Copy editor, Albany (N.Y.) Times Union, July 2006 to present
Edits local and wire stories for content and clarity both as rim and slot editor; writes headlines and photo captions; at various times, designs and lays out front page, local news section and business, wire and sports pages, working closely with reporters, city editors, artists and photographers; selects national and international stories for publication as wires editor.
Assistant managing editor, Bennington (Vt.) Banner, February 2004 to May 2006
Assigned and edited local stories; coached reporters; selected wire stories and prepared photographs for publication; designed and laid out cover and inside pages on QuarkXpress under a tight nightly deadline; reported breaking news and took photographs as necessary; wrote editorials, a regular column and film and theater reviews; made other editorial decisions in consultation with and in the absence of the managing editor.
Reporter, The Gardner (Mass.) News, September 2002 to October 2003
Reported on the towns of Ashburnham and Westminster and their combined school district; covered state four-year and community colleges; took photographs.
Reporter, The Greenville (N.Y.) Press, February to August 2002
Covered three towns and two large school districts in Greene County; took
photographs; edited copy; laid out pages; wrote articles for special advertising
supplements.
Intern, Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, Mass., fall of 1999
B.A. in journalism with honors, University of Massachusetts - Amherst, 1998
to 2000;
minor in psychology; member of Golden Key Honor Society; dean's list
from fall 1998 to spring 2001
HTML, XHTML and CSS; social networking applications; SLR photography; graphic design with Adobe Photoshop and other programs; layout with QuarkXpress