Experienced editorial director with a demonstrated history of managing in the publishing and nonprofit industries. Strong professional skilled in management, news, publishing, content creation and curation, communications, strategic planning, digital strategy, nonprofit organizations and crisis communications.Responsible for management, development, assigning and editing the national editorial footprint at NPT Publishing Group -- The NonProfit Times, Nonprofit Finance, 4 e-letters, and thenonprofittimes.com -- for 300,000 print and digital readers. Responsible for managing an editorial staff that received more than 50 reporting and writing awards. I have received more than a dozen awards for reporting and commentary. Also a direct report to me is the print production function. A senior management position involved in strategic planning, marketing and advising ownership on marketplace and corporate goals.Involved in managing the firm's social media policy and applications, trade show participation and answering consumer and business media inquiries regarding the nonprofit/charitable/tax exempt sector.

Have helped to train several hundred volunteers to become emergency medical technicians in their communities. I have lectured on all of the required topics and been part of the skills teaching teams. A life member and manager of a local volunteer first aid squad, it's estimated I have also answered more than 1,500 emergency calls.

The position involved responsibility for development of two editorial sections, as well as writing cover stories and feature articles for The Practical Accountant, a national, paid circulation magazine focused on technical aspects of accounting, tax and the management of an accounting practice. It also involved contributing writing and editing to the newsletter The Practical Accountant Alert and the magazine Accounting Technology.

This publication launch was built from scratch with a controlled circulation of 120,000 healthcare professionals. Comprehensive editorial responsibilities included developing grids and folios to assigning and editing stories and working with the marketing team. The firm discontinued this start-up upon the sudden, unexpected death of the CEO.

This position involved participation in the assigning, editing and production of all business news copy for this daily newspaper. Hired as a news copy editor, I was promoted within four months. The Home News' circulation was 67,000

This position included handling a variety of assignments, including municipal government reporting, health and environmental writing, and filling in for editors on an as-needed basis. Editing jobs included copy desk, wire, entertainment and business. It resulted in a press association award for health reporting. Daily circulation was 65,000.

Assigned to the headquarters metro staff, this position involved daily reporting and various long-term projects including breaking stories regarding a series of potentially connected homicides. It was a top 10 daily newspaper with a 240,000 circulation.

This position involved handling news, business and entertainment assignments, one of which earned a Managing Editors of Texas award. I also received two Harte-Hanks awards. The ARN’s circulation was 50,000.