Professional Experience
I have 15 years of experience that includes an award-winning journalism background and strategic communications work at leading non-profit organizations focusing on human rights. I am bilingual, have a master’s degree in International Affairs, and have worked in several countries. As a daily newspaper reporter, I won 12 awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, a Special Achievement Award and an international fellowship.
Total Media Industry Experience
9 Years
Other Work History
In addition to my work as a staff reporter at three newspapers, I published two cover stories in Corporate Counsel magazine and have had stories in Thomson Reuters Foundation, Washington Post's Parenting blog and parent.co. As a strategic communications professional at two leading non-profit organizations, I also wrote, edited and placed many blog posts, op-eds and letters to the editor in other people's names, including in the Bangkok Post, The Guardian, the Huffington Post, The Lancet Global Health blog, The New York Times and Politico.
Foreign Language Skills
Croatian/Serbian
Work Permits & Visas
eligible to work in the United States, Canada and the European Union
Awards
12 awards from the Society of Professional Journalists
Special Achievement Award for immigration coverage from International Institute of Connecticut
2006 Greek Cultural Fellowship from Internews
