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Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Using data and investigative skills to report to improve accountability and transparency for readers in Hawaii and elsewhere.

Rochester, New York Area

Rochester, New York Area

Adjunct Instructor teaching Cross Platform Multimedia Journalism in the School of Communication, College of Liberal Arts.

Nashville Tennessee

I work with the fantastic reporting team at The Tennessean on long form investigative reporting. We cover social justice, accountability, health, environment, justice and prisons, education, and government. Reporting on access to Hep C treatment for Tennessee inmates lead to a change in state policy. Contributed to Pulitzer-nominated project on teacher disciplinary records.

Rochester, New York Area

WXXI Public Radio received a grant of $28,000 from this year’s INNovation Fund, a new grant opportunity funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. WXXI is using the grant to develop Yellr, a new Citizen Journalism mobile app designed to widen audience engagement, especially among younger, technologically-driven and under-represented community members. The mobile app will have a dual language function of English and Spanish to enable broad participation among community members in sharing and posting news and other community related information and events.

Rochester, New York Area

I coordinate a number of projects that support reporting collaboration between upstate NPR affiliated newsrooms and other Local Journalism Centers around the country. This involves developing and assigning stories, editing and distributing content, updating web and social media content, organizing training, managing resources and budgets and facilitating communication between stations, media organizations and educational facilities. I also work regularly with funding agencies like CPB and the Knight Foundation.

Rochester, New York Area

Edit and Coordinate a team of journalists based at 6 upstate NPR affiliate stations for the CPB-funded Innovation Trail Local Journalism Center project. The L.J.C. is one of the major collaborative reporting initiatives which has increased cooperation between public media outlets and raised reporting standards. The role involved assigning and editing stories, writing regular reports on activity and facilitating training opportunities. I also coordinated regular meetings among upstate newsrooms and managers.

Mount Magnet, Western Australia

Project management and administer opening of new indigenous cultural facility designed to empower local Aboriginal people economically through art and other cultural activity. Responsible to government funding agencies and indigenous incorporation. Conducted business, maintained database and facilities, managed materials and production standards, organized training workshops and exhibitions.

Coordinated national news coverage delivered over the National Indigenous Radio Service network, which provided news and programming to over 140 stations across Australia servicing indigenous communities.

Executive Producer of national live talkback news and discussion program, 'Australia Talks', responsible for overall editorial content, studio direction, script editing, talent booking, staff supervision, liaise with talent and guests.

Sydney, Australia

Producer of feature and documentary content for ABC Radio National's Indigenous Affairs program, AWAYE!

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Researched documentary for Te Papa Tongarewa (New Zealand national museum) on sense of home and place for Sticky Pictures production company contracted to produce.

Senior Feature and Documentary Producer, producing long form radio and broadcast material for the New Zealand national broadcaster. Also coordinated content sharing between RNZ and other global public media outlets.

Sydney And Melbourne

Producer and later Executive Producer of Radio-Eye documentary and feature program, now 360 documentaries for ABC Radio National network.

Sydney, Australia

Producer with ABC Radio National network working in various ABC bureau's on a range of programs including Screen, In The Mix, Radio-eye, Arts National and etc.

Associate Diploma, Music Theory And Composition

Sound design, music theory, composition, arranging, performance, music history, improvisation, electronic music, ensemble, piano, guitar.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Music, ArtsMusic, Art History, History, English