experience
Community Manager, Google, "Comments by People in the News" | 04.08 – present | Mountain View, CA
Solicit contributors and cultivate sources for Google News.
Upload commentaries (similar to op-eds) via content management system.
Collaborate with managers and peers to develop overall product strategy.
Staff Reporter, Half Moon Bay Review | 06.07 – 04.08 | Half Moon Bay, CA
Covered multiple beats, including environment, education and public agencies.
Wrote two stories per day; reported breaking news as well as enterprise pieces.
Contributed video stories, slideshow reports and a blog for web publication.
Marketing Associate, Shambhala Publications | 04.05 – 08.06 | Boston, MA
Made key contributions to the development and execution of marketing campaigns.
Oversaw production of advance reading copies, mailing pieces, and promotional flyers.
Regularly facilitated inquiries from print, broadcast, and electronic media.
Marketing Assistant, Shambhala Publications | 01.04 – 04.05 | Boston, MA
Provided administrative support for marketing and publicity efforts.
Consulting Writer, W. E. B. Du Bois Institute, Harvard University | 01.03 – 04.04 | Cambridge, MA
Wrote ten articles for African American Lives (Oxford UP); subjects included Ishmael Reed,
Richard Pryor, Julian Bond, Lena Horne, Michael Jordan, and others.
Conducted professional correspondence on behalf of Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Assistant Editor, Boston Review, MIT | 05.03 – 08.03 | Cambridge, MA
Directed research efforts for feature articles and special projects.
Proofread and fact-checked articles, essays, and book reviews.
Entered corrections in Adobe InDesign; uploaded content to website.
Directed editorial assistants in editing, production, and clerical work.
Internships and Assistant Positions
Boston Review, MIT | 01.03 – 05.03 | Cambridge, MA
Postmodern Culture, University of Virginia | 09.01 – 08.02 | Charlottesville, VA
Transition Magazine, Harvard University | 05.01 – 01.02 | Cambridge, MA
The Kenyon Review, Kenyon College| 06.99 – 05.01 | Gambier, OH
education
Stanford University, M.A. in Communication (Graduate Program in Journalism) | 2007
University of Virginia, M.A. in English | 2002
Kenyon College, A.B. in English (High Honors); Minor in Sociology | 2001
distinctions
California Newspaper Publishers Association, "CNPA Better Newspapers Awards" | 08.08
Business/Finance – Finalist
Local News Coverage – Finalist
Local Breaking News (staff) – Finalist
Full-tuition Fellowship, Stanford University | 09.06 – 06.07
McGregor Fellowship in the Humanities | 06.00 – 10.00
Researched the impact of James Baldwin and Alex Haley on the Black Arts Movement.
NCAA Basketball, Division III, Kenyon College | 10.97 – 03.01
Starting center in 2000-2001 season; Voted “Most Improved” in March 2000.
skills & interests
Technology | online business models, open source culture, multimedia reporting
Culture | race, religion, identity communities, literature, urban environments
Proficient in Mac & PC platforms
Office software: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Entourage, Outlook
Publishing & Design software: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Dreamweaver
New Media: Audacity, SoundSlides, blog software and assorted CMS (i.e. Drupal)