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Summary
Skilled in-depth reporter and multimedia journalist focusing on social issues, the economy and business. An MSJ graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
Experience
Freelance Reporter, January 2015-Present
Adjunct Lecturer, Middle Tennessee State University, Fall 2016
Adjunct Lecturer, Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, Summer 2014
Reporter, Crain’s Chicago Business, Oct 2012-January 2015
-Covered enterprise and breaking news stories on local business focusing on transportation and manufacturing
-2013 gold & bronze winner for best multimedia and feature story from The Alliance of Area Business Publications
-Produced, scripted and voiced videos for www.chicagobusiness.com
-2012 silver winner of best recurring feature from The Alliance of Area Business Publications
-2013 winner of best weekly feature from Society of American Business Editors and Writers
Contracted Segment Producer, WTTW’s Chicago Tonight, Chicago IL Sept 2012-Oct 2012
-Researched potential news segments, submitted show ideas and selected guests
-Booked panelists for nightly news and talk segments
-Conducted pre-interviews with experts and panelists
-Wrote and produced segments including research, video selection, interview questions and scripts -Coordinated segments with host, director, production and engineering staff
Freelance Journalist, Chicago, IL March 2012-Oct 2012
-Assigned, pitched and wrote original articles for Crain’s Chicago Business, The New Yorker online and Chicago Magazine.
Staff Reporter, the Chicago News Cooperative, Chicago, IL Feb 2009-March 2012
-Covered immigration, arts & culture, education, community issues, poverty and homelessness for The New York Times Chicago section and for www.chicagonewscoop.org
-Stories also appeared on WTTW, PBS News Hour, WBEZ, Chicago Public Radio, and in Time Out Chicago
-Nominated for 2011 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting
-Finalist for the 2011 Chicago Headline Club award in education reporting
-Finalist for the 2010 Chicago Headline Club award in feature writing
-Balanced daily deadline reporting for print and online with long-term series’ and enterprise features -Produced and scripted video and audio stories to accompany written articles
Workshop Coordinator and Instructor, University of Chicago Jan 2011-March 2011
-Taught undergraduate workshops on pitch writing, enterprise reporting, interviewing, story generation and profile writing
Freelance Journalist, Chicago, IL Sept 2009-Oct 2010
-Pitched and wrote original articles published in The New Yorker, The New York Times, O, The Oprah Magazine, Utne Reader, American Craft
-Published in the 2010 anthology of O, The Oprah Magazine’s notable contributors
-New Yorker article included in the magazine’s “best of” 2010 roundup
Writer/Editor, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA Feb 2007-June 2008
-Produced entire bi-monthly film publication by writing copy, selecting and obtaining images, proofreading, working with graphic designers, designing initial layout in Quark
-Organized with co-presenters, collaborating organizations, filmmakers and festival coordinators to assure successful film programs for the museum
-Uploaded content and maintained the museum’s film website
Editorial Assistant, New York, NY Aug 2004-Jan 2007
-Assisted and managed the production, coordination and art direction of fashion editorials and features for Elle, Teen Vogue, Spin, Nylon, America Magazine, Jane, Harper’s Bazaar, Italian Flair, Life, Spanish Vogue, ID, Mixte and other ad campaigns
-Created budget proposals and wrap-ups using MS Excel
-Managed day-to-day office operation and internship program
Books
-Co-author of “Searching for Laura Ingalls: A Reader’s Journey” published in 1993 by Macmillan Publishing Company
Education
Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, MSJ Sept 2008-Aug 2009
New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study Sept 2000-May 2004 B.A. in African and African American Studies and Music Journalism, magna cum laude
Skills
Proficient in Photoshop, Quark, MAC/PC, HTML, Final Cut, iMovie, Garage Band, MS Excel, content management systems, AP Style, New York Times Style, social media, Aurora Edit, Aurora Browse and iNEWS
Notable Projects
Harvard University oral history Grant recipient for “Will the Circle Be Unbroken: An Oral History of Women’s Sewing Circles in America”
Conceptualized, produced, reported and wrote “Cast Away,” a six-month-long series on youth and family homelessness in Chicago for the Chicago News Cooperative
-Serialized in four articles and two multimedia stories
Conceptualized, produced, reported and wrote “Learning Tools,” a nine-month-long education series on CPS’s Austin Polytechnical Academy for the Chicago News Cooperative and WTTW
-Serialized in six articles and two multimedia stories