Experience

CQ

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

• Legislative Information Editor

  • Jul 2014 - Present

  Supervise and manage a team of four staffers who provide real-time digital content and comprehensive gavel-to-gavel coverage of Congress. Curate comprehensive database on legislation and guide coverage of the congressional process, including floor and committee actions, ensuring high editorial standards are met. Organize training and professional development workshops for team members. Collaborate with other newsroom managers on product enhancements.

• Congressional News Editor/Assistant Managing Editor

  • Aug 2012 - Jul 2014

  Coordinated daily news assignments for a team of reporters tracking the movement of legislation through Congress. Assigned, edited and posted news articles and blog items via in-house content management system. Managed and edited legislative databases and provided training for new reporters on legislative analysis. Monitored breaking news developments and write news alerts, headlines and other online display content.

• Deputy Editor

  • Sep 2009 - Aug 2012

  Edited and posted news stories via in-house content management systems. Created comprehensive training program for new team members. Wrote news alerts, headlines and other display content. Curated several legislative databases and proofread weekly magazine pages related to legislative votes for publication.



Congressional Quarterly

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Editor

  • Dec 2002 - Sep 2009

  Edited and posted legislative news stories via in-house content management systems. Maintained several legislative databases, with primary responsibility of House and Senate votes. Managed weekly program in conjunction with C-SPAN highlighting key legislative vote of the week. Designed several style guides used by team of editors and reporters.

• Reporter

  • Dec 1999 - Dec 2002

  Covered U.S. Senate, including reporting on policy-related news stories. Provided concise legislative analysis of Senate floor actions under tight deadlines via a proprietary database system. Reported and wrote several news and feature stories per day, including daily column forecasting Senate action. Wrote weekly news stories assessing key votes for C-SPAN.



Loyola University Maryland

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Jan 2002 - May 2005

  Designed and taught classes in Basic News Writing, Urban Affairs Reporting and Advanced Reporting, with subtexts concerning story development, sourcing, ethics, civics, narrative writing, investigative journalism and computer-assisted reporting. Acknowledged by tenured faculty for introducing new elements to multiple courses regarding experience-based learning, with emphasis on critical thinking, observation and analysis. Designed and taught classes in Basic News Writing, Urban Affairs Reporting and Advanced Reporting, with subtexts concerning story development, sourcing, ethics, civics, narrative writing, investigative journalism and computer-assisted reporting. Acknowledged by tenured faculty for introducing new elements to multiple courses regarding experience-based learning, with emphasis on critical thinking, observation and analysis.



Fastmarkets Metals and Mining

• United States
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Washington Bureau Reporter

  • Jan 1996 - Aug 1998

  Covered the intersection of national politics and the metals and mining industry, including Capitol Hill, federal agencies and lobbyists. Reported and wrote 2-4 stories a day about issues pertaining to industry, including the environment, transportation and international trade. Attended trade conferences to report on cutting-edge news. Filled in for bureau chief as needed. Covered the intersection of national politics and the metals and mining industry, including Capitol Hill, federal agencies and lobbyists. Reported and wrote 2-4 stories a day about issues pertaining to industry, including the environment, transportation and international trade. Attended trade conferences to report on cutting-edge news. Filled in for bureau chief as needed.



Home News Tribune

• News Reporter

  • May 1994 - Jan 1996

  Covered local government and politics, education and crime for several towns in a highly competitive news area of central New Jersey. Reported and wrote news, analysis and feature stories. Completed long-term investigative projects, including an examination of the role of religion and faith on politics and campaigns, and a series that examined ADA compliance in 21 municipalities. Covered local government and politics, education and crime for several towns in a highly competitive news area of central New Jersey. Reported and wrote news, analysis and feature stories. Completed long-term investigative projects, including an examination of the role of religion and faith on politics and campaigns, and a series that examined ADA compliance in 21 municipalities.