Experience

Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE)

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Specialist

  • Jan 2020 - Present



The News-Gazette

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter/columnist

  • 1987 - 2019

  Award-winning reporter with experience covering higher education, science, K-12 education, social services, government and general assignment news. Collaborated with editors and photographers to produce news for website and daily newspaper. Developed biweekly column/blog about kids and family life, named best in class for 2017 by Illinois Press Association. Experienced with social media. Created "Campus Conversation" podcast featuring newsmakers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Award-winning reporter with experience covering higher education, science, K-12 education, social services, government and general assignment news. Collaborated with editors and photographers to produce news for website and daily newspaper. Developed biweekly column/blog about kids and family life, named best in class for 2017 by Illinois Press Association. Experienced with social media. Created "Campus Conversation" podcast featuring newsmakers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.



St. Louis Post-Dispatch

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Copy editor

  • 1983 - 1987

  Responsible for copyediting and layout of editorial and op-ed pages for major metropolitan daily. Responsible for copyediting and layout of editorial and op-ed pages for major metropolitan daily.



Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Jan 1983 - May 1983

  Researched and wrote about First Amendment issues for watchdog organization, including coverage of congressional hearings. Researched and wrote about First Amendment issues for watchdog organization, including coverage of congressional hearings.