I have been writing and reporting since my school days and continue to in my most recent projects. A timeline:
Design magazine;
Update magazine;
Did You Know weekly column for the San Jose Mercury News;
Society of News Design program for SND-San Jose convention;
Covered the city of Orange for a weekly of the Orange County Register;
Profiles and interviews for Orange Coast magazine;
I also won an award from the March of Dimes for an article I wrote on disabled students. See my Awards page for more information.
Editing is a daily, integral part for every storyteller. It is my job to cull the story for its main points, edit down these salient points and write what is called a double-edit for a quick easy scan of the story for the reader.
Copy Editing: I have worked as a copy editor at the Ventura County Star, The Orange County Register, The Riverside Press-Enterprise, The North County Times, The San Gabriel Valley Tribune and the San Jose Mercury News.
Editing: I have been a section editor, assignment editor, wire editor, design editor and publications editors. All of these roles had me making day-to-day decisions on content and style. For more information on my editing experience, see my resume on the Contact page.