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SUMMARY

An award-winning leader in digital media with a proven track record in developing innovative digital media strategies and content.

WORK EXPERIENCE

ABCNEWS.COM

Vice President, ABCNEWS.com. General manager responsible for the strategic planning, business strategy, editorial content and production of the network's 24-hour online news service. 2008 to present.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Director of Digital Media, CBC News. Lead the strategic planning, product development, business development, editorial programming and delivery of CBC News across all digital media platforms. 2007 to 2008.

Editorial Director. Oversaw all editorial content and staff for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's award-winning site, CBC.ca. Managed budget of more than $7 million and more than 80 staff. 2005 to 2007.

msnbc.com

Managing Producer. Oversaw editorial planning for leading news site; worked on strategic initiatives, including ones for user-generated content and collaborative filtering; managed front page and 24/7 staffing schedule; served as editorial liaison with IT for development of CMS and new tools; coordinated with key partners such as MSN and Newsweek. 2003 to 2005.

Senior Producer. Oversaw site-wide editorial planning; managed site on weekends; supervised night and weekend staff; and coordinated with partners such as NBC News. 2002 to 2003.

Technology Editor. Managed all technology coverage, content partnerships and technology editorial staff. Formed new partnerships with CNet and MIT's Technology Review. 2000 to 2002.

abcnews.com               

National Producer. Wrote, edited and produced national and international news; created interactive graphics; shot and edited photos and video; filed reports for ABC Radio; collaborated on stories with ABC News correspondents and producers; served as key liaison between editorial and technical staffs. Covered Columbine High School shooting, Microsoft trial and World Trade Organization protests. 1999 to 2000.

Charlotte Observer

Staff Writer. Covered criminal justice, gambling and politics for largest newspaper in North Carolina. Produced several projects for Charlotte.com, including writing the first blog ever published on a news site. 1997 to 1999.

The New York Times. Stringer. Reported on breaking news for city desk, 1996 to 1997.

The News-Times, Danbury, Conn. State Capitol Reporter, Staff Writer. 1994 to 1996.

The Middletown Press, Middletown, Conn. Correspondent. 1993 to 1994.

RELATED ACTIVITIES

Online News Association

Vice President & Board of Directors Member. Also served as secretary, membership chair and conference chair. Helped bring conference to profitability for the first time, significantly increase sponsorship revenue and nearly triple organization membership. 2003 to present.

Poynter Institute

Columnist. Write column about useful websites. 2002 to present.

Visiting faculty. Taught online journalism and convergence to professionals, 2000 to 2003.

CyberJournalist.net

Founder, Editor & Publisher. Publish news and resource site about how technology is transforming the media, first in partnership with the American Press Institute and then with the Online News Association. 2000 to present.

Center for Citizen Media

Advisory Board member. 2006 to present.  

American Press Institute

Senior Editor. 2002 to 2005. Professional in Residence. Seminar for educators. 2004.

AWARDS

Online Journalism Awards, 2000. Winner, Breaking News. For coverage of WTO protests. 

Society of Professional Journalists Excellence in Journalism Awards, 2000.

bullet First Place, Online News Feature Writing. For 3 stories, including one on Columbine.
bullet First Place, Online Spot News Reporting. For coverage of a Native American whale hunt.
bullet Second Place, Online Spot News Reporting. For coverage of the WTO protests.
bullet First Place, Online Business Reporting. For interactive story about rise and fall of AT&T.

New Media Award, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, 1997

Society of Professional Journalists Excellence in Journalism Awards, 1995.

bullet First Place, Investigative Series. For coverage of a spate of teenage suicide attempts.
bullet First Place, Investigative Article. For investigation of priest sexually abusing children.     

FREELANCE

Essays in books:

bullet“Reporting and writing: Basics for the 21st century,” by Christopher Scanlan (1999).
bullet“Shop talk & war stories: Journalists examine their profession,” by Jan Winburn (2003)

Other freelance: Columbia Journalism Review (1999, 2003), APBNews.com (1999),
The Washington Monthly (1998), New York Newsday (1994, 1996), Hartford Courant  (1994, 1996), The Chronicle of Higher Education (1993), The New York Observer  (1992).

EDUCATION

Schulich Executive Education Centre, Ontario, Canada. Executive Program in Leading Sustainable Strategic Change. 2006.

Niagara Institute, Ontario, Canada. Leadership Development Program (LDP). 2006.

Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism. MS in New Media/Journalism, 1997.

Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn. BA in History, 1994. Editor, The Wesleyan Argus.

Oxford University, Oxford, England. Spring term 1993 at Magdalen College.