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San Francisco Bay Area

Provide services ranging from high-level content guidance to rewriting, copyediting and quality control. Accustomed to meeting the most exacting of professional standards. Have produced and edited content for the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco, and also for UCSF Innovation Ventures. Other clients include Ag Innovations, a public interest group focused on California agriculture; Bee Partners, a San Francisco-based venture capital… Show more Provide services ranging from high-level content guidance to rewriting, copyediting and quality control. Accustomed to meeting the most exacting of professional standards. Have produced and edited content for the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco, and also for UCSF Innovation Ventures. Other clients include Ag Innovations, a public interest group focused on California agriculture; Bee Partners, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm, and a variety of early-stage entrepreneurs. Currently, provide content and editing support for transit agencies including King County Metro (Seattle), in partnership with transit consultant Elea Carey. Show less

San Francisco Bay Area

Directed content creation and digital publishing for business consulting startup. Built robust content library capturing expertise of 200-plus high-level experts and consultants; recruited and managed a team of 14 business journalists to create high-quality expert content; established and enforced clear standards and guidelines for quality, style and credibility.

Washington State And California

* Sweetwater Spectrum: Provided communications support for non-profit organization developing a residential community in Sonoma CA for young adults coming of age with autism.* Kitsap Regional Library: Assisted library system serving the Kitsap Peninsula of Washington State with levy campaign; served as co-chairman of North Kitsap PAC in support of the levy.* Energy Partnership: Led creation of an energy and resource management partnership involving four local governments, Puget… Show more * Sweetwater Spectrum: Provided communications support for non-profit organization developing a residential community in Sonoma CA for young adults coming of age with autism.* Kitsap Regional Library: Assisted library system serving the Kitsap Peninsula of Washington State with levy campaign; served as co-chairman of North Kitsap PAC in support of the levy.* Energy Partnership: Led creation of an energy and resource management partnership involving four local governments, Puget Sound Energy and Washington State University. Won support from government leaders, negotiated inter-local agreement, met grant requirements for funding by WSU and PSE. * Community Energy Forum: Assisted non-profit Community Energy Solutions and facilitated daylong forum featuring experts and policymakers in renewable energy and energy efficiency.* Energy Efficiency Plan: Led development of the Port of Bremerton’s “10 Percent in 2010” – an action plan for energy efficiency and environmental stewardship.* Strategic Planning: Produced the Port’s Three-Year Strategic Operating Plan.* Economic Development: Helped plan and organize Kitsap Economic Vitality Summit.* Public Outreach: Developed the Port’s action plans for community outreach and building public trust. Show less

Sonoma, California

As chairman, led a 13-member board that provided direction and oversight for one of California's top destination film festivals. Sonoma International Film Festival celebrated its 15th anniversary April 11-15, 2012, screening 137 films from around the world at eight venues on or near Sonoma's historic plaza. SIFF also produces year-round cinema programming and provides the primary financial support for an ambitious Media Arts Program at Sonoma Valley High School.

Tennessee, Puerto Rico, New Mexico, Washington State

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Greater Seattle Area

Transformed daily print newspaper in Bremerton, Washington, into dominant regional multimedia news source for the Kitsap Peninsula, recognized for community leadership and journalistic excellence: * With methamphetamine abuse wrecking lives and families, the Kitsap Sun rallied its community to fight back. “The Meth Toll,” a nine-month special series, became the core of a community-wide education campaign. National prize money was used to gain $25,000 in grants for local non-profits… Show more Transformed daily print newspaper in Bremerton, Washington, into dominant regional multimedia news source for the Kitsap Peninsula, recognized for community leadership and journalistic excellence: * With methamphetamine abuse wrecking lives and families, the Kitsap Sun rallied its community to fight back. “The Meth Toll,” a nine-month special series, became the core of a community-wide education campaign. National prize money was used to gain $25,000 in grants for local non-profits dealing with drug abuse problems.* National winner, $10,000 prize, Nancy Dickerson Whitehead Award for Distinguished Reporting on Drug and Alcohol Problems, for “The Meth Toll.” Winner, C.B. Blethen Award for Distinguished Enterprise Reporting, the Pacific Northwest’s most prestigious journalism honor.* Cited for “Excellence in Small Newspapers” by American Society of Newspaper Editors and Northwestern University’s Readership Institute. Featured at ASNE national conference, 2004. Guided newspaper through period of innovation, becoming an early adopter of web-centric newsroom, web-first reporting and multimedia storytelling:*In 2008, Kitsapsun.com was named by the Society of Professional Journalists as the Pacific Northwest’s “Best Media Web Site” -- selected over major metro newspapers in Seattle, Portland, Spokane and elsewhere in five-state region. Show less

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

Led high-achieving afternoon newspaper that often out-performed larger morning competitor. Despite decline of afternoon newspapers, "The Trib" was beloved by its readers and nationally recognized for excellence. During my tenure, the Tribune was a Pulitzer Prize finalist and winner of other national awards for distinguished reporting:* Pulitzer Prize finalist, 1996, for “Oklahoma Story,” staff writer Hank Stuever’s account of the impact of the Oklahoma City bombing on his… Show more Led high-achieving afternoon newspaper that often out-performed larger morning competitor. Despite decline of afternoon newspapers, "The Trib" was beloved by its readers and nationally recognized for excellence. During my tenure, the Tribune was a Pulitzer Prize finalist and winner of other national awards for distinguished reporting:* Pulitzer Prize finalist, 1996, for “Oklahoma Story,” staff writer Hank Stuever’s account of the impact of the Oklahoma City bombing on his hometown.* First-place winner, National Headliner Award for Enterprise Reporting, 1998, for “The Tribes’ Big Gamble,” an in-depth report on how New Mexico’s tribes won approval to widely expand Indian gaming.* First-place winner, National Headliner Award for Breaking News, 2001, for coverage of wildfires that ravaged the town of Los Alamos and its national nuclear laboratory. * First-place winner, National Journalism Award for Public Service, 2002, for “The State of Our Children,” a special report on conditions for children in the nation’s poorest state. (For this, I can claim credit only for the initial planning and reporting begun while I was editor; the lion's share goes to my successor, Kelly Brewer, and others on the Trib staff, most notably, reporter Joline Gutierrez-Kruger.) Show less

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Managed Puerto Rico's only English-language daily newspaper through time of transition, broadening its mission while preserving best traditions from its unique history as an independent voice in Puerto Rico’s otherwise-partisan press. In an environment with a history of labor strife, bridged difficult political and cultural divides to achieve a period of improved management-labor respect.

Greater Memphis Area

* One of 11 editors and reporters cited as national winner of E.W. Scripps Award for Distinguished Service to the First Amendment, for efforts on behalf of open government in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi.* Supervisor for “Tunica in Black and White:” In 1985, Tunica, Mississippi, became a symbol of American poverty when Jesse Jackson declared it “America’s Ethiopia.” Award-winning series penetrated Tunica’s culture of racial separation, exploring roots of despair and seeds of… Show more * One of 11 editors and reporters cited as national winner of E.W. Scripps Award for Distinguished Service to the First Amendment, for efforts on behalf of open government in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi.* Supervisor for “Tunica in Black and White:” In 1985, Tunica, Mississippi, became a symbol of American poverty when Jesse Jackson declared it “America’s Ethiopia.” Award-winning series penetrated Tunica’s culture of racial separation, exploring roots of despair and seeds of hope for the nation’s second-poorest county. Show less

B.A., Journalism

Certificate, Sustainable Business

Seminar Fellowship