Professional Experience
I've spent almost three years hustling as a freelancer for the News & Observer, and am more than ready to take on national, and even international projects. I have passionate interests in features, such as house stories, food writing and travel, but am equally driven by relevant pieces that have more social impact. If it's a story, I'd love to tell it, and I utilize as much narrative as possible.
Expertise
Editor
1 Year
Reporter
3 Years
Specialty
Sports & Recreation
3 Years
Women's Issues
3 Years
Crime
3 Years
Industries
Newspaper - Local/Regional
3 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
4 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
News & Observer (10+)
Other Work History
Personal assistant to Frances Mayes, author of "Under the Tuscan Sun." January 2006 - present.
Foreign Language Skills
Spanish near fluency; Italian conversant. Lived in Madrid for a semester in college.
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Access
Equipment
Well versed on both Macs and PCs, as well as collecting audio
Work Permits & Visas
Passport is up to date.
References
PROFESSIONAL:
Rob Waters: editor of the News & Observer’s Durham bureau as well as the community weekly the Durham News. (Previous editors include Michelle Valenzuela, mvalenzu@newsobserver.com and Charles Jeffries, charlesj@newsoberver.com.)
office (919) 956-2417
rwaters@newsobserver.com
Frances Mayes: author of the international bestseller Under the Tuscan Sun and its sequel Bella Tuscany, among other nonfiction works.
home (919) 381-9409
francesmayes@mac.com
George Lawrence: held senior editor positions at the News & Observer over the course of 16 years, is now the principal of G.H. Lawrence & Associates, a PR firm – is a character reference.
cell (919) 452-6086
g-law@mindspring.com
PROFESSORS of JOURNALISM:
Steve Crane: scrane@jmail.umd.edu
Jon Franklin: jonfrank@chesapeake.net
Chris Hanson: chanson@jmail.umd.edu
Tom Kunkel: Dean of the College of Journalism at the University of Maryland
tkunkel@jmail.umd.edu
Awards
o At Carnegie Mellon University: Recipient of Adamson Awards, Martin Luther King Jr. Writing Award, and was published in the Sloping Halls Review
o At the University of Maryland, as an Eleanor Merrill fellow, won the first place student SPJ Mark of Excellence Award Region II in online news reporting for “Inauguration 2005.”
