Home

Photos

Writing

Overview

Executive Editor of the Internetnews.com Channel for Jupitermedia's Web division

Began with the company (then-named Internet.com) as a managing editor of atNewYork.com, a pioneering Web site and newsletter covering the rise of Silicon Alley, followed by coverage of its decline.

Hosted breakfast forums for audiences of about 300 guests during my tenure as a NY regional editor.

Also covered and broke stories about Microsoft Windows; ISPs, venture capital, networking, consulting and developer tools.

Responsibilities

• Currently manage a staff of 10 editors for Internetnews.com, a daily Web site for IT decision makers

Responsibilities include:

• Overseeing beat assignments, enterprising stories, features and weekly editorial calls
• Planning monthly workshops for improving staff's skills and adopting new tools
• Producing monthly ad-server and traffic reports for senior management
• Daily edits for voice, tone and style
• Line edits for staff training
• Planning new product initiatives

Position also includes travel to San Francisco bureau to liason with editorial staff there, and writing a twice-monthly column.

Employment

Jupitermedia, New York, NY

Executive Editor (March, 2000 -- current)

• Manage assignments, development and story approaches for a staff of 10 editors, including freelancers.
• Manage monthly freelance budget
• Plan, pitch and execute new content ideas, special reports, graphics, podcasts and site improvements with development teams
• Edit for style, tone, voice and pacing on stories
• Create monthly workshops for improving staff's writing skills, journalistic style and approach

Thomson Financial, New York, NY

Senior Editor, Future Banker Magazine (1998-2000)

• Wrote stories for two main magazines for the American Banker newspaper about technology use among financial services providers, including retail and wholesale bankers

Freelance Reporter, New York, NY (1996-1998)

• Bridge News, NY -- Worked as a part-time writer while a part-time student in Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University
• The New York Times -- metro and education desks -- Stringer
• Institutional Investor magazine -- Covered World Bank meetings in Washington, D.C., conducted research on credit ratings in wake of currency crisis in Asian markets and Russia.
• BusinessWeek.com -- Freelanced two articles

Administrative:

Executive Administration, Goldman Sachs (1996-1998)

• Part-time assignment as executive assistant to CEO while financing graduate degree
• Supported vice presidents and managing partners in Investment Banking Division while working on graduate degree

Education

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (1998)

The University of Maine, Journalism

References

Available upon request