Helping to reinvent news products, including apps, websites, chat bots, guides, social media channels, email newsletters, podcasts, and more

Deeply researched an under-served local news audience and developed and launched a product to meet their local news needs, with teamwork on content strategy and business development.

• Watchdog team reporter: Partnered with beat reporters on short-term investigations and seasonal coverage, planned and executed special sections, grew the newsroom’s watchdog culture and multimedia culture, coached apprentice reporters.• Government beat reporter and transportation columnist: Covered multiple beats, planned and coordinated election coverage, acted as bureau chief and team leader, coached apprentice reporters.• Higher education beat reporter: Covered the University of Arizona, Pima Community College and private colleges; grew readership with a blog and social media; crafted stories on topics ranging from top scientific research to remedial ed.• High school sports editor: Managed and guided a team of five reporters, coordinated stringers and interns, edited copy, planned and created special sections with online extras, led the transition to a new online stats system.• Business section beat reporter: Created a beat on workplace and labor issues including a major strike and the state’s first minimum wage law, covered the business of healthcare, covered real estate in the boom and bust including a local mortgage company meltdown, partnered on investigative projects on child care and casinos, used and created databases, revamped an annual special section to make it more visual and user friendly.• Cops beat reporter: Covered breaking news, identified and developed "talker" stories and watchdog stories.

Covered a broad business beat, including economic development, government, land use, tourism, workforce development, downtown revitalization, gaming, transportation, and retail topics. Edited copy and helped with page design. Contributed to monthly special sections.

Covered education beat, including K-12, higher education, education funding, and child-family social topics. Organized columns and features for weekly education page. Founded monthly teen section and coordinated teen journalists. General assignments including arts, features, business, community and breaking news.

Covered news and features in nine communities for The East County Californian and The Alpine Sun, managed news budgets, edited copy, coordinated correspondents, pagination