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UC Davis, California

Plan, develop and implement strategic communications and content strategy for University of California, Davis’ contemporary art museum. Coordinate and execute public relations campaigns encompassing paid and earned media, digital and social media, and campus outreach. Collaborate with museum teams and university communicators to promote the museum’s.

San Francisco Bay Area

Oversaw The Chronicle’s marquee arts and entertainment section. Led content and design refresh that introduced new reader-focused columns from critics; assigned, edited and supervised presentation of cover stories; managing editor of Book Review.

San Francisco Bay Area

Led team of staff writers and freelancers in producing Style, The Chronicle's weekly Bay Area lifestyle section -- a winner of 2009, 2010, 2014 and 2015 Best Lifestyle Coverage award from California Newspaper Publishers Association, and frequently honored by the Society of News Design. Set and executed section's editorial vision and calendar. Conceived.

San Francisco Bay Area

Directed production, proofing and copy flow for The Chronicle's James Beard award-winning weekly Food section. Project-managed special issues such as Top 100 restaurants. Edited weekly What’s New section, Bar Bites, and line-edited lead food critic’s daily blog. Wrote long and short trend-based features and display type.

San Francisco Bay Area

Conceived, assigned and wrote dynamic new lifestyle features for 24- to 56-page Chronicle Magazine. Copy-edited and directed proofing and production flow.

San Francisco Bay Area

Copy-edited arts reviews and stories, working with columnists, critics and staff writers of Datebook section. Designed pages and coordinated production of daily Datebook section. Worked with team to develop and launch Sunday Living features section, including overseeing fonception and execution of centerpieces and packages. Conceived and wrote new features.

San Francisco Bay Area

Assigned, edited and posted regular blog entries from team of staff and freelance writers on fashion news, events and awards shows. Shaped SFUnzipped blog and helped increase views on SFGate through photo galleries and relevant content to 1 million page views per month.

Sacramento, California Area

Copy-edited Sacramento and Reno News & Review stories; edited weekly op-eds and special nightlife and women's issues; coordinated contest entries.

Ba, Communication (English, Sociology Emphasis)

Activities and Societies: * Associated Students of Mills College (president, 1992-93) * Mills Weekly, news editor * Mills PalladiumMills.

Semester In Journalism, Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

Activities and Societies: Semester in Journalism program -- intern at Newsday, Washington, D.C., bureau.