Experience

Nexstar Digital

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Standards and Policy Editor

  • Apr 2022 - Present



Missoulian

• Missoula, Montana, United States

• Executive Editor

  • Feb 2021 - Mar 2022



Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK

• United States
• Media Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive editor of Columbia Daily Tribune and Missouri state editor for Gannett

  • Nov 2019 - Feb 2021

  Responsible for editorial leadership of 13 daily and weekly newspapers in Missouri. Responsible for editorial leadership of 13 daily and weekly newspapers in Missouri.



GateHouse Media

• United States
• Media Production
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Executive Editor

  • Sep 2019 - Nov 2019



The Astorian

• Astoria, Oregon

• Editor

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2019



Tri-City Herald

• Kennewick, Washington

• Managing Editor, Digital

  • Dec 2012 - Aug 2017

  Responsible for the digital editorial operations of the Tri-City Herald newspaper in Kennewick, Washington. Responsible for the digital editorial operations of the Tri-City Herald newspaper in Kennewick, Washington.



McClatchy Washington Bureau

• Web Editor

  • Jul 2006 - Nov 2012

  Created the bureau’s Web site at http://www.mcclatchydc.com, which showcases the work of the bureau's 50 journalists, including foreign correspondents in Europe, Mexico City, Beijing, Cairo, Jerusalem, Yemen, Kabul, Islamabad and Nairobi. Won McClatchy’s President Awards for a blog called “Inside Iraq” (http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/iraq) and a project about detainees in Guantanamo and Afghanistan (http://www.mcclatchydc.com/detainees/). The detainees project also won the 2009 Online Journalism Award for Investigative Journalism, Large Sites. Show less



Online News Association

• Volunteer

  • 2000 - 2012

  Longtime active member. Former webmaster of the organization's website and mentor for the student newsroom. Longtime active member. Former webmaster of the organization's website and mentor for the student newsroom.



American University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • 2007 - 2009

  Taught Digital Storytelling to graduate interactive journalism students in the School of Communication. Taught Digital Storytelling to graduate interactive journalism students in the School of Communication.



Knight Ridder Digital

• Senior Editor

  • Jul 1999 - Oct 2006

  Served as senior editor on national news team, supervising nation, world, politics, sports and entertainment news on 32 Knight Ridder websites, including MercuryNews.com, Philly.com and MiamiHerald.com. Led Knight Ridder’s online coverage of the invasion of Iraq in 2003, as well as the 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006 Olympic Games and the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections. Won an NAA Digital Edge Award in 2005 for “Echo Company,” a multimedia account of 11 Marines and a Navy Corpsman killed in an ambush in Iraq. Was part of a team that shared the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for online coverage of Hurricane Katrina by the Biloxi Sun Herald and Knight Ridder Digital. Show less



Leadernet

• General Manager

  • Jun 1995 - Jun 1999

  Led The Times Leader newspaper’s transition to the Web by creating an online subsidiary called Leadernet in June 1995. Launched The Weekender alternative weekly online in 1995 and The Times Leader online in 1996. As general manager, supervised editorial, sales and technical staff and was responsible for the operation’s bottom line. Sold Internet access to residential customers, built commercial websites for area businesses, and worked with the newspaper’s sales department to build revenue. Was a finalist for Employee of the Year in 1996. Show less



US Army

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Officer

  • Sep 1981 - Sep 1995

  Rose to the rank of captain while serving in the Active Army, National Guard and Army Reserve. Service included three years in the First Infantry Division in Boeblingen, Germany (1984 to 1986). Commanded an antiarmor company in the Oregon Army National Guard (1987 to 1989). Served as a brigade staff officer in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard (1989 to 1995). Attended Infantry, Armor, Military Intelligence and Combined Services (staff) officer training schools. Rose to the rank of captain while serving in the Active Army, National Guard and Army Reserve. Service included three years in the First Infantry Division in Boeblingen, Germany (1984 to 1986). Commanded an antiarmor company in the Oregon Army National Guard (1987 to 1989). Served as a brigade staff officer in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard (1989 to 1995). Attended Infantry, Armor, Military Intelligence and Combined Services (staff) officer training schools.



The Times Leader

• Reporter and Assistant City Editor

  • Oct 1989 - Jun 1995

  General assignment reporter for a 50,000-daily circulation newspaper (70,000 Sunday). Covered federal and county courts, county government and the environment. Led the newspaper's computer-assisted reporting efforts. Also served as an assistant city editor. Member of the Society of Environmental Journalists. General assignment reporter for a 50,000-daily circulation newspaper (70,000 Sunday). Covered federal and county courts, county government and the environment. Led the newspaper's computer-assisted reporting efforts. Also served as an assistant city editor. Member of the Society of Environmental Journalists.



The Lebanon Express

• Editor

  • Apr 1988 - Oct 1989

  Editor of a 5,000-circulation weekly newspaper in Lebanon, Oregon. Editor of a 5,000-circulation weekly newspaper in Lebanon, Oregon.



Skamania County Pioneer

• Editor

  • Dec 1986 - Aug 1987

  Editor of a 5,000-circulation weekly newspaper in Stevenson, Washington. Editor of a 5,000-circulation weekly newspaper in Stevenson, Washington.