•    Able to connect with people and obtain important, newsworthy information
•    Excellent fact-checking, proofreading, grammar and research skills
•    Able to meet deadlines
•    Driven toward quality pieces that focus on individual stories from an alternative perspective

•    Thirteen years of journalism experience; eight years of freelance experience
•    Author of several published news and feature stories in various publications

University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Master of Science in Literary Nonfiction, expected 2010

Canisius College, Buffalo, NY
Bachelor of Arts in English, minor in Women’s Studies (Magna Cum Laude) – All College Honors Program, English Honors Program, 2001

Communications Assistant                                                                                               

June 2009-Nov 2009 - University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication - Eugene, OR

Graduate Teaching Fellow                                                                                                    

September 2008-Present - University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication - Eugene, OR

Minutes Recorder

January 2009-Present - City of Eugene - Eugene, OR

Researcher/Copy Editor                                                                                                   

July 2008-September 2008 – University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences – Eugene, OR

Freelance Writer

2001-Present – Outcome, Church Acts, Cheektowaga Times, Voices, Bay Area Reporter, Eugene Weekly, Etude – Buffalo, NY; San Francisco, CA and Eugene, OR

Copy Writer/Editor

2003-2005 – Kanoodle.com – Getzville, NY

Freelance Editor and Layout Specialist

2002-2002 – Outcome – Buffalo, NY

Grant Writer

2001-2002 – Lucy Curley & Co. – Buffalo, NY

Editorial Intern

2000-2001 – White Pine Press – Buffalo, NY

Editor-in-Chief, News Editor, Features Editor, Copy Editor, Features Writer and News Writer

1997-2001 – The Griffin – Buffalo, NY

• Joan Lorch Women’s Studies Award, Canisius College, 2001
• Sigma Tau Delta, Canisius College chapter president, 2000-2001
• Alpha Sigma Nu, Jesuit Honor Society
• Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1999-2000
• Employed as Program Associate, Working for Quality Child Care, United Way of the Bay   Area, 2005-2008
• Shop Steward, United Way of the Bay Area, OPEIU Local 3, 2007-2008
• Shop Steward, Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation, AFT Local 3544, 2009-2010
  
• Member, National Lesbian and Gay Journalists' Association, 2007-Present