• Enhance and protect the university’s reputation globally and locally through proactive media outreach and issues management• Identify and develop stories that align with UBC’s strategic priorities and/or brand positioning• Build strong relationships with news media and members of the university community• Provide strategic communications counsel to internal stakeholders who have stories to share or issues to manage• Collaborate with colleagues in Internal Communications and… Show more • Enhance and protect the university’s reputation globally and locally through proactive media outreach and issues management• Identify and develop stories that align with UBC’s strategic priorities and/or brand positioning• Build strong relationships with news media and members of the university community• Provide strategic communications counsel to internal stakeholders who have stories to share or issues to manage• Collaborate with colleagues in Internal Communications and Brand and Marketing on major university-wide initiatives as part of an integrated content strategy • Drive discovery and adoption of progressive media relations tactics within our unit Show less

Communications-management software designed specifically for organizations that face a high level of public scrutiny. I raise awareness and generate leads. The clients thank me later.

• Publisher and editor of Bean Poet, a site that helps people make and enjoy better coffee.

• Growing a digital publishing portfolio with websites in several verticals• Content marketing with an emphasis on capturing organic search traffic through SEO• Web design (WordPress), keyword research, content creation and outsourcing, social media strategy

• First digital-only journalist at The Province• Led newsroom's transition to digital by identifying, adopting and promoting new tools and technology• Responsible for daily operations, budget and journalism of digital editorial unit• Developed data-driven strategies for audience acquisition on desktop, mobile, social and video platforms• Won two National Newspaper Awards and four Jack Webster Awards as digital lead on major multimedia projects• Oversaw 2016 launch of new… Show more • First digital-only journalist at The Province• Led newsroom's transition to digital by identifying, adopting and promoting new tools and technology• Responsible for daily operations, budget and journalism of digital editorial unit• Developed data-driven strategies for audience acquisition on desktop, mobile, social and video platforms• Won two National Newspaper Awards and four Jack Webster Awards as digital lead on major multimedia projects• Oversaw 2016 launch of new website and mobile products while introducing new content management system and helping merge newsroom with Vancouver Sun Show less

• Set editorial direction of dominant sports news brand in market• Managed staff of 17 reporters, editors and columnists with wide range of experience• Conceived, assigned and edited National Newspaper Award-nominated series on NHL labour relations

• Supervised daily production of Province Sports• Launched and edited weekly Adventure section featuring coverage of outdoor pursuits in B.C.

• Designed pages and edited copy for breaking sports news on tight nightly deadlines

• Taught multimedia journalism and copy editing• Trained student journalists in digital news production, real-time reporting using social media, content curation, data visualization, WordPress, news values, language skills, editing, coaching writers, Canadian Press style, headline and caption writing. Mentored student editors of The Voice news website• Redesigned and relaunched The Voice website to optimize for mobile consumption and social sharing

• Opened satellite bureau of Vancouver Courier as first editor of the East Side edition

• General assignment reporter with specific responsibility for sports, education and city council beats • Won awards for sports reporting and feature writing

• General assignment reporter with specific responsibility for sports, school board and regional district beats