Professional Experience
Esri | Redlands, CA
Managing Editor • March 2015 – present
- Execute all editorial processes for print, online versions of ArcNews magazine (circulation: 800,000)
- Review all submissions, assign columns, edit 100+ articles, write 20+ pieces per year
- Collaborate with GIS users, thought leaders to contextualize product stories within fields of geography, conservation, education, new technology
Stratfor | Austin, TX; Redlands, CA
Managing Editor • December 2013 – February 2015
- Managed global team of 13 writers; coordinated publishing of articles on geopolitical website
- Pitched stories, assigned articles to 10+ analysts, edited 2–5 analyses per day
- During international crises, wrote, edited, and copy edited steady stream of quick-hit reports
Deputy Editor • April 2013 – December 2013
- Built Stratfor’s first editorial department from the ground up with new editor in chief
Analyst • October 2012 – April 2013
- Researched, wrote analyses about underreported international circumstances
Thanda After-School and Thanda Zulu | KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Director of Communications & Development • October 2009 – July 2010
- Developed first comprehensive marketing, fund-raising strategies for $130,000-per-annum NGO
- Conducted community assessment research for program development
CNN | Assignment Desk, New York Bureau | New York, NY
Associate Producer • November 2007 – September 2009
- Monitored, routed, recorded constant video streams from CNN bureaus, affiliates, field crews
- Filled in as overnight, weekend assignment editor; wrote wires on local stories of national interest
News Assistant • April 2007 – November 2007
- Reported from, produced shoots in the field; filled in for associate producers on CNN shows
CNN | American Morning | New York, NY
Freelance Production Assistant • May 2006 – February 2007
- Prepared video elements for 3-hour live show; wrote segments, edited interviews, booked guests
Education
London School of Economics
Dual MA/MSc, International & World History
9/2010 – 7/2012
Columbia University
Dual MA/MSc, International & World History
9/2010 – 7/2012
New York University
BS, Communications, Journalism
9/2002 – 5/2006
Volunteer Experience
Hospitality Ensemble, Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival | Redlands, CA
Member, Treasurer (2-year term) • April 2015 – present
Global Art & Design Project | Viljoenskroon, South Africa; Redlands, CA
Secretary of the Board • December 2011 – June 2019
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Inland Empire | San Bernardino, CA
Big Sister • July 2017 – September 2018
Skills
Spanish (proficient), reporting, fact-checking, marketing, branding
Software
Microsoft suite, InDesign, WordPress, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS StoryMaps
Awards
Peabody Award (shared), CNN; Alliance Fellow, Columbia University