• Orchestrate the day-to-day activities of team of reporters, editors, and visual journalists to produce a daily digital report and a weekly print edition for professional educators• Use audience analytics to inform decision-making on news coverage and staff assignments• Spearhead editorial planning processes in collaboration with senior leadership and stakeholders• Identify and capitalize on opportunities to improve internal processes, work streams, and procedures• Align closely with cross-functional revenue teams to design audience growth strategies and monetize products• Partner with Editor-in-Chief on budget planning, strategic goal setting, and recruitment of new talent

• Acted as the project leader of live events and special reports that highlighted excellence in U.S. education leadership• Directed an award-winning project on public schools in New Orleans while coordinating a team of reporters• Managed a team of 4-5 reporters while overseeing day-to-day work allocation and long-term projects• Ensured all published content met publication standards and conformed to AP style• Collaborated with the Managing Editor to manage key projects and milestones, resolve operational challenges, and handle escalated concerns• Recruited and hired newsroom talent, and onboarded/trained new reporter hires

• Reported on vital issues, including leadership and demographic changes in schools• Assisted in editing various projects, content pieces, and other copy• Produced award-winning projects on American Indian students and education in post-Katrina New Orleans• Conducted in-depth research on assigned topics to create compelling content for multiple formats and platforms

Covered the nation's largest systems of public higher education with focus on the student experience and the high-stakes admissions race at the University of California.

Award-winning reporter on breaking news, the power and influence of big agriculture, the deplorable conditions inside juvenile justice facilities. Watchdog on effectiveness of local state representatives in the state Capitol.