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Executive Producer for Digital Video, CNN
August 2021 to present
Supervising Producer for Digital Video News, CNN
February 2018 to July 2021
Sr. Producer for Digital Video News, CNN
February 2016 to February 2018
Cross-Platform Producer, CNN Digital Video
November 2014 to February 2016
Interim Sr. Producer, CNN Digital Health
May 2014 to November 2014
Writer/producer, CNN Digital Health
March 2012 to May 2014
Senior associate producer, CNN Digital Features
January 2009 to March 2012
Associate producer, CNN Digital Features
June 2008 to January 2009
Editor-in-Chief, Ball Bearings Magazine (www.ballbearingsonline.com)
May 2007 to May 2008
Internship, Providence Communications, Fort Wayne, Ind.
May to August 2007
Internship, Muncie Star Press, Muncie, Ind.
January to April 2006
Co-Editor in Chief, The Odyssey — Ball State’s Literary Magazine
August 2006 to May 2007
Vice President for Online, Indiana Collegiate Press Association
May 2007 to May 2008
Producer, Newswatch — Ball State’s nightly live 30-minute newscast
January 2007 to May 2008
Honors/Awards
2019 News & Documentary Emmy Award for Best Feature Story in Spanish “No Olvidado” — Alexandra King, Craig Waxman, Alfie Alcantara, Sean R. Clark and Jacque Smith
2020 Headliner Award: Digital presentation of a single news topic – First Place
“Assault on Democracy: Paths to Insurrection”
2021 Radio TV Correspondents’ Association David Bloom Award “Assault on Democracy: Paths to Insurrection”
2021 NABJ Salute to Excellence, Digital Media – Online Project: Feature Your Big Questions About Race, Answered
EPPY Award Best Investigative/Enterprise Feature on a Website “Destroyed: How the trashing of rape kits failed victims and jeopardized public safety”
NAMIC Vision Award, Digital Media – Short Form “25 Influential American Muslims”
EPPY Award Best Enterprise/Investigative Video “Beneath the Skin” — Rosa Flores, Anne Lagamayo, Madeleine Stix and Jacque Smith
NABJ Salute to Excellence for Digital Media, Online Project/News 2018 “Beneath the Skin” — Rosa Flores, Anne Lagamayo, Madeleine Stix and Jacque Smith
EPPY Award Best News or Event Feature 2017 “The Trigger and the Choice” — Thomas Lake and the CNN Digital Video team
White House News Photographers’ Association: First Place “It’s not just the water in Flint” — Jeremy Moorhead and Jacque Smith
1st Place – NLGJA Excellence in Journalism, HIV/AIDS Coverage 2012
Distinguished Young Alumni Award, Ball State University 2017
Kenneth J. Atwell Excellence in Reporting Scholarship 2007
1st Place – Best Online Feature Reporting, SPJ 2005, 2006, 2007
1st Place – Best Non-Breaking News Reporting ICPA 2006, 2007
Outstanding Leadership Award – Ball State University 2008
Fellowships
ONA Women’s Leadership Accelerator Program, 2019
National Press Foundation “Precision Medicine” 2015
Center on Media, Crime and Justice “Health Behind Bars” 2013
National Press Foundation “Cancer Issues” Fellowship 2012
National Press Foundation “Global Vaccines” Fellowship 2012
National Press Foundation “Obesity Issues” Fellowship 2011
Education
Turner Management Essentials, 2013
Ball State University
Bachelor of Arts, May 2008 Summa Cum Laude
Major: Journalism, magazine option
Telecommunications, news option
GPA: 3.9/4.0
Honors student and Whitinger Scholar
Software proficiency
Adobe Premiere and Photoshop, Content management systems, Adobe Soundbooth, Audacity and Avid iNews