Professional Experience
With words as well as photos, I've covered Native American issues, aviation/aerospace, high-profile crime, politics, government, outdoor adventure, extreme sports, and the environment for newspapers and magazines.
Expertise
Content Editor (online) 12 YearsPhotographer 2 YearsWriter 16 Years
Specialty
Environment & Nature 4 YearsGovernment 4 YearsOther, Specify 8 Years
Industries
Association publication 8 YearsOnline/new media 12 YearsNewspaper - Community 4 Years
Awards
Numerous state journalism awards
Other Work History
director of media access, Examiner.com; managing editor of electronic publishing, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), and associate editor of AOPA Pilot magazine; city editor, The Times-Standard (Eureka, Calif.) ; reporter and photographer for several community newspapers
Technical Skills
Adobe Photoshop Extended CS6, Dreamweaver CS6, Premiere Pro CS6
Foreign Language Skills
Basic Russian. Presently learning Spanish.
Computer Skills
PC and Mac proficient; Microsoft Office; Apple Pages; HTML5; CSS3;
Equipment
MacBook laptop, digital recorder, Canon digital Rebel camera, Contour HD video camera, Adobe Creative Cloud membership (access to all current Adobe programs)
References
Upon request
Nonfiction Writing Samples
(Air & Space/Smithsonian magazine 10/13/2026)
A Kansas couple finds happiness underground in an abandoned missile silo.
(The Ranger 10/13/2026)
New Mexico teaches Wyoming how to curb substance abuse.
(The Ranger 10/13/2026)
Lynn Hill along with Alex Lowe discuss climbing out of the crib and on to the world's most challenging mountains.
(AOPA Pilot magazine 10/13/2026)
Glider pilots challenge some of nature's most extreme weather conditions over the Sierra Nevada.
(The Times-Standard 10/13/2026)
The world's oldest male chimpanzee expresses himself by painting on canvas and becomes an ambassador for his species.
Fiction Writing Samples
(Perpetuum Mobile 10/13/2026)
A little boy tests his grandfather's resolve.
General
(The Times-Standard 10/13/2026)
The father of a slain mother and daughter reflects on what may have gone wrong in Yosemite.
