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Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area

* Lead all newsroom departments - investigations, news, sports, entertainment, visuals, multimedia and audience strategy - in one of the nation’s most diverse and competitive news markets.* Deliver consistent and continuing growth in audience reach and digital subscriptions with high-relevance, high-impact journalism and strategic digital tactics.* Compete mightily and successfully against bigger newsrooms and despite declining resources.* Directed coverage of the Parkland school… Show more * Lead all newsroom departments - investigations, news, sports, entertainment, visuals, multimedia and audience strategy - in one of the nation’s most diverse and competitive news markets.* Deliver consistent and continuing growth in audience reach and digital subscriptions with high-relevance, high-impact journalism and strategic digital tactics.* Compete mightily and successfully against bigger newsrooms and despite declining resources.* Directed coverage of the Parkland school massacre and its lessons. Staff awarded the 2019 Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for Public Service and named a finalist in Breaking News. * Manage morale in a challenging business environment with fair-minded leadership, transparent communications, high expectations and the experience to help the team meet them.* Nurture growth and retention of a diverse staff and leadership team. Play leadership role in company-wide diversity and inclusion initiatives as a member of Tribune’s DEI Steering Committee.* Oversee ambitious and creative multimedia journalism, from investigative interactives to the Felonious Florida podcast.* Collaborate closely with television partners and event, marketing and advertising teams on audience and revenue growth initiatives. Show less

* Transitioned the newsroom's largest department to embrace and execute a new digital mindset. * Metro editor responsibilities expanded over the years to include all South Florida bureaus, state and national coverage, and investigations.* Edited the Speeding Cops investigation that won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for Public Service.* Oversaw a robust race and demographics team that set the standard for sophisticated and inclusive coverage of diverse communities in South… Show more * Transitioned the newsroom's largest department to embrace and execute a new digital mindset. * Metro editor responsibilities expanded over the years to include all South Florida bureaus, state and national coverage, and investigations.* Edited the Speeding Cops investigation that won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for Public Service.* Oversaw a robust race and demographics team that set the standard for sophisticated and inclusive coverage of diverse communities in South Florida, one of the nation’s most multicultural melting pots.* Built multi-platform breaking news team, integrating web, print and television coverage for SunSentinel.com, the Sun Sentinel print edition, and the CW network’s WSFL Morning Show. * Creatively managed staff in times of boom and bust, expanding watchdog resources even as overall positions were reduced.* Directed ambitious hurricane coverage, running teams across Florida and in Haiti and Jamaica. Staff storm coverage recognized as a Pulitzer finalist in breaking news in 2005 and again in 2006. Show less

Supervised 25 reporters and editors based in South Broward and Miami-Dade counties.

Worked with five reporters and a photographer on a diverse range of topics from Little Havana to South Beach. Ran teams on special assignments in Cuba. Got the hang of huge news, Florida style.

Brought competitive edge to education, religion and other specialty beat reporters.

Covered beats ranging from cops and government to education and environment at the Sun Sentinel and the Sun Tattler in Hollywood, Fla.

Scripps Fellow In Environmental Journalism

B.S., Journalism

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