Experience

Habitat for Humanity DeKalb, Inc (HFHD)

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President Board Of Directors

  • May 2016 - Present

  • Fulfilled a long-term dream of working with Habitat for Humanity by joining the board of directors for the DeKalb affiliate. Served as vice president for 12 months and was named president in July 2018.• Worked closely with Habitat for Humanity International, our board and our executive director to develop, implement and oversee a strategic action plan with the goal of tripling fund-raising and doubling the number of homes we build each year by 2020.• Stressed the importance of visual story-telling, using video, social media and other tools to share Habitat for Humanity’s inspiring story – and help the DeKalb affiliate raise additional funds and solicit more volunteers.• Co-chaired the organization’s annual awards ceremony.



Cox Media Group

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Director and Managing Editor

  • Feb 2004 - Present

  Senior Director, Print Platforms, Cox Media GroupManaging Editor, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution• Serve as director of two divisions made up of more than 100 people across four states.• Oversee daily operations with an emphasis on people, strategy and finance.• Manage expense budgets; partner with various departments, such as advertising, and other Cox Media Group properties, to launch and implement new products; collaborate with newsroom leaders in Ohio, Texas, Florida and Georgia to curate, edit and present content for seven newspapers.• Led the design and presentation of a year-long project on doctors and sex abuse – a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize.• Leveraged reader and advertiser feedback to launch a portfolio of magazines across four states with $5 million in annual profit. Our first magazine was recognized by the International News Media Association (INMA) as one the best new print products in the world. • Used reader input and other metrics to reinvent The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s real estate portfolios and played a pivotal role in a project to redesign the Sunday newspaper to increase revenue and readership.• Helped lead a CMG-wide initiative to consolidate production efforts across all newspapers, resulting in a multi-million savings.• Nominated for Cox Media Group’s Innovator of the Year for 2015.



Seattle Post-Intelligencer

• Regional Editor

  • Dec 1999 - Feb 2004

  • Recruited as the organization prepared to go head-to-head with The Seattle Times in one of the most closely watched newspaper wars in the country.• Edited "Made in Misery," a five-part series that exposed hidden “sweat shops” on American soil. Our coverage won first-place for immigration and minority affairs reporting.• Selected by the publisher to help lead a year-long sweeping overhaul of the printed newspaper, using reader research and working closely with the Readership Institute at Northwestern University.• Served as a mentor in Hearst’s leadership program.



CHATHAM COLLEGE

• United States
• Higher Education

• Adjunct Professor

  • Aug 1999 - Dec 1999

  Taught introductory journalism classes, stressing the importance of accuracy, clarity and brevity Taught introductory journalism classes, stressing the importance of accuracy, clarity and brevity



Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Assistant City Editor

  • Jan 1996 - Dec 1999

  • Supervised the weekend news-gathering staff for Pennsylvania’s second-largest news organization and established a strategic mission for the Sunday newspaper. • Helped edit "Win at All Costs," a 10-part series that exposed wrongdoing by federal prosecutors across the country. • Supervised the weekend news-gathering staff for Pennsylvania’s second-largest news organization and established a strategic mission for the Sunday newspaper. • Helped edit "Win at All Costs," a 10-part series that exposed wrongdoing by federal prosecutors across the country.



Rider University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Jan 1994 - Jan 1996

  Taught introductory, intermediate and advanced journalism classes, stressing the importance of deadline-driven work in a competitive environment. Taught introductory, intermediate and advanced journalism classes, stressing the importance of deadline-driven work in a competitive environment.



The Trentonian

• Information Services

• Executive Editor

  • Jun 1990 - Jan 1996

  • Began as college intern and quickly rose to the rank of Executive Editor.• Managed a staff of 50 employees in one of the most-competitive newspaper markets in the country, stressing the importance of investigative and enterprise reporting. • Began as college intern and quickly rose to the rank of Executive Editor.• Managed a staff of 50 employees in one of the most-competitive newspaper markets in the country, stressing the importance of investigative and enterprise reporting.