Senior reporter leading digital news team for Winsight Grocery Business, a new trade brand covering the $700B U.S. food retail industry. Edit daily industry newsletter; contribute to monthly print product; assign and edit daily news assignments.

Direct news coverage, assign and edit stories and manage staff for print and online versions of the leading B2B trade brand covering the $700 billion North American food retailing industry. Research, write and edit stories, with an emphasis on breaking news, financial analysis and industry trends. Write and research in-depth cover stories. Create proprietary data products. Assign and write lead items daily for email newsletter and website. Contribute multimedia content for SN website including galleries, audio, video and data products. Edit quarterly Whole Health section. Coordinate events including annual Financial Analyst Roundtable and twice-yearly education program focusing on health and wellness at Natural Products Expo. Frequently quoted in U.S. press.

Financial reporter and feature writer on Northeast U.S. beat, and editor of quarterly Whole Health supplement covering health and wellness at supermarkets, natural and organic food, and food policy. Helped brand tap new revenue streams including creation of an exclusive seminar at Natural Products Expo West and white paper utilizing data from industry survey.

Financial reporter and feature writer for the leading trade publication covering the food retailing industry with a weekly paid circulation of 33,000. Research, write and edit page 1 news on the $340 billion U.S. food retailing industry, with an emphasis on breaking news, financial analysis and industry trends. Research and write in-depth cover feature stories 12-15 times per year. Coordinate and write lead items daily for email newsletter and website. Edit contributions from freelancers. Develop top-level sources in the retail, food, consumer products, real estate and financial communities. Panelist at Citi Investment Research Food & Drug Conference, May, 2010; frequently quoted in U.S. press.

Senior Editor for Beverage Spectrum, a start-up trade magazine covering retail beverage marketing. Helped editors and publisher launch a new monthly magazine covering the U.S. beverage industry. Researched and wrote articles focusing on brand marketing, retail business trends and channel management.

Senior Editor for the Consumer Markets Insider, a web-based business news service of KPMG, the global professional services firm. Covered retail, food and consumer products industries for a daily website with around 40,000 subscribers. Researched and wrote news analysis articles focusing on strategies and business trends. Selected, edited and published wire stories and partner content daily on the website.

Researched, wrote and edited SCT Xtra, a weekly fax newsletter covering breaking news on commercial real estate and retail for an international trade organization of shopping center developers, managers and marketing staff, leasing agents, and retail and financial professionals. Wrote daily news stories for company website, ICSCNET (http://www.icsc.org). Researched and wrote feature articles for Shopping Centers Today, a monthly industry trade magazine with a circulation of 38,000. Worked with editor to generate story ideas for all company publications.Associate Editor of Shopping Centers Today (April 1997-August 1998). Covered broad range of issues, features and news on commercial real estate and retail. Responsible for various special sections. Edited copy for style, grammar and accuracy.

Wrote sports stories freelance for The News-Journal (Delaware’s largest newspaper; a.m. daily with a circulation of 145,000 daily, 164,000 Sunday).

Assistant Editor of Out & About, a monthly lifestyle/variety magazine with a circulation of 30,000. Wrote feature and entertainment articles. Oversaw various special projects and sections. Edited copy for style, grammar and accuracy. Wrote all headlines and cutlines. Advised staff of 12 free-lance writers and photographers. Did some page design and ad design and all pagination.Managing Editor of The Softball News, a seasonal bi-weekly sports newspaper with a circulation of 10,000. Responsible for all editorial aspects of a newspaper covering recreational softball. Hired and oversaw staff of free-lance writers and photographers. Assigned and edited all stories. Did all design and pagination. Planned and ran special events sponsored by the publication.

Responsible for all daily operations of the features department of The Cecil Whig (the daily newspaper of Cecil County, Md., circulation 16,000). Assumed all editorial responsibility for Accent, a weekly variety section, and Weekend, a weekly magazine section covering arts and entertainment. Assigned and edited all local material. Edited wire copy. Did all layout and pagination.

Covered variety of prep, college and professional sports. Edited and laid out wire and agate copy. Wrote headlines and cutlines. Covered soccer, basketball, high school and semi-pro baseball, softball, golf and sports memorabilia on regular beats.