A seasoned editor with experience at print publications and in the fast-paced digital news cycle, I'm at my best when I'm helping others improve their work. I've worn many hats in my decade-plus of newsroom life, including editor, manager, writer, project manager, interviewer, QA tester, and audience developer.I am communicative: With a thesis on stasis theory and a career built around words, I unsurprisingly value clear and concise communication. It makes me both a compassionate manager and a stellar freelancer.I am solutions-oriented: When a company needed to save money on T&E expenses during a conference but staffers were uncomfortable asking to crash with friends, I developed a program that facilitated the best of both worlds. It was a huge win for organizational health.I am proactive: As an editor eager to help improve her website's CMS, I enrolled in self-directed Coursera classes to teach myself Python. I figured if the developers were making every effort to speak the language of the newsroom, the least I could do was meet them halfway.I am curious and a lifelong learner: In case the Coursera work didn't give me away, I thrive learning new things. When manually keying film times for 19 Austin-area movie theaters, I kept my brain engaged by listening to podcasts like RadioLab. When I'm not working, I enjoy hobbies like baking and crocheting, which I learned by trial and error and a whole lot of YouTube.But most of all, I am a word maven. I will gleefully teach you about noun declensions, gently assure you when passive voice is actually OK, and nerd out about the difference between em and en dashes.