Oversee news operations for an independent, nonprofit media organization in Lakeland, FL, that aims to foster civic engagement. Write, edit, and curate stories. Create or source photos, maps, and infographics. Develop and nurture news staff. Champion the mission and work to grow LkldNow's reach and audience.

Led education and outreach efforts for the Community & Economic Development department of the City of Lakeland. Created content to support planning and transportation initiatives. Worked closely with historical preservation, building permitting, housing, community redevelopment, and code enforcement divisions to improve communication and relations with public. Organized community events. Managed social media accounts.

Directed creative strategy and content creation for a digital marketing and SEO agency using original research to earn high-quality links. Managed a team of writers, editors, graphic designers, and media relations specialists to create “share-worthy” and “rank-worthy” content. Helped businesses of all sizes grow their online presence – from humble startups to Fortune 500 companies.

Founded a boutique marketing and public relations agency to help companies improve brand awareness through owned and earned media. Conducted original research studies that earned media coverage from top-tier publishers and raised search engine visibility through high-quality backlinks. Wrote speeches and provided crisis response and messaging. Also produced blog posts, news releases, white papers, and conference presentations for clients across a variety of industries.

Worked for a groundbreaking content marketing agency producing high-impact Internet campaigns that blended creativity and data journalism to tell engaging stories. Developed innovative and often viral web content including: infographics, blogs, landing pages, videos, interactive calculators, surveys, GIF animations, and social media efforts. Produced almost two dozen data-driven campaigns that resulted in more than 3,900 news mentions and generated more than 120,000 social shares. The projects were picked up by outlets including the Washington Post, CNN, Business Insider, NBC, The Today Show, the Huffington Post, and Forbes.

Taught college prep and honors-level U.S. History, U.S. Government, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Intro to Business/Entrepreneurship, and Finance & Investment courses.Pioneered the semester-long National History Day curriculum for all 7th, 8th and 11th graders.Chaired NHD for two years, organizing a school-wide fair with over 275 projects and visiting judges from local historical societies, museums and universities. Dominated Palm Beach County competition every year and mentored 4 students who went to Washington, D.C. for nationals. Wrote the curriculum for several courses of new Pre-Business elective track. Supervised semester-long stock market simulations for 8 years. Helped students to establish a Future Business Leaders of America chapter and open a school store with student employees, general managers, marketing directors and bookkeepers. Took 4 student projects to the 2015 regional High School Entrepreneurship competition at Palm Beach Atlantic University; mentored team that won 3rd place.

Taught artistically talented students at a competitive public magnet school. Had students create websites, Power Points, improvisational plays and movies. Lively lessons featured intensive work on vocabulary, grammar and writing.

Arts & Culture Reporter/Community News Feature Writer – Covered local museums, ballet companies, theaters, orchestras and nonprofit groups. Probed the politics of philanthropy and tax-funded grants. Wrote provocative features about the plight of migrant farmworkers, homeless families and senior citizens addicted to the lottery. Political Columnist/Government Reporter – Covered Palm Beach County Commission and South Florida congressional delegation. Exposed problems with a new handgun registration law, monitored taxpayer-financed land deals, reported on 1999 legislative session and followed Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Al Gore, John McCain and others on fundraising trips to Florida.

Chief Political Writer/State Desk – Covered gubernatorial and congressional campaigns, presidential visits and 1998 legislative session. Analyzed the impact of Indian gaming money on New Mexico politics, the Green Party’s role in three key Republican victories, and the decline of small contributors in top-of-the-ticket races. City Hall Reporter – Covered politically ambitious Albuquerque mayor and activist nine-member City Council. Scrutinized the city’s $600 million annual budget. Also reported on labor unrest, environmental issues and social problems including homelessness and food stamp fraud.

Covered crime and district court activity in San Juan County, plus portions of the neighboring Navajo, Ute and Apache reservations. Wrote in-depth stories based on interviews with prostitutes, gang members, drunken drivers, jail guards and death-row inmates.

Assisted attorneys with divorce and child custody cases. Reviewed bank accounts, securities portfolios, tax returns and other evidence to find concealed assets. Prepared trial exhibits for cross examination of witnesses. Filed motions and searched records.

Covered school boards, city councils and local concerns in 25 municipalities around St. Louis.