Experience
Freelance Writer
• Author: Looking For Calvin & Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip Continuum Press, October 2009
• Author: Standing Small: A Celebration of 30 Years of the LEGO Minifigure DK, October 2009
• Author: Dave Matthews Band: Music for the People Simon & Schuster’s Pocket Books, July 2004
• Author: Beck: The Art of Mutation Simon & Schuster’s Pocket Books, July 2001
• Contributing Editor Filter magazine 2003-present
• Book contributor: VH1: 100 Greatest Albums (2003), Shecky’s Bar, Club & Lounge Guide (2003)
• Features/reviews: Washington Post, Plate, Washingtonian, Washington Flyer, Wine Enthusiast, Washington City Paper, Washington Post Express, Maryland Life, Cheese Connoisseur, Restaurant Management, The Moment, Bethesda, Arlington, Capitol File, DC Modern Luxury, CMJ Monthly, Giant, Flaunt, Paste (1997-present)
• Online content: Guardian.co.uk (2010), RollingStone.com (2000-03), RodaleMusic.com (2001-03), ArtistDirect.com (2004), SheaYeleen.org (2010), WashingtonLife.com (2011-present), Washington Post’s All You Can Eat blog (2011-present), Eater DC (2011-present), CityEats’ Plate blog (2011-present)
• Copywriting: Rodale (2002-03), Warner Music (2000-03), Sony Music (2004-present), Universal Music (1997-present), Brushfire Records (2008-present), Icon Freelance Associates (2010), 230 Publicity (2010), Matan (2010-present), Rock Ridge Music (2011)
• Television development: Series 30 Media (2011)
Freelance Photographer
• Photojournalist for Washington Post Express, Washington Post’s All You Can Eat blog, Eater DC
• Food photographer for Casa Oaxaca
Development Producer and Writer
Story House Productions Washington, DC 02/08 – 05/10
• Wrote and researched television and film proposals for a wide variety of cable networks
• Generated full show concepts with 360-degree transmedia plans
• Found characters and talent for shows
• Produced sizzle reels for new show concepts and talent
• Created specialized programming as directed by cable client mandates
Director of Development
Creative Differences Washington, DC 07/06 – 01/08
• Wrote and researched over 50 development proposals for a wide variety of cable networks
• Generated concepts that moved into development at Animal Planet and Discovery Studios
• Found characters and talent for shows
• Pitched networks on show concepts and talent
• Served as AP and/or Field Producer on Time Warp (Discovery), Prehistoric Predators: Megalodon (NG), My Kid’s A… (TLC),Jane Goodall’s Heroes (AP), Sharks: Are They Hunting Us and others
Cameraman and editor
WSYR Syracuse, NY 1/06 – 7/06
• Worked as videographer and editor at Syracuse’s #1 station
Senior Producer/On-air host
GetMusic/RollingStone.com New York, NY 2/00 – 6/02
• Booked talent including artists such as Michael Jackson, Eminem, Destiny’s Child and blink-182
• Produced and hosted live online events and video interviews two to five times a week
• Booked, produced, wrote and hosted The E-coustic Sessions, an interview/acoustic performance online program featuring Alicia Keys, Sugar Ray, Nickelback, and others
• Hired 10-person production teams and coordinated their duties
• Coordinated scheduling of events with all partners, including record labels, management and artists
Producer
SonicNet (A division of MTVinteractive) New York, NY 4/98 – 2/00
• Produced SonicNet/Yahoo! online chats with artists including Mariah Carey and DMX, as well as NetAid, The Tibetan Freedom Concert, The Warped Tour and others
• Hired 10+ person production teams and coordinated their duties
• Coordinated scheduling of events with partners such as Yahoo!, record labels, management and artists
Executive Assistant, New Media
Atlantic Records New York, NY 7/97 – 10/98
Education
Syracuse University, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications Syracuse, NY
Masters, Broadcast Journalism, August 2006
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY
Bachelor of Arts, English, May 1997
