-12, 2012 | Taught class online media production including use of social media.
North Carolina Scholastic Media Institute, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, June 18-21, 2012 | Taught class in photojournalism and produced workshop show.
Association of Texas Photography Instructors Summer Workshop for Instructors Only, Allen, Texas, June 6-9 | Co-taught class on Adobe Photoshop culminating in Adobe Certified Educator recognition.
11th Annual National College Yearbook Workshop, New Orleans, May 31-June 3, 2012 | Taught Advanced Design class as well as breakout sessions on using online media and social media in yearbooks.
Dow Jones News Fund Center for Copyediting Excellence, May 23-27, 2012.

2011

Photography lead instructor, Meet Me @ Miami, University of Miami college-level, multi-media workshop, Miami, Aug. 10-13, 2011.
Instructor, YearbooksNV, Herff Jones yearbook workshop, Centreville, Va., Aug. 2-4, 2011. Taught photojournalism class.
Instructor, Virginia Tech jCamp, Blacksburg, Va., July 24-28, 2011. Taught photojournalism class, assisted students to provide photos for camp publication, produced slideshows of camp images.
Instructor, Associated Collegiate Press Summer Journalism Workshops, Minneapolis, Minn., July 21-24, 2011. Taught college classes in advanced photojournalism.
Instructor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill summer workshop for advisers, July 5-8, 2011. Taught college-credit class (JOMC 605) to advisers on online media, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
Instructor, North Carolina Scholastic Media Institute, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, June 13-16, 2011. Taught class in photojournalism and produced workshop show.
Instructor, 10th Annual National College Yearbook Workshop, New Orleans, La., June 2-4, 2011. Taught Advanced Design class as well as breakout sessions on using online media and social media in yearbooks.
Instructor, Dow Jones News Fund Center for Copyediting Excellence, May 30-June 2, 2011.

2010

Instructor, Friesens Corporation yearbook workshop July 27-30, 2010. Taught workshop to students and advisers on yearbook design in Anaheim, Calif.
Instructor, Associated Collegiate Press 27th Annual National College Summer Journalism Workshops, University of Minnesota, July 22-25, 2010. Taught classes in Soundslides, color correction and pre-conference “Photojournalism: Beyond the Basics.”
Instructor, jCamp, Virginia Tech University, July 18-22, 2010. Taught classes in photojournalism to high-school students and advisers.
Instructor, Friesens Corporation yearbook workshop July 13-15, 2010. Taught workshop to students and advisers on yearbook design in Altona, Manitoba.
Instructor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill summer workshop for advisers, July 6-9, 2010. Taught workshop to advisers on WordPress, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
Instructor, North Carolina Scholastic Media Institute, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, June 14-17, 2010. Taught class in photojournalism.
Instructor, Ninth Annual National College Yearbook Workshop, New Orleans, La., June 3-5, 2010. Taught Advanced Design class as well as breakout sessions on Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
Instructor, Dow Jones News Fund Center for Copyediting Excellence, May 29-June 2, 2010.

2009

Instructor, Virginia Tech University J-Camp, July 19-23, 2009. Taught class in photography.
Instructor, Friesens Corporation yearbook workshop July 15-17, 2009. Taught workshop to students and advisers on yearbook design in Altona, Manitoba
Instructor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill summer workshop for advisers, July 7-9, 2009. Taught workshop to advisers on Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
Instructor, Ball State University Summer Journalism Workshop, June 25-28. Taught class to high-school advisers on Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop.
Instructor, North Carolina Scholastic Media Institute, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, June 15-18, 2009. Taught class in advanced design.
Instructor, Dow Jones News Fund Center for Copyediting Excellence, June 2-5, 2009.
Instructor, Eighth Annual National College Yearbook Workshop, New Orleans, La., May 28-30, 2009. Taught Advanced Design class.

Workshops and conferences

2008 and before

Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, Fla., featured speaker at this summer workshop hosted by Taylor Publishing, July 29-Aug. 2
University of Minnesota Summer Workshop, July 20-25; instructor photojournalism sequence
Ball State University summer workshop, Muncie, Ind., July 14-18, 2008; instructor, digital photography for advisers
Instructor, photojournalism sequence, North Carolina Scholastic Media Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, June 16-19, 2008
Instructor, pre-conference Photoshop class and three-day Advanced Design class, College Media Consultants national college yearbook workshop, New Orleans, June 5-8, 2008
Dow Jones News Fund Center for Editing Excellence, desktop publishing assistant/instructor, May 26-31, 2008 at the University of Texas at Austin
Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association national convention, Anaheim, Calif., April 17-20, 2008. Taught session “Win!” on winning photo competitions and a session on creating ethical case studies.
First North Carolina College Media Association convention in Chapel Hill. Taught session on managing student photojournalists. Assisted with management of conference. Named chair of steering committee to create bylaws for new association.
Southern Interscholastic Press Association, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C., March 19 – April 2, taught classes in photography
Association of Texas Photography Instructors, Feb. 14-17, 2008, Arlington, Texas, managed statewide conference with students Rob Fisher and Stephen Bateman
Associated Collegiate Press/College Media Advisers national convention, Washington, D.C., Oct. 25-28, 2007, taught day-long, pre-conference hand-on class on Adobe Photoshop, coordinated on-site photography competition and judging and presented research paper, “Three is a Magic Number,” a methodological study as a measure of evaluating objective stories.
Tenth Annual High School Media Workshop, North Carolina A&T State University, Oct. 11, 2007, taught “Latest Trends in Yearbook Design” and “Yearbook Content and Coverage”
Fourth Annual Northwest North Carolina Scholastic Journalism Day instructor, Appalachian State University, Sept. 27, 2007, taught classes on Photoshop and yearbook coverage; delivered closing address on using quality photos
Washington Journalism Education Association summer workshop instructor in advisers sequence (Advanced Publication Advising) and student sequence, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Wash., July 29-Aug. 3
Ball State University summer workshop, Muncie, Ind., July 16-20, 2007; instructor, digital photography for advisers
Dow Jones News Fund Center for Editing Excellence, desktop publishing assistant/instructor, May 28-June 1, 2007 at the University of Texas at Austin
Instructor in pre-conference Photoshop class and three-day Advanced Design class for the College Media Consultants national college yearbook workshop, New Orleans, May 24-26, 2007
Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association national convention, Denver, Colo., April 12-15, 2007
Third Annual Northwest North Carolina Scholastic Journalism Day instructor, Appalachian State University, March 27, 2007
Southern Interscholastic Press Association, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C., March 9-11, 2007 (assisted by NCSU students Brandon Wright and Mark Fenimore)
U.S. Naval Academy yearbook workshop instructor, Annapolis, Md., Feb. 24-25, 2007
Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association national convention, Nashville, Nov. 9-12, 2006, taught three sessions in addition to coordinating on-site photo competitions and photographic coverage of the convention
College Media Advisers/Associated Collegiate Press national convention, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 25-29, 2005, taught day-long, hand-on class on Adobe Photoshop, coordinated on-site photography competition and judging and taught two classes
North Carolina A&T State University (Greensboro) 9th Annual High School Media Day, Oct. 12, 2006, instructor for three sessions, “Yearbook Trends in Design and Coverage,” “Yearbook Copy: Why Bother?” and “Developing a Strong Yearbook Program.”
Shawnee Mission North High School photography workshop, Mission, Kan., Sept. 1-2, 2006, instructor at this two-day, hands-on workshop for school photojournalists
College Media Consultants national college yearbook workshop, instructor in advanced design, Seattle, Wash., Aug. 23-26, 2006
Lifetouch Publishing summer workshop, Minneapolis, Minn., July 30-Aug. 2, instructor, high school yearbook class
Lifetouch Publishing summer workshop, San Jose, Calif., July 21-24, instructor, high school yearbook class
Ball State University summer workshop, Muncie, Ind., July 17-21, 2006, instructor, digital photography for advisers
North Carolina Scholastic Media Institute, June 19-22, 2006, instructor, advanced design
College Media Consultants national college yearbook workshop, instructor in advanced design, New Orleans, La., June 1-3, 2006
Dow Jones News Fund Center for Editing Excellence, instructor in desktop publishing, May 28-June 1, 2006 at the University of Texas at Austin
Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association national convention, San Francisco, April 20-23, 2006, taught four sessions: “It’s More than Winning,” “TIFF v JPEG, RGB v CMYK, PDF v IDD,” “The Ethics of Photography” and “Painting with Light” in addition to coordinating on-site photo competitions and photographic coverage of the convention
Southern Interscholastic Press Association, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C., March 3-6, 2006, taught four sessions: “The Thinking Photographer,” “Painting with Light,” “A look at Adobe Creative Suite 2” and “Photojournalism: Law and Ethics”; taught with two student photography editors (Austin Dowd and Nick Pironio) and Mark Murray of the Arlington (Texas) Independent School District
Association of Texas Photography Instructors, Austin, Texas, Feb. 17-19, 2006, taught hands-on technology class, “Tips and Tricks,” with Nick Pironio, as well as a class on new photo-editing software from Adobe and Apple, “Aperture and Lightroom”
Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association convention, Chicago, Nov. 10-13, 2005, taught two classes: “Times and Helvetica = Boring” and “Forget Football and Basketball” in addition to coordinating on-site photo competitions and photographic coverage of the convention
College Media Advisers/Associated Collegiate Press national convention, Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 29-31, 2005, taught day-long, hand-on class on Adobe Photoshop, coordinated on-site photography competition and judging and taught two classes: “Blood and Guts, Love and War” and “The Magic of 3 a.m.”
Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association convention, Seattle, April 7-10, 2005, taught two classes: “The World of Typography” and “Digital Photgraphy for Advisers” in addition to coordinating on-site photo competitions and photographic coverage of the convention
Ball State University summer workshop, Muncie, Ind., July 18-23, 2004, instructor, digital photography
North Carolina Scholastic Media Institute, photography workshop director, June 14-17, 2004
Dow Jones News Fund Center for Editing Excellence, instructor in desktop publishing, June 1-4, 2004
Taylor Publishing, end-of-the-year recognition luncheon, April 23, presented luncheon address on the future of scholastic journalism
Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association convention, San Diego, Calif., April 1-4, 2004, sessions on lighting, photography portfolios and evaluating photos in addition to coordinating website coverage and on-site photo competitions
Southern Interscholastic Press Association, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C., March 5-7, 2004, multiple sessions on Adobe InDesign, digital photography and other aspects of photography
Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association convention, Washington, D.C., Nov. 20-23, 2003, “How to Get the Figure You Want,” “Photo Editing Basics” and “Photography for Advisers.”
College Media Advisers/Associated Collegiate Press, Dallas, Texas, Nov. 5-9. 2003, “Cross Over: (When) Is Race an Issue,” “Photography for Non-Photographers,” “Lighting: Quantity, Quality and Direction,” and two-day, pre-conference workshop on Adobe Photoshop
Yearbooks CA, University of Southern California/Santa Cruz summer workshop, Aug. 3-7, 2003, photography instructor
National Scholastic Press Association summer workshop, Minneapolis, Minn., July 26-Aug. 1, 2003, photography instructor
Ball State University summer workshop, Muncie, Ind., July 21-25, 2003, instructor, digital photography
Dallas County Gloria Shield’s All-American Workshop, July 6-10, 2003: newspaper design instructor
Association of Texas Photography Instructors Summer Workshop, instructor, “Life as a Journalism Teacher,” Texas A&M/Commerce, June 25-28, 2003
North Carolina Scholastic Media Institute, photography workshop director, June 10-13, 2003
Dow Jones News Fund Center for Editing Excellence, instructor in desktop publishing, June 2003
Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association convention, Portland, April 10-13, Sports Photography and Photography for Advisers
College Media Advisers, New York City, March 20-22, â€œPainting with Light; did on-site critiques of some 20 college newspapers
Columbia Scholastic Press Association, New York City, March 20-22, Taught and coordinated day-long hands-on photography course
Associated Collegiate Press, Seattle, March 6-9, Ways to Motivate Your Unmotivated Staffâ€ and â€œPhotoshop Tips for Photographers and Designers (team-taught with Matthew Tarver of Southeastern Louisiana University); completed on-site critiques with some 30 college photojournalists
Southern Interscholastic Press Association, Columbia, S.C., Feb. 28-March 2, Basics of Digital Resolution, Sports Photography, Putting Your Publication Online, Using the Electronic Flash and Other Photo Equipment and Focus is not a Special Effect.Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association convention, Dallas, Nov. 21-24, 2002, â€œSports Photography and Photography for Advisers
Arkansas Scholastic Press Association, Little Rock, April 20, 2002, The Thinking Photographer, Sports Photography and Content before Design
Columbia Scholastic Press Association, New York City, March 22, 2002, Digital Ethics and The Thinking Photographer
Student Journalism Education Association at Kansas State University, March 9, 2002, The Thinking Photographer
Oklahoma Interscholastic Press Association state convention, Oct. 22, 2001, Redesign workshop for newspaper students/advisers
Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association, national convention in Boston, Nov. 9-11, 2001, Attack on America, The Magic of 3 a.m., The Thinking Photographer and Digital Ethics
Kansas Press Association, Visual Coverage of 9-11, part of a panel of professionals discussing the coverage of 9-11, Manhattan, Kan, Oct. 20, 2001
Kansas High School Press Association: along with college photojournalists taught sessions on studio photography and portfolio development as well as Web communication
South Carolina Scholastic Press Association, September 2001: featured photography speaker taught sessions on Sports photography, The Thinking Photographer, covering emergencies and digital photography.
National Scholastic Press Association summer workshop, Minneapolis, Minn., July 2001: photography instructor
Dallas County Gloria Shield’s All-American Workshop, July 2001: newspaper design instructor
Southern Interscholastic Press Association, March 2001: Digital Photography, Sports Photography, The F-Stops Here, and keynote photography address
Washington Journalism Education Association, instructor for advisers’ sequence, keynote speaker, Aug. 2000
North Carolina Scholastic Media Institute, photography workshop director, June 2000
Dow Jones News Fund Center for Editing Excellence, instructor in desktop publishing, June 2000
Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association, Anaheim, Calif., April 2000: Preparing a Portfolio, The Magic of 3 a.m., Living in a Digital World
Association of Texas Photography Instructors Shortcourse, workshop director, Feb. 2000
Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association, Washington, DC, Nov. 1999: Preparing a Portfolio, Living in a Digital World, How to Win a Photography Contest
Empire State Press Association, summer workshop instructor, July, 1999
Dow Jones News Fund Center for Editing Excellence, instructor in desktop publishing, June 1999
North Carolina Scholastic Media Institute, June 1999: Design Trends, Photography 101, Caption Writing
Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association, Washington, DC, April 1999: Thinking Digitally, Preparing a Photography Portfolio
Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association, Washington, DC, Nov. 1998: Getting Started in the Digital Age
Empire State Press Association, summer workshop instructor, August, 1998
Dow Jones News Fund Center for Editing Excellence, instructor in desktop publishing, June 1998
Sam Houston State University summer workshop instructor, June, 1998
Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association, Seattle, April 1998: The Magic of 3 a.m., The Media and Politics, Digital Publishing (with Steve Matson)
Interscholastic League Press Conference, April 1998: The Magic of 3 a.m.â€
Interscholastic League Press Conference, June 1997: desktop publishing workshop instructor/coordinator
Syracuse University Ambulance, Volunteer Recognition Dinner slide show, May 1997
Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association, Chicago, Nov. 1996: â€œPolitics and the Media, The Ethics of Photography
Empire State Press Association, Oct. 1996: Designing with Photography
Interscholastic League Press Conference, June 1996: desktop publishing workshop instructor/coordinator
Southern Methodist University, June 1996: Yearbook workshop instructor teaching classes on everything from publications design to photo editing to marketing to team building