Derrick Nunnally Email & Phone Number

Kirkland, Wa, Us

Tacoma, Washington, United States

Olympia, Washington, United States

Olympia, Washington

As the writer/editor for the Secretary of State's communications team, I produced the office's in-house and public written communications, including content for newsletters, speeches and news releases. I also coordinated outreach to local, state and national media organizations, and trained office staff in effective media relations practices.

Tacoma, Washington

I wrote magazine stories, press releases and marketing content for organizations in the public and private sectors. My clients included healthcare software provider VitalWare, the Washington Department of Enterprise Services and the Puget Sound Institute of the University of Washington.

Tacoma, Washington

On what editors called the "stuff that can kill you" beat, I covered the environment, healthcare, infrastructure and science for The News Tribune. My stories reported extensively on government policy related to industrial development, climate change and restoration of polluted areas of western Washington state.I wrote in-depth profiles of newsmakers and social-issues controversies in the South Sound, including analysis of a proposal to build the world's largest methanol plant at the Port of Tacoma.

Olympia, Washington

Reported breaking news and enterprise stories on Washington state politics and governance during the 2015 state legislative session.

Brooklyn, Ny

I wrote a roman á clef about a public-corruption episode that sent a billionaire Mississippi lawyer to federal prison. The novel was represented by the Gelfman Schneider agency. On the journalism side, I wrote a series of in-depth book reviews of new nonfiction and literary fiction for the Philadelphia Inquirer. I also worked on daily deadlines as a metro news stringer for the New York Times.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Responsible for beat reporting on Pennsylvania’s largest suburban county.Enterprised feature and analysis stories about statewide political and cultural affairs.Led coverage of national stories about racial discrimination and domestic terrorism.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Wrote breaking news, analysis and project stories about civil and criminal courts.Documented Hurricane Katrina’s immediate and long-term effects from Louisiana. Founded the newspaper’s Proof and Hearsay blog of crime and justice-system news.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

Covered city hall for three years; promoted to newspaper’s first urban-growth reporter. Contributed frequent news analysis columns and a feature answering readers’ questions.

Anniston, Alabama Area

Wrote columns, features and game stories about Alabama high school football.

Greater New York City Area

Procured and analyzed court records and other source material for a novel about the Mafia.

Greater New York City Area

Managed intern staff to repair and upgrade Microsoft Exchange-based messaging infrastructure.

Fulton, Ms

Wrote news, sports and entertainment stories, as well as an opinion-page column.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Print Journalism

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science

Activities and Societies: News editor, Columbia Daily Spectator

High School