Experience

University of Florida Research

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Director, Research Communications

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  Associate editor, Explore MagazineLeading social strategy for UF Research

• Senior Writer

  • Feb 2022 - Aug 2022

  Showing the impact of UF research through magazine articles, digital and social media.



Fulbright Association

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Fulbright Specialist

  • Jun 2019 - Present

  Named to the roster of the Fulbright Specialist Program June 2019. The U.S. Department of State program "pairs highly qualified U.S. academics and professionals with host institutions abroad to share their expertise, strengthen institutional linkages, hone their skills, gain international experience, and learn about other cultures while building capacity at their overseas host institutions." Named to the roster of the Fulbright Specialist Program June 2019. The U.S. Department of State program "pairs highly qualified U.S. academics and professionals with host institutions abroad to share their expertise, strengthen institutional linkages, hone their skills, gain international experience, and learn about other cultures while building capacity at their overseas host institutions."



University of Florida

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• National Media Strategist, Strategic Communications and Marketing

  • Oct 2020 - Feb 2022

  Connected UF to the world and the world to UF through content creation, strategy and media relations.

• Senior writer, Strategic Communications and Marketing

  • Oct 2014 - Sep 2020

  Content discovery, strategy, long-form and breaking news writing/editing for digital and social media.

• Strategic communications coordinator, UF Advancement

  • 2012 - Oct 2014

  Created communications strategy and messaging to show the impact of University of Florida's teaching, research and service for the alumni/fundraising arm of UF. Served as editor-in-chief and content creator for FLORIDA and UF Today alumni magazines.



University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adjunct journalism professor

  • 2009 - May 2012

  Taught magazine and feature writing class for undergraduates. Taught magazine and feature writing class for undergraduates.



freelance

• Freelance writer

  • 2009 - 2012

  Freelance writing for national magazines, websites and newspapers including National Geographic Traveler, The Daily Beast, The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, Tampa Bay Times, Wired (GeekMom blog), US Airways, Florida Travel+Life and mental_floss. Freelance writing for national magazines, websites and newspapers including National Geographic Traveler, The Daily Beast, The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, Tampa Bay Times, Wired (GeekMom blog), US Airways, Florida Travel+Life and mental_floss.



The Gainesville Sun

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Columnist, feature writer, magazine editor

  • 1998 - 2008

  As senior associate editor, conceived, assigned, wrote and edited stories for the New York Times Company-owned Gainesville Magazine. Worked with designers, photographers, interns and freelance writers to produce a bimonthly magazine. Wrote a series of columns for the Gainesville Sun newspaper. Worked as the Sun's feature writer from 1999-2000. As senior associate editor, conceived, assigned, wrote and edited stories for the New York Times Company-owned Gainesville Magazine. Worked with designers, photographers, interns and freelance writers to produce a bimonthly magazine. Wrote a series of columns for the Gainesville Sun newspaper. Worked as the Sun's feature writer from 1999-2000.



PEOPLE Magazine | PEOPLE.com

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Intern

  • 1997 - 1997

  Writing for cover stories and departments, story idea generation, research, fact checking Writing for cover stories and departments, story idea generation, research, fact checking