Christine Roto 847.346.7067 [email protected] 2009 Belleview Ave., Kansas City, MO 64108 EDUCATION University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, MO May 2017 Juris Doctorate Candidate Honors: Second Century Scholar Phi Alpha Phi Legal Honors Society Leadership: Comment Editor, UMKC Law Review/Urban Lawyer Student Emissary, UMKC Law Emissaries University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO May 2014 Bachelor of Journalism in Radio/TV Broadcast Journalism Bachelor of Arts in Political Science Honors: Vice President of Student Development, Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honors Fraternity Leadership: Journalism Fellowship, KMOX 1120- St. Louis CBS News Radio – 1 of 8 students selected Administrative Vice President, Gamma Phi Beta Sorority Study Abroad: Developing Dynamics of Democracy, Brussels, Ireland, Netherlands JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE KOMU-TV News, Columbia, MO Fall 2011- Spring 2014 Anchor, Reporter, Story Editor & Web/ Social Media Editor • Gathered interviews, edited video, and constructed scripts • Competed against other students to become a Level 5 Anchor Missouri Business Alert, Jefferson City, MO Fall 2013- Spring 2014 Anchor, Editor, & Reporter • Covered the online news publication’s Legislative Report • Built an online video platform to share business stories from the Missouri capital KMOX-CBS 1120, St. Louis/Missouri Digital News, Jefferson City, MO Fall 2012- Spring 2014 Anchor, Editor, & Reporter • Gathered interviews, edited scripts, and recorded day turn radio stories from the Missouri Senate and Missouri House of Representatives • Worked under a fellowship to teach younger students how to report on Missouri lawmakers Investigative Reporters & Editors, Columbia MO Spring 2014 Multi-Platform Innovative Team Member • Worked on a diverse team of journalists to develop a multi platform social media structure LEGAL EXPERIENCE HR Block, Kansas City, MO Spring 2016 Tax Researcher • Improved research skills by quickly examining and interpreting tax law Ellison Moot Court Competition, Kansas City, MO Spring 2016 Student • Polished public speaking skills through debating for the UMKC Moot Court Team Harshman Law Firm, LLC, Kansas City, MO Fall 2015 Legal Assistant • Sharpened writing skills with consistent motion drafting Assistant United States Attorney’s Office - Western District of Texas, El Paso, TX Summer 2015 Legal Student Intern • Gained first hand federal experience researching legal questions and drafting memorandums, motions, answers to motions, etc. VOLUNTEER Big Brothers Big Sisters, Kansas City, MO Spring 2015-Spring2016 Habitat for Humanity, Kansas City, MO Fall 2016

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EDUCATIONUniversityofMissouri-KansasCitySchoolofLaw,KansasCity,MO May2017 May2017JurisDoctorateCandidate

Honors:SecondCenturyScholar PhiAlphaPhiLegalHonorsSocietyLeadership: CommentEditor,UMKCLawReview/UrbanLawyer StudentEmissary,UMKCLawEmissaries

UniversityofMissouri-Columbia,Columbia,MO May2014 BachelorofJournalisminRadio/TVBroadcastJournalismBachelorofArtsinPoliticalScience

Honors:VicePresidentofStudentDevelopment,PiSigmaAlphaPoliticalScienceHonorsFraternityLeadership:JournalismFellowship,KMOX1120-St.LouisCBSNewsRadio–1of8studentsselected

AdministrativeVicePresident,GammaPhiBetaSorority StudyAbroad:DevelopingDynamicsofDemocracy,Brussels,Ireland,Netherlands

JOURNALISMEXPERIENCEKOMU-TVNews,Columbia,MO Fall2011-Spring2014Anchor,Reporter,StoryEditor&Web/SocialMediaEditor

• Gatheredinterviews,editedvideo,andconstructedscripts• CompetedagainstotherstudentstobecomeaLevel5Anchor

MissouriBusinessAlert,JeffersonCity,MO Fall2013-Spring2014Anchor,Editor,&Reporter

• Coveredtheonlinenewspublication’sLegislativeReport• BuiltanonlinevideoplatformtosharebusinessstoriesfromtheMissouricapital

KMOX-CBS1120,St.Louis/MissouriDigitalNews,JeffersonCity,MO Fall2012-Spring2014Anchor,Editor,&Reporter

• Gatheredinterviews,editedscripts,andrecordeddayturnradiostoriesfromtheMissouriSenateandMissouriHouseofRepresentatives

• WorkedunderafellowshiptoteachyoungerstudentshowtoreportonMissourilawmakersInvestigativeReporters&Editors,ColumbiaMO Spring2014Multi-PlatformInnovativeTeamMember

• Workedonadiverseteamofjournaliststodevelopamultiplatformsocialmediastructure

LEGALEXPERIENCEHRBlock,KansasCity,MO Spring2016TaxResearcher

• ImprovedresearchskillsbyquicklyexaminingandinterpretingtaxlawEllisonMootCourtCompetition,KansasCity,MO Spring2016Student

• PolishedpublicspeakingskillsthroughdebatingfortheUMKCMootCourtTeamHarshmanLawFirm,LLC,KansasCity,MO Fall2015LegalAssistant

• SharpenedwritingskillswithconsistentmotiondraftingAssistantUnitedStatesAttorney’sOffice-WesternDistrictofTexas,ElPaso,TX Summer2015LegalStudentIntern

• Gainedfirsthandfederalexperienceresearchinglegalquestionsanddraftingmemorandums,motions,answerstomotions,etc.

VOLUNTEERBigBrothersBigSisters,KansasCity,MO Spring2015-Spring2016HabitatforHumanity,KansasCity,MO Fall2016