Lisa Schnellinger Email and Phone Number

My studio makes custom art and architectural glass, as well as offering workshops and private lessons. We are the largest kilnformed glass studio in Georgia.

NearMedia offered program research and development, project management, consulting, training, and content production services for international development organizations, communications companies, and media outlets in the US and overseas.

Consultancies in upgrades and sustainability, subsequent to the founding of Pajhwok, the first independent news agency in Afghanistan. Advised and led planning, coordinating and training in development of news and features content.

Fine arts, journalistic essays and memoir photography from North Georgia and international locales. Consulting, workshops and personal training on digital photography and related software.

Co-developed and wrote online training materials for an open source content management system, SPIP, with Internews Europe. Coordinated the initial stages of a program for training of trainers in Iran and conducted a TOT workshop for online editors in Turkey.

Journalism program design and management, curriculum development, training, grant writing for ICFJ in 12 countries • Designed / advised on Virtual Newsroom investigative reporting project in Egypt• Designed / supervised training project for presidential / parliamentary elections in Egypt; co-edited 500,000 circulation voter guide and online coverage • Co-authored / compiled "Fighting Words" manual for Arab and American journalists on improving coverage and reducing bias• Designed and supervised training program in Timor-Leste for presidential and parliamentary elections, nationwide survey and pool coverage; developed / managed training of trainers • In Republic of Georgia, conducted workshops / consulted with journalists on reporting fundamentals and elections coverage• Wrote "Free and Fair," manual on elections reporting / civic journalism• As Knight Fellow, conducted regional assessment of training needs; trained / coached reporters and editors in 6 South Pacific countries on reporting, editing, and layout

• Program design, project management, strategic advising, curriculum development, proposal writing for international organizations• Developed and conducted training of trainers workshops: essential journalism skills, specialized topic reporting, and content management system editing and administration• Designed, supervised, conducted journalism training projects including production of publications in Southeast Asia, Caucasus and other emerging democracies• Editor and coach during Lebanon war (2006) for novice journalists across the Middle East for IRIN, the United Nations humanitarian news agency, in Dubai• Media relations trainer for commercial executives in United Arab Emirates and Turkey for Center for Development Communications, 2005• Freelance editor and coach for business and academic clients, 1998-2000• Instructor, essay writing for adults, 1999• Travel, opinion and essay writer, based on independent travel and work assignments in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, 1996-2002• Photography published in newspapers and at international Cities and Buildings database

• Planning and management of $2.7 million budget,cooperation with NGOs and international media, and supervision of staff and consultants • Developed strategy for nationwide journalism training program; recruited and trained team of 10 Afghan trainers• Designed and directed nationwide programs for basic skills, daily news coverage, news agency reporting and editing, and specialized reporting, including curriculum and materials• Created, planned and directed nationwide elections coverage program, including survey of more than 3,000 voters by 100 journalists in 21 provinces, production of newspaper supplement (100,000copies in two languages), eight-program radio package, and live coverage of elections week in eight regions• Planned and directed special coverage of Constitutional Loya Jirga, 41 print and radio journalists that produced 200+ daily stories and programs in month-long project• Conceived, developed and supervised startup of Pajhwok, independent Afghan news agency

As News Desk Editor: Coordinated, designed, paginated, oversaw production. Selected and decided play of stories, photos and graphics on Page One. Paginated all section pages. Trained with stints as a copy editor, copy desk slot, layout editor and makeup supervisor. Also served as foreign wire editor,selecting, editing and rewriting national and international stories.Joined staff as suburban general assignment reporter; promoted to cover education, environment, state legislature, urban issues, and projects. Won awards for coverage of Seattle's 44,000-student school district, including reports on desegregation, education reform, school closures and district leadership. Covered Exxon Valdez oil spill, air and water quality issues and crisis over logging. Other enterprise stories included state finances, regional development, racial inequities,political profiles and demographics. Covered Pacific Rim trade, politics and social problems; in-depth reports on China.

• Served as a “foreign expert” editor for staff of 50 reporters and wire desk for China's internationalEnglish-language newspaper in Beijing• Did extensive rewrite work as well as copy editing and headlines for all sections• Consulted with editors on story and photo selection, page design and staffing issues• Worked with reporters and editors to develop story ideas for daily and special publications• Responsible for scheduling and liaison with foreign experts with China Daily management

Covered local government, business and social issues for 45,000-circulation daily in Warren, Ohio. Won awards for coverage of issues related to unemployment and recession that devastated industrial area. Part-time, edited wire stories, laid out news pages and edited staff copy.