| Professional Experience
Star-Gazette
Elmira, NY
Sept. 11, 2001 to present
Copy editor/page designer.
The Observer
Santa Monica, CA
July and August 1998
Design Editor - Created overall look of newspaper. Oversaw production
and was chief page designer for a 32-page edition.
Los Angeles Times
Valley Edition
Chatsworth, CA
March 1993 to July 1997
Freelance writer under contract. Wrote daily news stories about the
San Fernando Valley. From July 1994 to July 1997, responsible for Personal
Best, a weekly column about the people who made a difference in their community.
Star-Gazette
Elmira, NY
June 1989 to July 1992
Corning bureau reporter. Covered police, courts, local government and
wrote features.
Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis, IN
September 1988 to January 1989
Freelance writer. Covered Bloomington IN area. Features included a
piece on environmental poisoning.
Asbury Park Press
Neptune, NJ
1985 to 1987, Summers
News Intern. Covered local news and wrote features.
Ocean County Observer
Toms River, N.J.
May to August 1984
Freelance writer. Covered local news and wrote features. |
| Teaching Experience
Ithaca College
Ithaca, N.Y.
Adjunct faculty
Fall 2004-Spring 2005, News Editing;
Fall 2003, History of U.S. Mass Media
Los Angeles Valley College
Van Nuys CA
August 1997 to June 2001
Full-time journalism instructor/newspaper adviser/department
chair. Taught newswriting, advanced newswriting and mass media.
Oversaw creation of Crown Online magazine and online editions
of the Valley Star, the student newspaper. Acquired more than
$40,000 in new equipment through grant proposals. Guided students
to 56 awards from the Journalism Assn. Of Community Colleges
in two years.
January 1996 to May 1997
Part-time instructor/newspaper adviser. Also taught article
writing.
Moorpark College
Moorpark, CA
August 1995 to May 1996
Part-time student newspaper adviser |
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Education
Indiana University
Bloomington IN
1987 to 1989
Master's degree in journalism. Reporter for Indiana Daily Student.
Associate Instructor, assisting classes in mass media and advertising.
St. Joseph's University
Philadelphia PA
1983 to 1987
Bachelor's degree in politics with a minor in English. Editor-in-chief,
The Hawk, weekly student newspaper. |
Technical knowledge
Familiar with Mac and PC platforms as well as QuarkXpress, Adobe Photoshop,
some HTML, Dreamweaver, Adobe Pagemill and Netscape Composer. Darkroom
and scanner skills.
Awards/Achievements
Honorable mention, Business Writing
New York State Associated Press Writing Contest
"Ceramics Corridor." 1992
Third place, [team coverage] Spot News
New York State Associated Press Writing Contest
"Mall Fire." 1990
Co-wrote episode of "Star Trek: Voyager"
[aired March 1996] |
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