Saint Mary's College of California

July 2018-Present

Moraga, CA

• Responsible for working alongside university staff, faculty, and students to showcase their accomplishments, research, and passions through photo, video, and text

• Creates marketing-minded visual content for use across all Saint Mary’s print and digital platforms and ads 

• Documented meaningful initiatives including a faculty immersion along the U.S./Mexico border in July of 2018 for Saint Mary’s fall magazine

Digital Content Producer

Haley Nelson Photography

2015-Present

Various Locations

• Shoots and edits photos for news outlets, events, weddings, and businesses

• Has worked with the Bay Area News Group, Erie Times-News, Chevron, Modern Farmer Magazine, Catholic News Service, University of Pittsburgh Center for African American Poetry and Poetics, Penn State University Air Force ROTC, and more

Freelance Photographer

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

May 2016-Feb 2018

Pittsburgh, PA

• Shot and edited photos and video for daily newspaper, online, and social media

• Covered features, sports, breaking news, and stories on a wide range of subjects

• Only licensed UAV pilot on staff at the time creating aerial media for print and digital content

Staff Photojournalist

Education

Class of 2016

University Park, PA

B.A. in Visual Journalism, College of Communications

B.A. in Spanish, College of Liberal Arts

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Minor in International Studies

Minor in Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies

Pennsylvania State University