education
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, Columbia, MissouriPhotojournalism sequence.
M. A. in Journalism expected December 2007.
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, New Brunswick, New Jersey
B. A. in History and Political Science May 1997.
experience
THE COLUMBIA DAILY TRIBUNE, Columbia, MO (July 2001 - Present)Web Editor Editor, designer and producer of the Web site of The Columbia Daily Tribune, the largest daily newspaper in Mid-Missouri. Responsible for the presentation of the contents of the print edition as well as expanded photography content on the Web.
MISSOURI SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM, Columbia, MO (Fall 2002 - May 2005, Fall 2006-present)
Adjunct Instructor Instructor of Electronic Photojournalism, the multimedia course in the photojournalism sequence of the Missouri School of Journalism.
THE NEW YORK TIMES ON THE WEB, New York, NY (Fall 2000)
Photo Producer Intern Assistant to the photo editor and photo producers at the Web site of The New York Times. Responsibilities included production work on photos for daily sections as well as for featured slide shows, special sections and The New York Times Magazine. Edited and produced Year in Review slide shows for the Web site.
AURORA & QUANTA PRODUCTIONS, Portland, Maine (Summer 2000)
New Media Intern Edited and produced The Road to Sydney, a special project for the Camera Works channel of washingtonpost.com and eviaggi.com in Italy. The Road to Sydney was an eight-week long feature about Australia published simultaneously in English and Italian. Responsibilities included generating the story ideas, researching the destinations, editing digital images, audio and video from the photographer in the field, as well as all aspects of Web production.
NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE, New York, NY (Summer 1999)
Picture Coordinator Assistant to the photo editor at the magazine of the American Museum of Natural History, circulation 350,000. Responsibilities included researching photos for future articles, requesting photos from various agencies and photographers, trafficking of original transparencies and other photographic materials, and processing invoices and payment requisitions.
THE DAILY TARGUM, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (December 1995 - February 1997)
Photography Editor Chief photographer and head of the photography desk at the independent, student-run daily newspaper of Rutgers University with a circulation of 17,000 and an estimated readership of 45,000. Responsible for photo selection, assignments, darkroom operations, darkroom maintenance, and recruitment and instruction of new photographers.
skills
- Strong news judgment, editing skills and headline writing skills.
- Excellent Web design skills including HTML and CSS.
- Strong multimedia background including audio editing and Flash.
- Extensive background in photojournalism, picture editing and visual storytelling.
- Exceptional Photoshop skills, particularly in the area of preparing photographs for the Web.
- Fluent in Spanish.