Resume
E x p e r i e n c e
Various Publications | Freelance writer and reporter | Brooklyn, N.Y.
Freelance reporter with work on NPR, Seattle Weekly and San Diego Reader. Sept. 2007 – Present.
Bloomberg Government | Web Producer | Washington, D.C. | Brooklyn N.Y.
Aided in development of new website for Bloomberg News. Chose appropriate stories from the news wire. Packaged related content. Produced topic-related daily newsletters. June 2010 – Present.
Kaiser Health News | Editorial Intern | Washington, D.C.
Reported print and audio stories on health policy for non-profit news service. Assisted in daily aggregation of news. Bylines appeared on KHN, NPR and MSNBC.com. Feb. 2010 – May 2010.
National Public Radio | Digital News Intern, Science Desk | Washington, D.C.
Assisted in producing Science and Health sections of website through the CMS. Wrote and edited web copy and headlines. Blogged daily for NPR’s health blog, covering the passage of the health overhaul bill, FDA regulation and nutrition. Assisted reporters with research and tape logging. Sept. 2009 – Dec. 2009.
Daily Hampshire Gazette Newspaper | Editorial Intern | Northampton, Mass.
Reported and wrote news, business and feature stories, including several A1 stories for daily newspaper, circulation 18,000. Filed blog posts from Presidential Inauguration in D.C. Jan. 2009 – May 2009.
Seattle Weekly Newspaper | Editorial Intern | Seattle, Wash.
Reported, pitched and wrote stories for Village Voice Media weekly paper, circulation 100,000. Blogged regularly. First intern to report and write 3,000-word cover story: “Godspeed.” June 2007 – Sept. 2007.
The Sophian | Associate Editor, Features Editor, Sports Editor | Northampton, Mass.
Oversaw editorial content, copy-editing, layout for weekly college newspaper. Developed blog and expanded online content. Pitched stories, wrote weekly and managed. Jan. 2006 – April 2009.
E d u c a t i o n
The New School | Masters of Fine Arts, Expected May 2013 | New York, N.Y.
Concentration: Creative Nonfiction Writing
Smith College | Bachelor of the Arts Degree, May 2009 | Northampton, Mass.
Majors: English Language and Literature, Italian Studies
Study Abroad: Smith College Junior Year Abroad in Florence, Italy. Sept. 2007 – May 2008.
Columbia School of Journalism, Bloomberg College Editors’ Workshop | New York, N.Y.
Represented the Smith College Sophian at college journalism conference. May 2008.
S k i l l s
Research: Very experienced in LexisNexis and news scouring and aggregation using search engines, tools.
Multimedia: Proficient knowledge of web production and HTML. Experience in Web site building, video, audio and photo editing and in use of social media networks, such as Facebook and Twitter.
Software: Proficient in Adobe CS, MS Office, Apple software and several CMS systems.
Foreign Language: Highly proficient in written and spoken Italian.
