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Journalist with experience writing about green energy and climate change, state film production tax incentives, video games, progressive politics, professional ice hockey and more.

Published in Variety Magazine, Green American Magazine, The National Memo, Hollywood Weekly, Adobe Airstream, Sea Technology Magazine and other online and print outlets.

Social media messaging experience includes creating social media channels and increasing visitor traffic via Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, YouTube, Vimeo, Flickr, Pinterest and other sites.
Experience
Political Reporter
@The National Memo
-- Wrote daily articles for online political news site.
-- Increased site traffic via social media channels by creating and updating Google+ and Pinterest pages and SEO keywords and links.
Location
Washington, D.C.
Dates
November 2012 - April 2013
Administrative Assistant, Digital Media Department
@Sotheby's
- Proof e-catalogues on iPad application.
- Process invoices by parking them in SAP inventory management system, submitting purchase order forms, and updating offline budget spreadsheet.
- Update content on Sothebys.com Preferred Member section through CQ5 content management system.
- Calendar management
Location
New York, NY
Dates
August 2012 - October 2012
Content Specialist
@American Psychological Association
Edited and produced content for APA Web site.
Location
Washington, DC
Dates
June 2012 - July 2012
Communications Coordinator
@The Society for Neuroscience
- Create, edit and send e-mail blasts to members.
- Coordinate social media messaging across all platforms.
Location
Washington, DC
Dates
February 2012 - May 2012
Associate Editor
@Sea Technology Magazine
- Proofread content for monthly marine business science and engineering publication.
- Write news department profiles and e-newsletter stories.
Major Achievement: Increased coverage of tidal, wave and offshore wind renewable energy sector.
Location
Arlington, Virginia
Dates
January 2012 - February 2012
News Reporter/Columnist
@Beachcomber
Wrote movie reviews, local sports roundup, small business Q&As;, event recaps
-- Handled general assignment photojournalism
-- Wrote Beachcombing L.A. column profiling different neighborhoods in the Southland
Promoted from unpaid intern to paid news reporter
Given own column after two years as news reporter
Location
Long Beach, California
Dates
May 2003 - October 2007
Production Editor, Variety.com
@Variety Magazine
- Researched and wrote stories for annual Eye on the Oscars special reports about Academy Award contenders.
- Promoted to online news editor and consistently beat the competition by sending out breaking news alerts first.
- Reported on trends in state film tax incentives.
- Wrote video game, book and DVD reviews.
- Covered Variety film screening Q&A sessions and movie premieres.
- Wrote weekly online film trailer metrics story.
- Contributed to Variety’s politics blog.
Major Achievement: Increased online visitor traffic to special reports.
Location
Los Angeles, California
Dates
January 2005 - June 2010
Project Manager/Editor/Senior Writer
@Green America
Edited and wrote for bi-monthly Green American Magazine.
- Wrote feature stories on socially responsible investing and the advantages of comprehensive home energy audits.
Major Achievement: Pitched Green America blog idea to editor and now blog is integral to outreach efforts.
Location
Washington, DC
Dates
October 2010 - February 2011
Sports Journalist/Hockey Blogger
@The Hockey Stop
Founded The Hockey Stop blog centering on the business of professional ice hockey with breaking news, feature posts, analysis and off-color commentary. Blog is hosted on SportsFanLive.com. I also guest post on the Web site GetReal Hockey at www.getrealhockey.com.
Dates
January 2009 - Present
Environmental Journalist/Clean Energy Blogger
@Green Forward
Founded blogs covering California and Washington's clean energy revolutions and then founded Green Forward blog about national renewable energy security trends.

Guest bloggers have requested to post entries on Green Forward and the blog helped me become the D.C. Alternative Energy Examiner for Examiner.com, an energy policy expert at OurEnergyPolicy.org and a blogger at RenewableEnergyWorld.com.

In addition to blogging about clean energy solutions to climate change and the transition to a sustainable economy, I guest blog on Winning Progressive.org.
Dates
January 2009 - Present
Education
Professional Certificate in Digital Publishing
@NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies
Studied social media. blogging, information architecture, CSS, HTML, creating a website, creating an e-book and more.
Location
New York, New York
Dates
January 2012 - October 2012
Professional Certificate in Print Journalism
@UCLA Extension
Earned a professional certificate in print journalism from UCLA Extension.
Location
Los Angeles, California
Dates
January 2004 - July 2005
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
@George Mason University
Earned a Bachelor of Arts undergraduate degree in Sociology with a minor in Film and Media Studies.
Location
Fairfax, Virginia
Dates
January 1997 - May 2002