Experience

LUBY PUBLISHING, INC.

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contributing Writer

  • Mar 2016 - Present

  Contributing writer for Billiards Digest magazine. Current responsibilities include writing feature and news articles as well as covering tournaments and events for the publication. Contributing writer for Billiards Digest magazine. Current responsibilities include writing feature and news articles as well as covering tournaments and events for the publication.



Chambersburg Public Opinion

• Reporter

  • May 2005 - Nov 2010

  -- Received Second Place in the special project category of Division V of the 2008 Keystone Press Awards for a three-article package examining the amount of registered sex offenders living in Franklin County. -- Gathered news about the county’s six school districts and wrote articles regarding education issues for a seven-day-a-week morning newspaper with a circulation of approximately 18,000. -- Developed daily story ideas and budgeted these thoughts to be written about throughout the week. -- Established relationships with multiple sources and officials – including school superintendents, police chiefs, board members and spokespeople – in order to develop trust and acquire information. Show less



Pittsburgh Tribune Review

• Freelance Writer

  • Aug 2001 - May 2005

  -- Wrote enterprise stories, covered events and collected scores for numerous high school and college sports at a daily metropolitan newspaper with a circulation in the 40,000-100,000 classification. -- Developed relationships with coaches, school athletic directors and athletes to encourage better coverage and easier access to information. -- Assisted the full-time staff writers and editors whenever possible. -- Wrote enterprise stories, covered events and collected scores for numerous high school and college sports at a daily metropolitan newspaper with a circulation in the 40,000-100,000 classification. -- Developed relationships with coaches, school athletic directors and athletes to encourage better coverage and easier access to information. -- Assisted the full-time staff writers and editors whenever possible.