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Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

• Developing lesson plans on academic reading and writing skills. • Giving lectures and facilitating workshops around grammar and essay-writing techniques.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Assigning multi-platform stories for the food, homes, style, health, movies, books and television sections. • Hiring talented and diverse writers and editors. • Focusing on issues relevant to millennials including body-positivity activism; automation and work culture; Fentanyl safety and drug use; housing affordability and gender equality. • Managing a team of journalists to execute Metro’s redesign by planning creative features and infographics. For example: a mumps outbreak map and infographic of superfoods ruining the planet.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Interviewing top entertainment newsmakers including Margaret Atwood, Anna Paquin, Yann Martel, Judd Apatow, Jamie Oliver, Mariko Tamaki, and Xavier Dolan. • Versatile reporter who, over the course of 10 years, has covered hard news in crime and politics; slice-of-life stories and long-form investigative features.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Launched a digital publication covering the online video entertainment business. • Developed contacts in the startup world including disrupters such as Machinima, AOL, Hulu, Amazon, Influicity, Maker Studios and Frederator Network.• Notable features include a microblog covering the CES electronics trade show in Las Vegas, and sending breaking news from the Digital Content NewFronts in New York.

Toronto, Canada

•Lead front-page copy editor for the Toronto market, working with the managing editor on story selection and positioning. •Was the go-to editor for delivering grabbing display copy and creative page design.

Toronto, Canada Area

•Determined the national and world news lineup for 10 markets. •Worked with managing editors acrossCanada on story ideas, packaging, and special features. •Assigned page layout to copy editing staff.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Covered daily marketing news for an online publication read by advertising and media execs. • Wrote Strategy magazine cover stories that examined the evolving state of print and broadcasting industries.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Assigned all news articles and columns, planning the monthly production schedule for this respectedcommunity newspaper. • Mentored writers and interns, encouraging them to find compelling local stories.

Japan

• Taught conversational language and specialized grammar courses• Developed lesson plans for both advanced and beginner students• Led group discussions on social issues affecting Japan• Taught specialized ESL courses to children ages three to 14

Brantford, Ontario

• Covered breaking news in crime, health and education• Wrote entertainment and business features

Glengarry, Ontario

• Part of a small team committed to independent community journalism• Wrote news and sports stories, profiles and features• Took photographs of high-profile events and games, as well as news portrait shots

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Centre For European, Russian And Eurasian Studies

In-depth study of political and economic reforms throughout Eastern Europe and Russia. Published research paper on war-torn enclave.

Bachelor Of Journalism, Reporting, Editing, Layout

Specialized in newspaper reporting, editing and production. Interned at The Hamilton Spectator and The Brantford Expositor.