* Responsible for setting the strategic vision and managing the day-to-day operations of The Georgia Sun. * Leads editorial, advertising, and distribution efforts to create content that engages readers across Georgia and supports the publication’s growth. * Focuses on guiding content strategy, building partnerships, identifying new revenue opportunities, and adapting to industry trends and audience needs. * Collaborates closely with teams and external partners to expand The Georgia Sun’s reach and impact in the community. * Coordinates internship program and provides education opportunities to interns in the program.

Act Together Ministries is a children’s charity that serves children in distress throughout the North Metro Atlanta area serving foster children, special needs children and children of the working poor.In my role as chairman I lead a team of board members in:* Setting policies and best practices for the organization.* Determining the overall strategy of the ministry.* Acquiring partnerships and community support.* Planning events, fundraisers, and drives.* Seek and secure funding through grants and donations.* Execute and coordinate events and manage volunteers.

Primary decision-maker and manager for all digital products across all platforms for the parent company of the Marietta Daily Journal, Neighbor Newspapers, Cherokee Tribune and Rome News-Tribune. Built newspaper websites into major media websites that won statewide awards from a national publishing organization.*Product Growth: Increased page views, unique visitors and social media reach by 65% in four years, bringing the company’s digital footprint to 4.5 million page views per month and 1.5 million monthly unique visitors.*Training and Strategizing: Optimized strategies, trained and directed a team of 150 distributed employees to implement goals. *Monetization: Increased third-party revenue by 700% since 2016 and implemented improved ad stack to increase advertising revenue.*Digital Success: Spearheaded a new digital strategy and implemented SEO, social media and online content practices to bring a traditional media company into the digital age.*Metrics and Forecasting: Created reporting dashboards and monthly reports to analyze data from Google Analytics, HootSuite and Lotame.