Professional Experience
I am a writer and communications professional in various capacities in journalism and higher education. My primary skills are writing, editing, project management, curating website content, designing and making websites, managing social media channels, taking and photos.
Expertise
Content Editor (online)
10 Years
Reporter
15 Years
Writer
25 Years
Specialty
Education
15 Years
Medicine
5 Years
Industries
Professional Journal
5 Years
Academia Other
10 Years
Newspaper - Local/Regional
15 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
25 Years
Technical Skills
Basic HTML, Photoshop
Foreign Language Skills
French, level B1
Computer Skills
Mac OS, managing various CMS such as Drupal and Wordpress, Word, Excel, Keynote, Powerpoint
Equipment
Macbook Pro, Canon HDSLR, numerous instant cameras
References
• Paul LeClerc, Director, Columbia Global Centers | Paris, Former President and CEO of New York Public Library, pol5@columbia.edu, +1 212 854 5613
• Belay Begashaw, Director General, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa, bbegashaw@sdgcafrica.org, +250 788 310 004/5
• Sheri Whitley, Executive Director, Digital Strategy, Columbia University Office of Public Affairs, smw43@columbia.edu, +1 212 854 8394
Awards
• 2004: First Place, Spot News Coverage (Associated Press News Executive Council for California and Nevada, newspapers betw. 25,000-74,999 circ.) for staff coverage of “Quake kills two”
• 2002: First Place, Attack Coverage (Associated Press News Executive Council for California and Nevada, newspapers betw. 25,000-74,999 circ.) for staff coverage of the 9/11 attacks
• 2002: Second Place, Opinion (Education Writers Association National Awards for Education Reporting, newspapers under 100,000 circ.) for columns on school violence
• 2001: Scholar (Education Writers Association.), as part of the EWA’s 2001 National Fellowships in Education Reporting
• 2001: First Place, Investigative or Enterprise Reporting (Newspaper Publishers Association Better 2001 Awards, newspapers circ. betw. 25,001-75,000.) for “Children of Divorce”
• 2001: Finalist, Paul L. Myhre Series/Special Section (The Missouri School of Journalism Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards 2001.) for “Children of Divorce”
