Journalism Experience
BusinessWeek Online (McGraw-Hill) New York, NYStaff Writer April 2008 to Present
- Write news, features and analysis for Small Biz channel of BusinessWeek.com
- Launched and write a blog covering small business and entrepreneurship
- Write occasional features for BusinessWeek Small Biz print magazine
- Create slideshows, multimedia and other online content
- Stories have been syndicated on Yahoo Finance, MSN Money, and AOL Money
Intern June 2007 to August 2007
Freelance Journalist New York, NY
Reporter/Copy Editor September 2007 to Present
Freelance articles have appeared in BusinessWeek Online; The Real Deal; City Limits; US Banker; Worcester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette, Time Out New York Kids
TimesLedger Newspapers (News Corp.) Queens, NYReporter July 2005 to May 2007
- Covered community news for weekly Bayside and Little Neck editions and 12 other papers
- Filed daily breaking news updates for TimesLedger.com
- Covered education beat, including award-winning investigative pieces on school overcrowding
Stringer February to July 2005
- Covered community news for weekly Boston and Brookline neighborhood papers
Reporting Intern October to December 2004
- Reported for the news desk of 80,000-circulation national Irish weekly
- Wrote features and analysis of U.S. news for the foreign desk; wrote cover story for magazine
City Limits New York, NY
Reporting Intern May to August 2003
- Reported for urban affairs magazine's weekly online newsletter
- Assisted staff reporters with research and fact-checking for articles for monthly print magazine
- Wrote briefs for daily email update, City Limits Extra
City Editor December 2003 to May 2004
- Directed coverage and edited copy for off-campus news at independent five-day student paper
- Covered the judicial and legislative battles over gay marriage in Massachusetts
Education
Boston University College of Communication Boston, MABachelor of Science in Journalism, Concentration in English, Summa Cum Laude May 2005
- Coursework included business journalism, crime reporting, online research
- 3.64 GPA, Dean's List, Trustee Scholarship, National Merit Scholarship
- Continuing education coursework in HTML and CSS (Summer 2007)
Skills
- Proficient in AP style
- Online research: federal, state and local records searches, SEC filings, PACER, Lexis-Nexis
- Software: QuarkXPress, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office
- Basic HTML and CSS knowledge
- Basic digital photography
Awards
- 2nd place, In-depth Reporting, New York Press Association, 2006: Sean Bell shooting coverage
- 3rd place, General Excellence, Suburban Newspapers of America, 2006: Bayside Times
- 3rd place, In-depth Reporting, Suburban Newspapers of America, 2006: Classroom Crunch