Experience

TROPICAL AUDUBON SOCIETY

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Director

  • Oct 2018 - Present

  Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area Responsible for comprehensive communications strategy and implementation; social media, event marketing, graphic design, fundraising communications, creative content and outreach for a local chapter of the National Audubon Society, a non-profit environmental organization incorporated in 1905 dedicated to conservation, with a focus on clean water and habitat for birds and people.



Miami, Fla.

• Freelance Journalist and Public Relations Consultant

  • Jan 2009 - Present

  Freelance journalist and public relations consultant with experience in print media and video production for the Web. Bylines have appeared in The Miami Herald, New York Post, Ocean Drive Magazine, University of Miami Magazine, Drew Magazine and Inside New Jersey Magazine. Award-winning reporter with 12 years experience at New Jersey’s largest newspaper, The Star-Ledger. Expertise includes covering courts, municipal and state government, budgets, politics, urban education and higher education… Show more Freelance journalist and public relations consultant with experience in print media and video production for the Web. Bylines have appeared in The Miami Herald, New York Post, Ocean Drive Magazine, University of Miami Magazine, Drew Magazine and Inside New Jersey Magazine. Award-winning reporter with 12 years experience at New Jersey’s largest newspaper, The Star-Ledger. Expertise includes covering courts, municipal and state government, budgets, politics, urban education and higher education. Strengths include deadline reporting, feature writing and investigative reporting. Show less



TROPICAL AUDUBON SOCIETY

• United States
• Environmental Services

• Volunteer Newsletter Editor

  • Oct 2010 - Oct 2018

  Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area Volunteer Docent, Editor and Communications Assistant. Editor of 16-page quarterly newsletter, responsible for assigning and writing articles related to the society’s South Florida conservation mission (2010 -2014). Assistant editor of monthly e-newsletter and social media communications editor (2017-present).



University of Miami

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Media Relations Assistant

  • Nov 2010 - Jun 2011

  Miami, FL Media Relations assistant for the university’s media relations office. Responsible for daily clips report to university president, research projects.



Ana Lima

• Freelance Journalist and Public Relations Consultant

  • Aug 2009 - Nov 2010

  Miami, FL Articles published on real estate issues in The Miami Herald; Celebrity coverage and general assignment for New York Post; Public Relations Consultant for Sam Schwartz Engineering.



Sam Schwartz Engineering

• Community Outreach and Communications Consultant

  • Mar 2009 - Jul 2009

  New York, NY Community Outreach and Communications Consultant for the World Trade Center Redevelopment project in Downtown Manhattan. Responsible for producing monthly community newsletters; presentations for community stakeholders, public agencies and politicians; internal construction schedules and government reports; and community event programming.



The Star-Ledger

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Reporter-Multimedia Journalist

  • Dec 1996 - Dec 2008

  Covered multiple beats at New Jersey’s largest newspaper, including courts, municipal and state government, budgets, politics, urban education and higher education. Also produced short video stories for online edition www.nj.com.



Centre Daily Times

• Reporter

  • Oct 1995 - Dec 1996

  Reporter for 25,000-circ. daily covering local, state and national politicians, and three municipalities, including State College.



Knight-Ridder Inc., Washington, D.C.

• Reporter

  • May 1995 - Aug 1995

  Washington Bureau reporter covering Pennsylvania congressmen and state issues.



Suburban Trends

• Reporter

  • Jan 1992 - Feb 1994

  General assignment reporter at 15,000-circ. twice-weekly in Butler, NJ. Covered Pequannock, Butler, Kinnelon, Lincoln Park, Montville.