Resume
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Seattlepi.com, Seattle WA
Seattle news reporter: July, 2010 – present
The Daily Herald, Everett WA
Business reporter: March, 2009 – July, 2010
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle WA
Breaking news, higher education and politics reporter: March, 2006 – March, 2009
The Daily of the University of Washington, Seattle WA
Editor: September, 2005 – March, 2006
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
Society of Professional Journalists, Excellence in Journalism award
My two-part series on laid-off workers starting over at Washington community colleges won a regional award for education reporting.
Society of American Business Editors and Writers, Best in Business award for breaking news
I was part a team of reporters and editors who won a national award for coverage of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s first flight in late 2009.
Hechinger Institute, Columbia University, New York NY
I was a 2008-09 associate fellow for Hechinger’s “Covering Community Colleges” program. Fellows receive specialized training at New York-based graduate schools on an ongoing basis.
EDUCATION
University of Washington, Seattle WA
Master of Communication in Digital Media: Estimated graduation in 2011
University of Washington, Seattle WA
BA in editorial journalism and political science: March, 2006
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Digital content creation:Video, audio, blogging, web publishing.
Editing platforms: Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premier, Vegas Pro, iMovie.
Data mapping/management platforms: Tableau Public, Many Eyes, Microsoft Access, Excel.
Programming languages: HTML, CSS.
