Tyrell Heaton

Background

About Tyrell Heaton

An accomplished communications professional and freelance photojournalist Ty has captured images of people and places in more than 100 countries. He has written comments for two Presidents (Bush & Obama) and has published articles from Antarctica to Afghanistan in his quest to tell a story. He has drafted and released breaking news in proactive and crisis communications including national and international headlines. Ty has been the lead in interviewing, writing and editing a breaking news release to all major news outlets across the globe. He traversed Russia on the Siberian Railway, learned to haggle in Chinese, completed an Ironman in Brazil, and was witness to escalated protests in Korea. Each new encounter taught him something about the world and himself to create a unique voice as a writer and keen vision as a photographer. As an Emmy Award-winning journalist Ty promotes the positive effects of travel, education, exercise and an overall healthy lifestyle. Specialties: photography, editing, publication design, writing, speech writing, journalism, global communications, media relations, media interviews, project management, stewardship, instructional design, curriculum design, public affairs, on-camera experience and public speaking; knowledge and mastery of industry standard design software such as Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, InDesign, Final Cut Pro, et al; expert knowledge with educational platforms such as Blackboard, Brightspace, Canvas, ANGEL, Wimba, Adobe Connect for virtual classroom design and instruction.