Overseeing digital strategy for the Hearst TV station group and our central content team.

I oversee the editorial operations for Hearst's 26 TV stations across the U.S.

Manager of content on WLWT.com, WLWT mobile:- Daily Content: Oversight of two web staff members. Work with news managers, reporters and photographers to strategize coverage of daily events with a plan for NextGen newsgathering.- Special Events: In charge of building special pages and elements for events beyond the scope of daily newsgathering using HTML and CSS, including: marathon coverage, election coverage, project earth, special sports coverage. Also involved in planning for those events.Manager of social media for WLWT:- Facebook: In charge of strategy for Facebook, growth of fan base and integration in newscasts. In January, we had 35.5 page views per Facebook fan of WLWT.- Twitter: Building on identity created by web staff before my arrival. "Come for the News, Stay for the Snark" has helped us stand out among the other TV stations in Cincinnati.- UGC: Work with sales to develop campaigns that will drive page views and revenue while engaging our visitors/viewers to interact with WLWT. Manager of UGC during breaking news and surfacing content on a daily basis within newscasts.- Evaluation of emerging social media platforms and how to integrate into our daily workflow.NextGen team leader for Hearst:- Spent 1 1/2 years traveling to Hearst stations teaching newsrooms how to use NextGen newsgathering tools in their everyday workflow. - Coordination with News Directors at individual stations before arrival, and management of three team members - each with specialized skills - during the week-long training program.- Continued follow up with stations after departure, as needed.Other duties:- Production of a weekly story for TV about the week's most popular items on WLWT.com.- Surfacing of web content for use in newscasts and creation of special animations to use for promotion.- Important member of editorial team, providing a voice that might not otherwise be heard in our newsroom.- Served as interim News Director for two months.

I joined the board of the Association of LGBTQ Journalists in September 2022. Previously, I was the President of the NYC Chapter beginning in 2019.

- Management of 100+ staff in a duopoly market.- In charge of website content and promotion.- Oversight of Special Projects department: working with producers on vision for stories, execution and strategic scheduling of content across two TV stations.- Project Manager for 2006 presidential election coverage in Mexico, which included coordination with Mexico-based TV network, management of 8 staff in Mexico, a week's worth of newscasts and coverage, and supervision of election night coverage for two TV stations in coordination with Telemundo network.- Involved in the successful union decertification of producers, APs and writers.- Worked on creation, launch and execution of an innovative 11pm newscast, which earned several awards and national attention.- Served as interim News Director for 5 months.- Produced two live New Year's Eve concerts, working with A-list talent in the Spanish-language market.- Extensive knowledge of personnel management and budgeting.- Project manager on launch of Automated Production Control system (APC). Our stations were the first in NBC Universal to launch.

Executive Producer:- Led 11 p.m. newscast for 2 years, maintaining #1 status both years against fierce competition and a fading NBC prime.- In charge of Special Projects, helping to produce more than 20 reports every sweeps period.Producer:- Produced 11pm newscast for 2 years, maintaining #1 status both years.- Produced morning show for 1 year, taking the newscast from last place to first place in 6 months.- Go-to producer during Breaking News coverage: Santana High School Shootings, Granite Hills High School Shooting, Viejas Brush Fire.

Producer:- Produced 10 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. newscasts for 6 months.- Produced morning newscast for 1 year- Producer during extended coverage of Columbine High School shooting and Blizzard of 1997.Editor:- Served as editor for the morning newscast for 5 months. - My time as editor provided me with an editing background that I am able to take advantage of today.