Non-Profit Event Planning

Team Burns

Team Burns™ is a non-profit organization founded in 2008, in loving memory of Ted Burns, who passed from colon cancer. A Relay for Life group and student organization at the University of Georgia, Team Burns works to donate the money raised from its various fundraisers throughout the year to the American Cancer Society (ACS) to promote cancer research and awareness.

| For a more detailed entry on Team Burns, click here |

Singing

UGA Accidentals

The UGA Accidentals are the oldest all-male a cappella group at the University of Georgia. We are a brotherhood of 15 guys that like to sing without accompaniment. We practice several times a week, and give live performances in and around Georgia just as much as we practice. Singing with the group balances out my hectic school and work schedule, and gives me great enjoyment.

In my time with the Accidentals, I have competed in two national a cappella competitions, Sojam, and ICCA’s (We made it to semifinals!), and recorded two full-length albums (Imprint and our 2009 Christmas CD). The group stays involved with charitable causes. Last year, the Accidentals co-hosted SpringSing: Voices United for a Cure 2009, Team Burns’ keynote fundraiser for the ACS. This year, the group sang at AIDS Walk/Run Athens, Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority’s “BrAcappella” for breast cancer awareness, and will participate again in SpringSing.

| The UGA Accidentals Website |

Journalism

The Red & Black

C a m p u s  N e w s p a p e r

The Red & Black is the largest student-run daily publication at the University of Georgia. As a staff writer, I have published for various sections of the paper, including features and variety, as well as the Athenscape “Welcome Back” paper. Many of my album reviews have been published as well.

| “Athenscape” article | N.E.R.D. album review | Usher album review

ThePerfectAlbum

M u s i c  R e v i e w s  B l o g

Outside of charity work for the American Cancer Society, I also find time to write. Music and writing are two  big parts of my life. So I figured, why not combine the two and create a blog for it? Check out ThePerfectAlbum for honest, detailed album reviews of music of all genres.

| ThePerfectAlbum |

Scholarly Projects

Social Media in the field of Public Relations

R e s e a r c h  P a p e r

In the fall of 2008, I took “Introduction to Public Relations” at UGA, a course dedicated to teaching the various theories and practical application of public relations.

I spent the semester conducting research on the use of social media in public relations.

New Media and the Modern Scholar

C o l l a b o r a t i v e  G r o u p  R e s e a r c h  P a p e r

This past spring, I took a class at the University of Georgia (UGA) entitled “Writing for the World Wide Web,” a semester-long survey of the various rhetorical strategies and techniques associated with social media and blogging. We studied several web platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, and even used a WordPress blog to discuss topics outside of class.

The culmination of the semester was the collaborative group research paper, entitled “New Media and the Modern Scholar,” a thought-provoking analysis of the relationship between the Internet and academia. For nearly twenty-five pages, we looked at various topics related to new media and scholarship, such as credibility, audience, and visual rhetoric.

| New Media and the Modern Scholar |

| Raising money for cancer research is a big part of my life. Read more about Team Burns here. Then find out how to connect with me. |