Experience

Hamilton City Magazine

• Canada
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate publisher and editorial director

  • Jan 2021 - Present



MacLeod Communications

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • Jul 2015 - Present

  Full-service writing and editing company offering compelling content (articles, blogs, speeches, news releases, awards submissions, videos, podcasts) to newspapers, magazines, governments, education institutions, corporations and professionals looking to tell stories in thoughtful, creative ways. Full-service writing and editing company offering compelling content (articles, blogs, speeches, news releases, awards submissions, videos, podcasts) to newspapers, magazines, governments, education institutions, corporations and professionals looking to tell stories in thoughtful, creative ways.



Between Us Girls

• United States
• Retail

• Singer, guitarist

  • Aug 2009 - Present



Ryerson University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Professor/Writing coach

  • 2018 - Dec 2021

  Teaching first-year news writing and second-year feature writing. Have also taught History of News to graduate students. Teaching first-year news writing and second-year feature writing. Have also taught History of News to graduate students.



CTV News

• Canada
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Writer

  • Feb 2016 - Dec 2021

  Write stories for national broadcast's website based on interviews, live events, commentary, and broadcast scripts. Write stories for national broadcast's website based on interviews, live events, commentary, and broadcast scripts.



Brock University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Professor

  • Sep 2012 - Apr 2021

  Teaching newswriting to English, communications and popular culture students. Teaching newswriting to English, communications and popular culture students.



Sheridan

• United States
• Printing Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Instructor, Print Design

  • Sep 2012 - Apr 2017

• Newswriting instructor

  • Aug 2011 - Apr 2017



The Hamilton Spectator

• Canada
• Newspaper Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Business reporter/ editor

  • Jan 2011 - Jul 2015

  Writing stories, editing and designing pages for business pages Monday to Saturday.

• Urban affairs reporter

  • Mar 2003 - Jan 2011



Mohawk College

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor

  • Mar 2008 - Apr 2011

  Teach print layout and design to journalism students Teach print layout and design to journalism students



The Simcoe Reformer

• Reporter

  • Sep 2000 - Mar 2003