education
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, New Brunswick, New Jersey
B. A. in History and Political Science May 1997.
experience
THE COLUMBIA DAILY TRIBUNE, Columbia, MO (July 2001 - Present)
Web Editor Transformed ColumbiaTribune.com from
a static archive of the newspaper's print edition to an interactive
source of continuous news. Responsible for all aspects of the site including
design
and
production. Collaborate with editors,
reporters and photographers to add value
to
our coverage with online features including slide shows, multimedia, blogs and
message
boards.
MISSOURI SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM, Columbia, MO (Aug. 2002 - May 2008)
Adjunct Instructor Taught Electronic
Photojournalism, the multimedia class in the photojournalism sequence of
the Missouri School of Journalism. Coached students as they pitched, reported
and produced multimedia stories. Taught them
the
tools
needed
to
most
effectively put photojournalism on the Web including HTML, CSS, audio, video,
Flash and Photoshop.
THE NEW YORK TIMES ON THE WEB, New York, NY (Fall 2000)
Web Producer Intern Photo producer at NYTimes.com.
Prepared photos for daily sections, slide shows, special sections and The New
York
Times Magazine.
AURORA PHOTOS, Portland, Maine (Summer 2000)
New Media Intern Editor and producer of The Road to Sydney, an eight-week long interactive multimedia journey through Australia for CameraWorks on washingtonpost.com. Researched destinations and story ideas. Edited stories, photos, audio and video from the photographer in the field and produced them for the Web.
skills
- Strong news judgment, editing skills and headline writing skills.
- Strong team-building, leadership and communication skills.
- Exceptional computer skills on both Mac and PC platforms.
- Extensive Web design skills including HTML and CSS.
- Strong multimedia background including audio, video and Flash.
- Excellent understanding of the role of interactive Web elements such as polls, message boards and blogs in a newspaper setting.
- Extensive background in photojournalism, picture editing and visual storytelling.
- Exceptional Photoshop skills, particularly for producing news photos for the Web.
- Fluent in Spanish.
references
Available on request.