Experience

North Of Boston Media Group

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Nighttime editor

  • Aug 2023 - Present

  Proud member of a cadre of committed journalists producing four daily newspapers and other publications in Essex County and the Merrimack Valley; editing news stories and coordinating production of content; collaborating with publication editors and talented page designers on deadline; proofing, editing pages pre-production; selecting and budgeting wire stories for weekly sections. Proud member of a cadre of committed journalists producing four daily newspapers and other publications in Essex County and the Merrimack Valley; editing news stories and coordinating production of content; collaborating with publication editors and talented page designers on deadline; proofing, editing pages pre-production; selecting and budgeting wire stories for weekly sections.



Independent

• Uganda
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer, editor, copywriter

  • Nov 2016 - Present

  Writing and editing content, copywriting for Innovation Leader, Scherer Communications, Cambridge Day, DigBoston, Medium.com, The NewsStation, Sports Litigation Alert, Architecture & Governance, The Waymaker Group, Venture Alliance Group and others. Broke a story about a drunken Harvard grad student convicted of stabbing a Cambridge teen to death in 2003 enlisting Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway's polling company. Reported on New England Patriots' vendors contributing to the team's charitable… Show more Writing and editing content, copywriting for Innovation Leader, Scherer Communications, Cambridge Day, DigBoston, Medium.com, The NewsStation, Sports Litigation Alert, Architecture & Governance, The Waymaker Group, Venture Alliance Group and others. Broke a story about a drunken Harvard grad student convicted of stabbing a Cambridge teen to death in 2003 enlisting Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway's polling company. Reported on New England Patriots' vendors contributing to the team's charitable foundation to increase business opportunities. Show less Writing and editing content, copywriting for Innovation Leader, Scherer Communications, Cambridge Day, DigBoston, Medium.com, The NewsStation, Sports Litigation Alert, Architecture & Governance, The Waymaker Group, Venture Alliance Group and others. Broke a story about a drunken Harvard grad student convicted of stabbing a Cambridge teen to death in 2003 enlisting Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway's polling company. Reported on New England Patriots' vendors contributing to the team's charitable… Show more Writing and editing content, copywriting for Innovation Leader, Scherer Communications, Cambridge Day, DigBoston, Medium.com, The NewsStation, Sports Litigation Alert, Architecture & Governance, The Waymaker Group, Venture Alliance Group and others. Broke a story about a drunken Harvard grad student convicted of stabbing a Cambridge teen to death in 2003 enlisting Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway's polling company. Reported on New England Patriots' vendors contributing to the team's charitable foundation to increase business opportunities. Show less



Gannett Media Co. Inc.

• Editor and content coach

  • Mar 2022 - Dec 2022

  Collaborated with journalists and page designers at news organizations in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island; edited news stories, columns, headlines and cutlines; proofed eight fronts on deadline; posted daily budgets, assembled a weekend newsletter for subscribers. In addition to copy editing for AP style, spelling and grammar, advised reporters on sourcing and reporting strategies. Created and presented a three-part, 90-minute refresher PowerPoint for… Show more Collaborated with journalists and page designers at news organizations in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island; edited news stories, columns, headlines and cutlines; proofed eight fronts on deadline; posted daily budgets, assembled a weekend newsletter for subscribers. In addition to copy editing for AP style, spelling and grammar, advised reporters on sourcing and reporting strategies. Created and presented a three-part, 90-minute refresher PowerPoint for reporters. (The role was part of national 6 percent reduction in force implemented by Gannett in December 2022. https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2022/gannett-initiates-another-round-of-layoffs-cutting-its-news-division-by-6/) Show less Collaborated with journalists and page designers at news organizations in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island; edited news stories, columns, headlines and cutlines; proofed eight fronts on deadline; posted daily budgets, assembled a weekend newsletter for subscribers. In addition to copy editing for AP style, spelling and grammar, advised reporters on sourcing and reporting strategies. Created and presented a three-part, 90-minute refresher PowerPoint for… Show more Collaborated with journalists and page designers at news organizations in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island; edited news stories, columns, headlines and cutlines; proofed eight fronts on deadline; posted daily budgets, assembled a weekend newsletter for subscribers. In addition to copy editing for AP style, spelling and grammar, advised reporters on sourcing and reporting strategies. Created and presented a three-part, 90-minute refresher PowerPoint for reporters. (The role was part of national 6 percent reduction in force implemented by Gannett in December 2022. https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2022/gannett-initiates-another-round-of-layoffs-cutting-its-news-division-by-6/) Show less



Austin Business Journal

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • Oct 2008 - Nov 2016

  Business reporter; covered technology and finance; wrote daily online stories and designed a weekly tech page; initiated weekly startup funding wrap-up; writing long-form cover stories and reported real-time via Twitter; shot story-related video and produced a daily tech newsletter with 6,000 subscribers; reported on Dell Inc. paying $75,000 to sponsor an environmental group that presented CEO Michael Dell with an achievement award; reported on Dell lobbying against federal worker-rights law as… Show more Business reporter; covered technology and finance; wrote daily online stories and designed a weekly tech page; initiated weekly startup funding wrap-up; writing long-form cover stories and reported real-time via Twitter; shot story-related video and produced a daily tech newsletter with 6,000 subscribers; reported on Dell Inc. paying $75,000 to sponsor an environmental group that presented CEO Michael Dell with an achievement award; reported on Dell lobbying against federal worker-rights law as it settled a gender discrimination lawsuit; broke 2016 story about Dell relocating its annual users conference to Las Vegas, costing Austin businesses $8 million in annual revenue; wrote about public officials promoting Google’s local Internet service; broke story on a tech group exec's rising salary amid declining revenue. Show less Business reporter; covered technology and finance; wrote daily online stories and designed a weekly tech page; initiated weekly startup funding wrap-up; writing long-form cover stories and reported real-time via Twitter; shot story-related video and produced a daily tech newsletter with 6,000 subscribers; reported on Dell Inc. paying $75,000 to sponsor an environmental group that presented CEO Michael Dell with an achievement award; reported on Dell lobbying against federal worker-rights law as… Show more Business reporter; covered technology and finance; wrote daily online stories and designed a weekly tech page; initiated weekly startup funding wrap-up; writing long-form cover stories and reported real-time via Twitter; shot story-related video and produced a daily tech newsletter with 6,000 subscribers; reported on Dell Inc. paying $75,000 to sponsor an environmental group that presented CEO Michael Dell with an achievement award; reported on Dell lobbying against federal worker-rights law as it settled a gender discrimination lawsuit; broke 2016 story about Dell relocating its annual users conference to Las Vegas, costing Austin businesses $8 million in annual revenue; wrote about public officials promoting Google’s local Internet service; broke story on a tech group exec's rising salary amid declining revenue. Show less



Mass High Tech

• Reporter

  • Dec 2005 - Oct 2008

  Business reporter; covered New England technology companies and private equity; reported on angel investing, venture capital, Internet and software companies; initiated a system for retrieving federal regulatory filings on startup financings; broke stories on the launching of Carbonite Inc. and news-sharing website Reddit.com. Business reporter; covered New England technology companies and private equity; reported on angel investing, venture capital, Internet and software companies; initiated a system for retrieving federal regulatory filings on startup financings; broke stories on the launching of Carbonite Inc. and news-sharing website Reddit.com.



The Florida Times-Union

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Reporter

  • Mar 2001 - Dec 2005

  Business reporter; covered retail, banking, tourism and transportation; covered the Jacksonville Port Authority, operator of the nation’s No. 1 port for processing imported vehicles; covered CSX Transportation Inc., the third-largest U.S. railroad; broke stories about the airport authority violating state open-meetings laws and its practice of providing free valet parking to politically connected airport customers. Business reporter; covered retail, banking, tourism and transportation; covered the Jacksonville Port Authority, operator of the nation’s No. 1 port for processing imported vehicles; covered CSX Transportation Inc., the third-largest U.S. railroad; broke stories about the airport authority violating state open-meetings laws and its practice of providing free valet parking to politically connected airport customers.



The Roanoke Times

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • Oct 1998 - Mar 2001

  General assignment reporter; covered business in the New River Valley of Southwest Virginia and the town government of Blacksburg, Va., home of Virginia Tech; reported on the frequent labor union actions at Volvo Trucks North America manufacturing plant. General assignment reporter; covered business in the New River Valley of Southwest Virginia and the town government of Blacksburg, Va., home of Virginia Tech; reported on the frequent labor union actions at Volvo Trucks North America manufacturing plant.



The News & Advance

• Canada
• Newspaper Publishing

• Reporter

  • Aug 1997 - Oct 1998

  Religion and minority affairs reporter; covered the Rev. Jerry Falwell; broke a story about the Lynchburg mayor’s Christian bookstore stocking anti-Catholic and anti-Mormon publications; covered the training of U.S. Marine Corps recruits on Parris Island, S.C Religion and minority affairs reporter; covered the Rev. Jerry Falwell; broke a story about the Lynchburg mayor’s Christian bookstore stocking anti-Catholic and anti-Mormon publications; covered the training of U.S. Marine Corps recruits on Parris Island, S.C



The News Virginian

• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • Jul 1995 - Aug 1997

  Education and religion reporter; covered three public school divisions; initiated the paper’s front-page coverage of the Hanukah holiday; took news photos, wrote cutlines; broke a front-page story about the town School Board violating state law with an unadvertised breakfast meeting. Education and religion reporter; covered three public school divisions; initiated the paper’s front-page coverage of the Hanukah holiday; took news photos, wrote cutlines; broke a front-page story about the town School Board violating state law with an unadvertised breakfast meeting.



The Patriot Ledger

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • Aug 1993 - Jul 1995

  Stringer reporter who wrote daily deadline stories and contributed to weekly religion section. Stringer reporter who wrote daily deadline stories and contributed to weekly religion section.



Middlesex News

• Reporter

  • Feb 1993 - May 1993

  Nighttime stringer; covered public meetings for daily deadline stories, monitored police department arrest logs; weekend editor’s assistant and obituary writer. Nighttime stringer; covered public meetings for daily deadline stories, monitored police department arrest logs; weekend editor’s assistant and obituary writer.



United Press International

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • Feb 1993 - May 1993

  General assignment intern reporter; wrote daily deadline stories; reported on a triple homicide trial and a civil case involving the rape of a hotel guest. General assignment intern reporter; wrote daily deadline stories; reported on a triple homicide trial and a civil case involving the rape of a hotel guest.



Arlington Advocate

• Reporter

  • Jun 1992 - Feb 1993

  General assignment stringer for the weekly community newspaper; covered public meetings and profiled a local amateur boxing champion. General assignment stringer for the weekly community newspaper; covered public meetings and profiled a local amateur boxing champion.



Northeastern News Service

• Reporter

  • Apr 1992 - Nov 1992

  Statehouse reporter for the town of Arlington in a graduate-level journalism course; submitted state government-related articles to the town’s weekly newspaper; reported on the unusually large percentage of campaign contributions the town’s state senator received from political action committees. Statehouse reporter for the town of Arlington in a graduate-level journalism course; submitted state government-related articles to the town’s weekly newspaper; reported on the unusually large percentage of campaign contributions the town’s state senator received from political action committees.



Trinity Property Management Inc.

• United States
• Real Estate

• Director of personnel

  • Apr 1984 - Jun 1990

  Director of personnel for a Harvard Square-based company that owned and managed commercial and residential properties in Cambridge; established and managed a 20-person security department to replace sub-standard contractors; recruited prospective employees, conducted hiring interviews; managed a weekly payroll and solicited bids from vendors. Director of personnel for a Harvard Square-based company that owned and managed commercial and residential properties in Cambridge; established and managed a 20-person security department to replace sub-standard contractors; recruited prospective employees, conducted hiring interviews; managed a weekly payroll and solicited bids from vendors.



South Boston Heights Academy

• Teacher

  • Sep 1980 - Jun 1984

  High school industrial arts teacher; taught inner-city youths basic drafting, woodworking, electronics, home repair and mathematics; designed the school’s industrial arts laboratory. High school industrial arts teacher; taught inner-city youths basic drafting, woodworking, electronics, home repair and mathematics; designed the school’s industrial arts laboratory.