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My web savvy and journalistic skills honed at Variety.com in Los Angeles can increase your publication's exposure through social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter.

From interviewing Oscar-nominated cinematographers to analyzing the latest business trends in professional ice hockey to reporting on the newest developments in clean energy and climate change, I cover it all.
Experience
Communications Coordinator (Temporary)
@The Society for Neuroscience
- Create, edit and send e-mail blasts to members.
- Coordinate social media messaging across all platforms.
Location
Washington, DC
Dates
Feb. 2012 - Present
Website
http://www.sfn.org
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
Jan. 2012 - Feb. 2012
Website
http://www.sea-technology.com/index.html
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 - Oct. 2007
Website
http://www.longbeachcomber.com/
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
2005 - 2011
Website
http://www.variety.com
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
Oct. 2010 - Feb. 2011
Website
http://www.greenamerica.org/
Sports Journalist
@Professional Hockey Blogger
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
Jan. 2009 - Present
Website
http://www.sportsfanlive.com/hockeystop
Environmental Journalist
@Clean Energy and Progressive Blogger
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
Jan. 2009 - Present
Website
http://www.greenforwardblog.com
Education
Digital Publishing
@NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies
Taking social media, blogging and other courses to earn a professional certificate in digital publishing from NYU-SCPS.
Location
New York, New York
Dates
Feb. 2012 - Present
Professional Certificate in Print Journalism
@UCLA Extension
Earned a professional certificate in print journalism from UCLA Extension.
Fields
Journalism
Location
Los Angeles, California
Dates
2004 - 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.
Fields
Sociology
Location
Fairfax, Virginia
Dates
1997 - 2002