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Experience
HIGHLIGHTS
- Award-winning journalist and writer experienced in providing front-page daily
news copy, feature stories and content packages
- Skilled, knowledgeable editor capable of copyediting, substantive editing,
proofreading and conceptualizing content packages
- Experienced researcher and fact checker including projects for publications
with circulations as large as 700,000
CLIENTS
About My Planet, Vancouver, B.C.
October 2007 – Present
- Facilitate online dialogue within environmental community
- Gather content links and post to environmental Web site
- Provide input about online environmental content
Reinvent Technology, Vancouver, B.C.
August 2007 – Present
- Write fitness articles for health Web site
- Provide input about health and fitness content
Christine M. Cook Communications, Seattle, WA
March 2007 – Present
- Edit press kits, releases and other public relations material
- Provide feedback on marketing content
PUBLICATIONS
The Stranger, Seattle, WA
October 2007
- Copy edit weekly news and feature stories
- Provide fact checking support to help ensure accuracy of content
Sammamish Review/ Issaquah Press, Issaquah Plateau Area, WA
March 2007 – Present
- Conceive, develop and report news and feature stories for group of weekly
newspapers and online news sites
- Cover local and regional politics, transportation, health, environment and
education
- Coordinate accompanying art and graphics for story packages
- Design, layout and proof pages of print edition
- Meet multiple weekly deadlines in fast-paced newsroom environment
The Reporter/MediaNews Group, Northern California
May 2006 – March 2007
- Reported news and feature stories for San Francisco Bay Area daily newspaper
and online news site
- Wrote and updated breaking news bulletins for online news site
- Covered general assignments including county-wide politics, transportation,
health, environment and social services
- Met multiple deadlines daily in fast-paced newsroom environment
The Oakland Tribune/Alameda Newspaper Group, Oakland, CA
February 2005 – May 2006
- Researched and pitched story ideas and worked as freelance writer for major
city newspaper
- Copyedited daily news and feature stories, wrote headlines and proofed
finished pages
- Published articles include breaking news, feature profiles, travel, health and
fitness
EDITORIAL INTERNSHIPS
Sierra Magazine, San Francisco, CA
September 2005 – May 2006
Asian Week, San Francisco, CA
September – December 2005
San Francisco Magazine , San Francisco, CA
March – August 2005
Tri-Valley Herald, Pleasanton, CA
June – August 2005
Palo Alto Weekly, Palo Alto, CA
September – December 2004
EDUCATION
San Francisco State University, Bachelor of Arts, Journalism,
May 2006
AWARDS
Fairbanks Public Service Newswriting Award, Associated Press News Executives
Council (APNEC), 2007
Frank McCulloch Investigative Reporting Scholarship, 2005 – 2006
John & Douglas Fang Memorial Scholarship for Journalists, 2005 – 2006
Bob Brown Memorial Scholarship for Journalists, 2005 – 2006
San Francisco State University Scholarship Athlete, Women’s Basketball, 2001 –
2004
Work samples available upon request.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Award-winning journalist and writer experienced in providing front-page daily
news copy, feature stories and content packages
- Skilled, knowledgeable editor capable of copyediting, substantive editing,
proofreading and conceptualizing content packages
- Experienced researcher and fact checker including projects for publications
with circulations as large as 700,000
CLIENTS
About My Planet, Vancouver, B.C.
October 2007 – Present
- Facilitate online dialogue within environmental community
- Gather content links and post to environmental Web site
- Provide input about online environmental content
Reinvent Technology, Vancouver, B.C.
August 2007 – Present
- Write fitness articles for health Web site
- Provide input about health and fitness content
Christine M. Cook Communications, Seattle, WA
March 2007 – Present
- Edit press kits, releases and other public relations material
- Provide feedback on marketing content
PUBLICATIONS
The Stranger, Seattle, WA
October 2007
- Copy edit weekly news and feature stories
- Provide fact checking support to help ensure accuracy of content
Sammamish Review/ Issaquah Press, Issaquah Plateau Area, WA
March 2007 – Present
- Conceive, develop and report news and feature stories for group of weekly
newspapers and online news sites
- Cover local and regional politics, transportation, health, environment and
education
- Coordinate accompanying art and graphics for story packages
- Design, layout and proof pages of print edition
- Meet multiple weekly deadlines in fast-paced newsroom environment
The Reporter/MediaNews Group, Northern California
May 2006 – March 2007
- Reported news and feature stories for San Francisco Bay Area daily newspaper
and online news site
- Wrote and updated breaking news bulletins for online news site
- Covered general assignments including county-wide politics, transportation,
health, environment and social services
- Met multiple deadlines daily in fast-paced newsroom environment
The Oakland Tribune/Alameda Newspaper Group, Oakland, CA
February 2005 – May 2006
- Researched and pitched story ideas and worked as freelance writer for major
city newspaper
- Copyedited daily news and feature stories, wrote headlines and proofed
finished pages
- Published articles include breaking news, feature profiles, travel, health and
fitness
EDITORIAL INTERNSHIPS
Sierra Magazine, San Francisco, CA
September 2005 – May 2006
Asian Week, San Francisco, CA
September – December 2005
San Francisco Magazine , San Francisco, CA
March – August 2005
Tri-Valley Herald, Pleasanton, CA
June – August 2005
Palo Alto Weekly, Palo Alto, CA
September – December 2004
EDUCATION
San Francisco State University, Bachelor of Arts, Journalism,
May 2006
AWARDS
Fairbanks Public Service Newswriting Award, Associated Press News Executives
Council (APNEC), 2007
Frank McCulloch Investigative Reporting Scholarship, 2005 – 2006
John & Douglas Fang Memorial Scholarship for Journalists, 2005 – 2006
Bob Brown Memorial Scholarship for Journalists, 2005 – 2006
San Francisco State University Scholarship Athlete, Women’s Basketball, 2001 –
2004
Work samples available upon request.