Work Experience:
Freelance Writer, Able News Old Bethpage, NY (8/09-present) Report and write articles about issues of significance to people with disabilities in New York City and Long Island.
Founder and Editor, Transportation Access New York, NY (3/09-present) Research, report and write articles about transportation accessibility and paratransit service for people with disabilities and special needs in New York City.
Reporter, Sammamish Review Issaquah, WA (4/08-8/08)Covered City Council meetings and hearings, business, transit and the environment.
Editorial Intern, BusinessWeek.com New York, NY (6/07-9/07)
Reported and wrote stories for the Careers and News sections, wrote captions for slideshows, edited reader comments and attended editorial staff meetings.
Reporting Intern, New York Daily News New York, NY (12/06-6/07)
Reported on breaking news, including accidents, tragedies, celebration, tributes, press conferences and public opinion, and wrote enterprise stories.
Reporter and Photographer, Courier-Life Publications Brooklyn, NY (1/06-12/06)
Reported on community groups, development projects, local politics, business and the environment, and took photos. Wrote eight to ten articles per week from 2/06 to 9/06.
Reporter and Editor, The Queens Ledger/ Brooklyn Star Maspeth, NY (7/04-12/05)
Covered City Council meetings, trash disposal policies, crime and news; wrote editorials, took photos, compiled calendar events and designed pages using Adobe PageMaker.
Copy Editor, Vantage Press New York, NY (2/05-9/05)
Edited manuscripts using the Chicago Manual of Style; wrote content for book covers.
Editorial Intern, The Village Voice New York, NY (9/04-12/04)
Conducted database research and interviews for Senior Editor Wayne Barrett.
Correspondent, The York Dispatch York, PA (5/04-7/04)
Reported on township and school board meetings for a 30,000-circulation daily paper.
Education:
City University of New York New York, NYGraduate School of Journalism December 2007
Master of Arts G.P.A. 3.67
Concentration: Interactive Media; Business and Economics
Capstone: A multimedia project about flooding impacts in New York City.
Eugene Lang College, The New School New York, NY
Bachelor of Arts May 2003
Concentration: Social and Historical Inquiry G.P.A. 3.62
Thesis: The History of the Twentieth Century Biological Arms Race
Computer Skills:
Knowledge of Adobe Flash CS3 and Pagemaker, Dreamweaver, Final Cut Express, Microsoft Word and Excel, LexisNexis, Photoshop, PowerPoint, Quark and Soundslides.
