Brigham Tomco

(435) 222-8835 ∙ Brighamtomco99@gmail.com ∙ www.linkedin.com/in/brigham-tomco

 

EDUCATION

Brigham Young University                                                                                                                 Fall 2023

Bachelor of Arts: Communications, Emphasis in Journalism; Minor in Philosophy                    Provo, UT

• GPA: 4.0

• Inducted into Kappa Tau Alpha, the national honor society in journalism and communications

• Received full-tuition academic scholarship: Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Fall 2022 and Winter 2023

• Relevant course work: creative writing, multimedia storytelling, political science and economics

 

Wasatch High School                                                                                                                            May 2017

High School Diploma                                                                                                                          Heber City, UT

• GPA 3.96

• Formed high school rock band

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JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE (see portfolio)

• Assisted Deseret News staff in writing a series of articles about U.S. Senate candidates, taking the lead in interviewing and writing for the Becky Edwards story

• Produced the weekly U-talk segment for the Provo Daily Herald, interviewing many dozens of Utah County residents about their feelings regarding political and cultural issues

• Covered 'Local Politics' beat for BYU's Daily Universe for one semester, reporting on significant issues like the Utah Lake controversy, U.S. Senate elections and impactful city council decisions

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Brigham Young University                                                                                           June 2021-April 2022

Political Science & Media Ethics Teaching Assistant                                                                           Provo, UT

• Taught weekly section on comparative politics to class of 18 students

• Learned to give and receive constructive feedback to improve course experience for students

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Park City Tree                                                                    May 2021-August 2021, April 2022-August 2022

Pesticide Applicator                                                                                                              Heber & Park City, UT

• Organized appointments with clients and addressed their questions and complaints

• Handled commercial insecticides, drove company truck and carefully applied product to costly properties

 

Discovery Academy                                                                                                     April 2020-August 2020

Youth Mentor/Boarding School Staff                                                                                                      Provo, UT

• Remained calm during tense situations requiring de-escalation of fighting students on several occasions

• Coordinated therapeutic programs between 20+ students, therapists and administrators

 

Bess Construction                                                    May 2017-August 2017, August 2019-December 2019

Laborer/Machine operator                                                                                                               Heber City, UT

• Worked 10+ hour days in uncomfortable conditions to meet important construction deadlines

• Studied 5+ house blue prints each month to assure accurate excavation and placement of utilities

 

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints                                         August 2017-August 2019

Full-time Representative                                                                                                         Asunción, Paraguay

• Led group of 20 volunteers, organizing meetings, encouraging improvement and providing counsel

• Directed church unit for 4 months, planning weekly activities and addressing temporal needs of members

 

OTHER SKILLS/INTERESTS

• Fluent Spanish speaker