Target
Experienced reporter/news writer seeks permanent, full-time beat with city or regional publication

Professional Experience

Bay City News Service (San Francisco)
Reporter/Desk Editor, 2003–2004
Covered spot news and general assignment features on hourly deadlines for this 24/7/365 regional wire service. Managed overnight operations, wrote breaking stories, edited filed pieces and prepared content for transmission.

Infocom Group (Emeryville)
Senior Editor, 2000–2002
Wrote, edited and designed lifestyle edition of The Bulldog Reporter, a biweekly trade publication covering the media industry. Managed in-house editorial team and operations, led weekly staff meetings and produced top edits of four different editions. Served as editor for Bulldog Reporter’s Pitching Success, weekly online magazine. Assisted with production of Infocom’s entire publication family, including Media Relations Insider,Journalists Speak Out, assorted media directories and instructional premiums.

Sacramento Bee (Sacramento)
Staff Writer, 1999–2000
Working out of the Elk Grove-Laguna “Neighbors” bureau, covered local politics, cops, features and arts and entertainment.

Santa Barbara News-Press (Santa Barbara)
Correspondent, 1998–1999
Served as general assignment and features reporter for city desk.

Santa Barbara Independent (Santa Barbara)
Arts Writer, 1998–1999
Contributed weekly arts and entertainment news and features stories.

Paradise Post (Paradise, CA)
Staff Writer, 1997–1998
Covered education, religion and arts and entertainment. Also served as editor of monthly magazine, The Good Life, assigning stories to staffers and freelancers, editing all content, designing pages and coordinating publication with advertising and production departments.

Freelance and Volunteer Experience

Frontiers Newsmagazine (West Hollywood)
Contributing Writer, 2004–Present
Serve as SF-based news writer for this California-focused gay publication.

Zoetrope: All Story (San Francisco)
Reader, 2003
Read, evaluated and logged story submissions for Francis Ford Coppola’s literary magazine.

826 Valencia (San Francisco)
Tutor, 2002–Present
Coached Bay Area kids with creative and expository writing at this Dave Eggers-founded nonprofit.

Guava Magazine (New York)
Contributing Editor, 2002
Wrote freelance features for this women’s travel magazine.

Skills
Word, Quark XPress

Education
University of California, Santa Barbara
Bachelor of Arts, English 1995

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