WORK EXPERIENCE

3/08 to present Infoition News Services, Arlington, Va.

Editor-in-Chief: Charged with managing the content department of this provider of customized news and information to Fortune 500 companies, high-profile trade associations, congressional committees and White House officials. Responsible for all content generated by the company’s researchers/reporters. This job requires the development of highly innovative news products and services to meet the needs of corporate, public and civic leaders wanting information anytime, anywhere. The job also requires the development and management of systems that allow Infoition’s editorial staff, who live nationwide, to communicate with each other quickly and effectively.

7/03 to 2/08    The Denver Post, Denver, CO

1. • 5/07 to 2/08 Assistant Features Editor/Multimedia Editor: Oversee development and production of online content to complement the newspaper’s daily features section. Deliver ongoing tech training to colleagues. Contribute regularly to the newspaper’s print edition. This fast-paced post requires creativity, innovation and strong time-management skills to generate dynamic content for both media.
   

2. • 9/06 to 5/07      Assistant Business Editor/Online Business News Editor: Supervised the newspaper’s Monday business section and its daily, online business news coverage.
   

3. • 7/03 to 9/06      Business Staff Writer: Specialized in news coverage about Colorado real estate and consumer tech
   

6/00 to 7/03        Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL

Producer/Staff Reporter/Assistant Editor: Highly skilled at presenting information across media: newspaper, Internet and television. General-assignment reporting for the Chicago Tribune's print and online editions included a weekly column and CLTV segment about technology titled "Downloads." Production of chicagotribune.com required strong editing, breaking news coverage, construction of a weekly e-mail newsletter and thoughtful presentation of Tribune content for online readers.

12/97 to 6/00       Tribune Media Services, Chicago, IL

Higher Education Reporter/ Correspondent Coordinator: Reporter for news organizations subscribing to TMS Campus, then the nation's largest and oldest collegiate news service. Staffed and managed a national network of student correspondents whose writing, photography, graphics and video supported the service. Devised curriculum for students receiving independent study credit and worked with college instructors to incorporate TMS Campus projects in the classroom.

5/95 to 12/97       Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, IL City reporter

5/93 to 5/95         News & Record, Greensboro, N.C. Bureau reporter

1/93 to 5/93         The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Correspondent

5/92 to 3/93         The Star-News, Wilmington, N.C. Intern

10/91 to 1/93       The Chapel Hill Herald, Chapel Hill, N.C. Intern

AWARDS, HONORS

First Place, SABEW Best in Business Award, Large Newspapers For breaking news coverage, “Raids at Swift Plant,” 2006

First Place, Best of Colorado Award For business feature writing, “The Legal Bane of Homebuilders,” 2005

Finalist, Scribe In Excellence Award Honored for “outstanding, positive and unbiased coverage of people and issues in the African American community” by the Colorado Association of Black Journalists, 2005

Finalist, Peter Lisagor Award for Exemplary Journalism For online column writing, 2002

Daily Herald Excellence Award For investigative reporting, 1996

Finalist, Walter Spearman Award For the year's best story by a North Carolina journalist with less than two years of experience, 1993-94

JOURNALISM ADVOCACY

National President, Society of Professional Journalists

Elected to lead one of the nation’s largest and oldest journalism advocacy organizations, 2006-07. Elected Secretary/Treasurer, 2004-05. Elected At-Large Director, 2002-04.

Chairwoman, SPJ Legal Defense Fund

Appointed from 1999 to 2004 to oversee this unique fund, which supports journalists fighting for First Amendment interests. Charged with disbursing grants and with helping to provide legal support in First Amendment cases.

Board of Directors, Chicago Headline Club

Elected 1999. President, 2001-02

Chairwoman, Les Brownlee Journalism Series

Created and managed a month-long celebration of Chicago journalism in October 2002 and October 2003. In those two years, the series attracted about 1,500 people and raised nearly $30,000. The Brownlee Series continues to be held annually.

SPJ President's Award For outstanding commitment to the improvement and protection of journalism, 2002

 WORK-RELATED SKILLS

•Highly conversational in Spanish, working toward fluency. Certifications in advanced conversation from Instituto Cervantes (Chicago) and Workplace Spanish (Denver)

•Able to work across media to tell a story. Command of PC and Mac platforms, HTML, PhotoShop, Excel and a variety of Web page-building software

EDUCATION

 B.A., Journalism and Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (8/1989 to 5/1993)