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Resume
Relevant Experience
The Washington Post Aug. 2007 through present
Freelance writer for the Style, Weekend and Travel sections
Reviews dance and classical music performances throughout the D.C. metro region, as well as write 1,000-word, arts-related features and essays for the paper.
University of Maryland 2010 through present
Adjunct instructor, Professional Writing Program
American University Jan. 2009 through present
Adjunct instructor, Department of Literature
Hired to teach The Art of Literary Journalism, a feature writing and reviewing course for students in AU’s Creative Writing MFA program.
Freelance Writer
Aug. 2005 – present
Worked as a writer or editor for more than a dozen newspapers, magazines and Web sites, including the Austin American-Statesman (Texas), the News & Observer (N.C.), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Oregonian, The Post Standard (Syracuse, NY), Southeastern University (Lakeland, Fla.) and the Whitehorse Daily Star (YK).
Intelligencer Journal
(49,000 circulation six-morning daily in Lancaster, Pa.)
Dec. 2000 – June 2005 (freelance work through 2008)
Staff writer
Hired to handle a geographical beat including town meetings and school boards. Promoted through the ranks to cover higher education, nuclear power plants, visual arts, music, dance and theater. Cultivated sources, developed story ideas and met deadlines to write five to eight articles each week, as well as a triweekly classical music column.
Sunday News (101,000 circulation weekly in Lancaster, Pa.)
May – Nov. '00
Summer writing and paginating intern
Wrote several A-1 enterprise stories, edited and paginated pages and contributed copy to every section of the paper, from Sports to Business.
Cedars student newspaper
Fall 1996 through Fall 1999
Began as a contributor, promoted to newspaper staff, then lead writer, then managing editor. As ME, assigned all stories, corresponded with staff and edited all copy.
Ciavolino & Sheeler Marketing Communications
Summer intern 1995, part-time work through 1999
Marketing assistant for a Baltimore Web design and marketing firm. Performed extensive computer tasks, including editing client web pages.
Cedarville Review literary magazine
Assistant editor, 1998 – 1999
Selected poetry, essays and short stories to be featured in the student and alumni
literary journal.
Education
Syracuse University (N.Y.) June 2006
Master's of Arts in Arts Journalism
Cedarville University (Ohio) Dec. 1999
Bachelor's of Arts in English
Franklin & Marshall College
Audited music history and criticism courses.
Recognitions
Fellow, From Wales to Washington: Critics Exchange Programme, 2009
Fellow, National Endowment for the Arts 2007
Institute for Theater Journalism
Member, Music Critics Association of North America, since 2004
Member, American Theatre Critics Association, 2004-2009
Member, Dance Critics Association, since 2008
Fellow, World Journalism Institute, 1999
Cal Thomas Scholarship (Awarded to select Cedarville students pursuing media
vocations)
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