Professional/Personal Overview
I am a longtime Alaska journalist with lots of experience and local knowledge. Specialties are energy and the environment, climate change, politics and government, business, Native American issues, fisheries, health, science and education. I write about complex subjects, including science and business. I regularly navigate through legal documents, financial statements, scientific reports, environmental regulations/laws and various mountain and ski trails.
Work Info
Expertise
Editor
4 Years
Reporter
29 Years
Writer
29 Years
Specialty
Environment & Nature
29 Years
Government
29 Years
Outdoors
29 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
29 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Bureau of National Affairs (11+), Christian Science Monitor (11+), Reuters (11+)
Other Work History
Reuters contract reporter in Alaska; special correspondent for BNA (Bureau of National Affairs); regular correspondent to the Christian Science Monitor; contributions to various magazines, including in-flight publications, outdoors publications and religious/cultural publications.
Computer Skills
MS Word, Windows XP
Equipment
digital camera/video recorder, digital audio recorder, laptop computer
Foreign Language Skills
French, some Spanish
Awards
Alaska Press Club (several awards for environmental coverage, science writing, news coverage, health coverage, education coverage and feature writing), Society for Professional Journalists Region 10 (for business reporting), Native American Journalists Association (for print coverage of Native issues), National Association of Press Women (for government and political coverage and features)
Associations
Society of Environmental Journalists Alaska Press Club Alaska Professional Communicators
Other
National Center for Atmospheric Research journalism fellow, August 2009 Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting fellow, June 2010 MBA, University of Colorado, 1986. BA, history and economics, University of Virginia, 1981.
Freelancer Availability
I occasionally freelance. I live near Anchorage, AK. I am willing to travel regionally. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.