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Danbury, CT

Senior writer producing high-quality front page political and enterprise stories, with award-winning coverage of the Sandy Hook massacre, and general assignment features with a focus on Sunday centerpieces.

Greater New York City Area

• Excellence in Adjunct Instruction Award (2018) EMPOWERING UNDERGRADUATES WITH COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS■ Helping hundreds of non-traditional college students gain stronger skills in literary analysis, academic essay.
• 100 PERCENT PASS RATE IN COLLEGE PILOT PROGRAM ■ Helped traditionally-underserved high school graduates with borderline college entrance test scores gain acceptance to college■ Utilized variety of teaching methods.

Greater New York City Area

• DECORATED SENIOR LEVEL WRITER■ Energetic veteran of breaking news, explanatory journalism and deep features for the largest newspaper chain in the country ■ Graceful writing and shrewd editing with a keen sense of.
• LEAD, TAUGHT AND COACHED COLLEAGUES ABOUT STORYTELLING■ Helped to improve the quality of storytelling and video production to reach company goals of deeper penetration in a crowded market■ Designed, coordinated and led.
• SKILLS✔ planning | organizing✔ researching✔ emotional intelligence✔ building relationships✔ writing✔ scoping a project✔ theorizing | visualizing

Greater New York City Area

• ESTABLISHED PROTOCOL FOR PUBLISHING TO THE WEB■ Helped to change the workflow for reporters from a print-only focus to a multimedia focus in order to reach a new audience and grow revenue■ Led the newsroom in the.
• SKILLS✔ measuring performance✔ market awareness✔ entrepreneurship✔ change leadership✔ new technology proficiency✔ troubleshooting✔ goal orientation✔ stress management✔ time management✔ change agility✔ managing product.

Greater New York City Area

• GIVING MEANING TO DEATH AND SUFFERING■ Helped to give suffering and death meaning to impact readers and strengthen the company's reputation as the top local news source in a competitive market■ Produced insightful and.
• UNCOVERED TREND OF AIDS IN THE ELDERLY■ Broke national news about the rapid spread of AIDS among the elderly to burnish the company's position as leading property in the corporation■ Uncovered data and utilized experts.
• REVEALED THE BREADTH OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE MOVEMENT■ Exposed the growth of the alternative medicine movement in a comprehensive and compelling series of stories and multimedia features■ Initiated extensive research.

Literary analysis, creative writing, creative non-fiction writing.

Master'S, Writing

Earned Master's Degree in Writing

Bachelor'S Degree In International Studies, International Studies

Completed a Senior Thesis about intermediate-range nuclear arms control.