FREELANCE WRITER AND EDITOR
June 2000 to Present
- Edited textbook ancillaries for SettingPace, a respected
educational content provider;
- Wrote feature stories for Los Angeles Times Magazine,
Westways magazine, and Zoo View magazine of Los Angeles
Zoo;
- Author of A Tiger in the Bedroom: Lessons from Mother
Nature's Sex Shop, a humorous book on animal mating rituals
backed by extensive research into animal behavior. Delivered
manuscript for 256-page book ahead of schedule;
- Extensive knowledge and use of research techniques and
resources, both on the Internet and in traditional media.
Experience researching diverse topics, from evolutionary
biology to biographies to legal cases;
- Copyedited newsletters for the law firm of Latham & Watkins;
- Wrote Web site copy for the law firms of Latham & Watkins and
Mitchell, Silberberg & Weiss
- Wrote animal signs for the Los Angeles Zoo;
- Edited, copyedited, and proofread high school and college
textbooks and associated workbooks for Glencoe/McGraw-Hill.
Researched and wrote new material for books on subjects
such as marketing, career education, and law-enforcement
studies. Created activities, tests, and online games to
supplement textbooks;
- Sole responsibility for creating and managing budget for
editing business.
EDITOR
CRESCENTA VALLEY SUN
September 2003 to June 2005
- Supervised staff writers, and freelance writers and
photographers;
- Coordinated with staff and executives at all levels to facilitate
ease of production and transfer of information;
- Helped reporters improve their writing and reporting skills,
encouraged them when they reported difficult stories. Guided
staff in story selection and helped them develop research skills
and news judgment;
- Recruited and developed teen correspondents to provide in-
depth coverage of school events;
- Wrote headlines and copyedited 32- to 48-page weekly paper;
- Photographed news events and people for news and feature
stories. Wrote feature stories and weekly column;
- Consistently met tight deadlines, including often reporting,
writing, editing and laying out stories within a few hours.
WEB WRITER
O’MELVENY & MYERS, LLP
November 1999 to May 2000
Selected, researched and wrote stories for in-house intranet site and
external Web site for 600-lawyer firm. Coordinated with high-level
staff, both attorneys and executives, to ensure cohesive style and
message was presented across sites.
WEBMASTER
GREATER LOS ANGELES ZOO ASSOCIATION
August 1998 to November 1999
Solely responsible for content and technical management of Zoo's
Web site. Wrote, edited and coded all pages and took many
photographs. Coordinated with all Zoo departments to ensure all
content furthered Zoo's mission. Responsible for managing Web site
and securing resources within limited budget.
ASSISTANT EDITOR
GREATER LOS ANGELES ZOO ASSOCIATION
July 1996 to August 1998
Responsible for all phases of production of the association's
monthly newsletter. Researched and wrote stories and took and
selected photographs. Managed volunteer photographers.
REPORTER/CITY EDITOR
LOS ANGELES INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS
June 1994 to July 1996
Selected, researched and wrote all stories for weekly Westsider
edition, routinely beating Los Angeles Times to stories and providing
more comprehensive coverage. Promoted to City Editor after one
year. Supervised two reporters and an editorial assistant.
CALENDAR EDITOR
PASADENA WEEKLY
March 1992 to September 1993
Maintained all calendar listings and chose featured events. Wrote
feature and news stories as assigned.
Education: BA - History, University of California, Riverside, 1989
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