Resume

WORK HISTORY

Owner (3/17 to Present), TAS Media, LLC, Milwaukee, WI

  • Freelance writer and editor covering science and innovations in sustainability, with an emphasis on food, agriculture, and biodiversity. Held contracts with Nature, Discover, Experience, Seeker, Earther, National Geographic Science, IEEE Spectrum, HowStuffWorks, CXO Magazine, LiveScience and more.
  • Read academic journal articles, interview primary scientific sources
  • Optimize headlines and content for SEO
  • Attend scientific conferences and report on findings
  • Freelance grant writer

Executive Director (2/22 to Present), Uptown Crossing Business Improvement District, Milwaukee, WI

  • Help connect small businesses in Milwaukee’s Uptown Crossing neighborhood with resources, grants and educational opportunities.
  • Manage activities approved by a board of directors, support small businesses, coordinate events, secure sponsorships, pursue grants.

Writer/Editor (5/19 to 10/22), Marquette Magazine, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

  • Report, research, write and co-edit university publications, including Marquette Magazine, Discover Research, and other college magazines
  • Proof and edit publications and marketing collateral
  • Assist with publication management
  • Collaborate with OMC colleagues in the creation of new content for digital channels

Senior Editor/Producer (2/08 to 3/17), Seeker (formerly Discovery News), Group Nine Media, Boston, MA

  • Selected, assigned, and edited science and tech news and feature stories
  • Recruited and managed freelance writers
  • Optimized headlines and content for SEO
  • Promoted the website using social media
  • Assessed article performance using web analytics software
  • Helped establish content partnerships with other news websites
  • Wrote and edited blogs, news features, and slideshows
  • Worked with media department to produce videos
  • Conferenced daily with news team to generate story ideas

Freelance Science Journalist (9/04 to 2/08), New York, NY

  • Reported, researched, and wrote news and feature stories (Contracts included DNews, Slate, Scientific American, Fast Company, and MIT Technology Review)

Managing Editor (8/00 to 9/04), MIT Technology Review, Cambridge, MA

  • Created editorial workflow and production schedule where none existed previously
  • Managed workflow and production schedule for both the magazine and two annual inserts
  • Recruited and managed copy chief, fact checker, and editorial assistant
  • Recruited and directed editorial research interns for annual inserts
  • Wrote and edited feature and department articles for both MIT Technology Review and the Institute’s alumni magazine, MIT News
  • Consistently maintained an on-time delivery to printer for all four years

Managing Editor (7/99 to 8/00), Scientific American Explorations, Boston, MA

  • Created editorial workflow and production schedule where none existed previously
  • Managed workflow and production schedule
  • Wrote and edited features and departments
  • Assigned and directed freelance writers
  • Researched illustration materials
  • Consistently maintained an on-time delivery to printer

Associate Editor (6/98 to 7/99), Astronomy, Waukesha, WI

  • Wrote and edited feature and department articles for monthly magazine
  • Directed freelance writer assignments
  • Attended scientific meetings
  • Acted as web editor for Astronomy.com
  • Conceived of new website to promote editor-hosted trips
  • Researched illustration materials
  • Participated in story-shaping meetings

BOOK AUTHOR

Rocks and Minerals, part of the Reader’s Digest Pathfinders series (1999)

VOLUNTEER

  • Member, Climate Mitigation and Resilience Task Force, Urban Ecology Center, Milwaukee, WI
  • Member, Nature in the City Working Group, Milwaukee’s Climate and Equity Plan Task Force

EDUCATION

  • B.A. with honors, Communications, Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI
  • Masters coursework, creative writing, Goddard College, VT
  • Project Management Certificate, Harvard Division of Continuing Education

MEMBERSHIPS

National Association of Science Writers

Society for Environmental Journalists

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