A member of the LIFE (Literacy is for Everyone) Department, and among other duties, I am responsible for planning classes and events for adults and teens, and cultivating community partnerships.

Filed multiple stories daily at each of HCN’s daily papers, the Register-Star and the Daily Mail, many of which were republished in HCN’s weekly papers.• Reported on Greene County Legislature and Columbia County Board of Supervisors.• Covered the Greene County police beat plus generated blotter from multiple agencies.• Responsible for covering the town of New Baltimore• Wrote weekend edition feature stories bimonthly • Aggressively covered Tropical Storm Irene, its… Show more Filed multiple stories daily at each of HCN’s daily papers, the Register-Star and the Daily Mail, many of which were republished in HCN’s weekly papers.• Reported on Greene County Legislature and Columbia County Board of Supervisors.• Covered the Greene County police beat plus generated blotter from multiple agencies.• Responsible for covering the town of New Baltimore• Wrote weekend edition feature stories bimonthly • Aggressively covered Tropical Storm Irene, its aftermath and the struggle to rebuild towns in Greene County.• Posted stories and photos online nightly using Blox Content Management Solutions. Show less

Daisy Baker's was one of the many restaurants I was given the opportunity to work in during my life before journalism. The food was outstanding and, aside from my passion to work as a journalist, creating beautiful foods was a pleasure I was paid for.By the time of my departure, the kitchen was being taken over by my old friend and former chef, Ryan Cusack. The experience in food has only gone up since his entering the kitchen. Read about him, his menu and Daisy Baker's here:… Show more Daisy Baker's was one of the many restaurants I was given the opportunity to work in during my life before journalism. The food was outstanding and, aside from my passion to work as a journalist, creating beautiful foods was a pleasure I was paid for.By the time of my departure, the kitchen was being taken over by my old friend and former chef, Ryan Cusack. The experience in food has only gone up since his entering the kitchen. Read about him, his menu and Daisy Baker's here: http://www.daisybakers.com/blog/about-our-executive-chef Show less

General assignment reporter including coverage of the 2010 gubernatorial and Albany- based election as well as environmental issues regarding the LaFarge cement plant, Dr. Ward Stone and his suspension from WAMC’s program In Our Back Yard.

Responsible for copy editing section editors and staff writers, plus writing editorials, reviews and stories. • Assisted the editor in organizing staff meetings, headed section meetings and assigned stories.

Participated in the inner workings of a major daily newspaper, worked daily with the TU’s editors and other newsroom staff, attended section editors’ meetings and section layout meetings.