Resumé

EXPERIENCE
Freelance writer, Sept. 2008-present

  • Write award-winning profiles, features and trend stories for a variety of national newspapers, magazines and other media outlets, including The Washington Post Magazine, The Washington Post’s Travel and Real Estate sections, Bethesda Magazine, Backpacker, Entrepreneur, Runner’s World, Running Times and Women’s Running. I also serve on the Board of Directors for the D.C. Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

Reporter, The Gainesville Sun, circulation 50,000. July 2004-Sept. 2008.

  • Wrote award-winning breaking-news, enterprise and feature stories on city-government and general-assignment beats for daily paper in New York Times Regional Newspaper Group. Covered elections, hurricanes, wildfires, law enforcement, courts, business and the University of Florida, consistently producing top stories under deadline pressure. Recorded podcasts, videos and other multimedia reports. Also wrote for Gainesville Magazine, a monthly lifestyle magazine, and Scene magazine, The Sun’s entertainment section.

Reporter, The Star Democrat, circulation 20,000. June 2002-June 2004.

  • Wrote award-winning spot-news, feature and enterprise stories on municipal government and medical beats for daily paper in Maryland. Organized and led in-house training group for young reporters.

Intern, The Denver Post, circulation 300,000 weekdays. 800,000 Sunday. August-December 2001.

  • Covered spot news, politics and law enforcement on deadline for top newspaper in Colorado. Worked 40-hour weeks while taking full course load and editing school paper. Worked as stringer until graduation.

Editor in chief, University of Colorado Campus Press, circulation 10,000. January-December 2001.

  • Managed production of school newspaper with staff of 30 reporters and 15 editors, and was ultimately responsible for paper’s focus and content. Also served as senior campus editor, campus editor and staff writer from September 1999 to December 2000.

Intern, The Two River Times, circulation 10,000. July-August 2001.

  • Wrote profiles, features and news stories for weekly newspaper in New Jersey.

Intern, SKI magazine, circulation 450,000. January-May 2001.

  • Wrote stories, edited copy and checked facts for Time Inc. magazine.

EDUCATION
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
University of Colorado at Boulder
B.S. with honors and distinction, May 2002
News-editorial major, Political Science minor

HONORS/AWARDS

  • Second place, online news/features, 2009 SPJ DC Dateline Awards
  • Second place, investigative reporting, 2008 SPJ Florida Awards of Excellence
  • New York Times Regional Newspaper Group Chairman’s Award, December 2007
  • First place, deadline news reporting, 2007 Society of Professional Journalists Sunshine State Awards (with Gainesville Sun staff)
  • Third place, social policy reporting, 2007 SPJ Sunshine State Awards
  • Second place, daily deadline reporting, 2007 Florida Society of Newspaper Editors awards (with Gainesville Sun staff)
  • First place, feature series, 2004 Chesapeake Associated Press Editorial Contest
  • First place, general news, 2004 Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Assn.  Editorial Contest
  • First place, feature series, 2003 Chesapeake Associated Press Editorial Contest
  • First place, feature series, 2002 Chesapeake Associated Press Editorial Contest
  • First place, local government, 2002 Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Assn.  Editorial Contest