Résumé

Professional Experience

University of Arkansas, Office of University Relations

Executive Editor – May 2012 to present
Managing Editor – January 2007 to May 2012
Editor – October 2004 to January 2007

Management and editing of Arkansas, the award-winning quarterly alumni magazine.
Management and editing of the university’s daily news service, Arkansas Newswire.
Management and editing of the university’s graduate and undergraduate catalogs of study.
Editing of all University of Arkansas media releases, nearly 600 per year.
Developed and maintain daily Listserv report to alert the chancellor’s executive committee and campus communicators about potential news stories anticipated in the media.
Oversight of the university’s research magazine, Research Frontiers.
Member of University Accreditation response team, 2016 to present.
Editing of university’s 2016 Visitor’s Guide.
Editorial review of major university publications and reports.
Representative on the university’s Student Media Advisory Board, 2011 to present.
Representative on the university’s ad hoc historical marker committee, 2006 to present.
Member of Campaign Communications Working Group, 2011 to present.
Member of Advancement Division’s Policy Committee, 2013 to present.
Chair of the university’s Web Committee during 2005 and 2006.

Major projects have included:

Content management and redesign of Arkansas Newswire, relaunched in 2015.
Editing and production of the University of Arkansas accreditation report in 2010.
Management and reorganization of printed catalog of studies into an online version.
Creation and ongoing update of editorial style guide for the University of Arkansas.
Editing an creation of content for a redesign of the university’s top tier of Web pages.
Development in 2014 of the ongoing external top 50 campaign, Leading Change, Changing Lives.

University of Arkansas, School of Journalism and Strategic Media

Adjunct Instructor – Spring 2008, Fall 2014
Graduate Assistant – September 2003 to May 2004

Taught magazine editing, PR writing and media ethics among other coursework. Graduate coursework included documentary film, advanced television production and historical research.

The Morning News

The Morning News has since been merged with the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Metro editor – July 2000 to August 2003

Supervised a bureau comprising nine reporters, an assistant editor and two photographers.
Made all news decisions regarding news assignments, story and art play in the Fayetteville edition.

City reporter – January 1999 to October 2000

Covered the largest city in Northwest Arkansas, from the police beat to the city council.

City editor – October 1995 to January 1999

Supervised seven reporters and two photographers, and coordinated news with desk editors.
Played central role in redesign of The Morning News in 1996, giving advice on graphic design, sequencing of the newspaper and expansion of the editorial content.

News editor – May 1990 to October 1995

Supervised five desk editors.
Managed news placement and layout of local, state, national and international sections.
Worked integrally with management to shift the paper from afternoon publication to morning.
Led content choices for creation of the newspaper’s first website and digital archive.

General assignment reporter – May 1988 to May 1990

Northwest Arkansas Times

Copy editor and general assignment reporter – October 1983 to May 1984

Education

Master of Arts, University of Arkansas, 2004
Journalism with an emphasis in history
Bachelor of Arts, University of Arkansas, 1982
Journalism with an emphasis in magazine and photography
Named one of two outstanding print graduates, 1982
Editor of the University of Arkansas student newspaper, 1981-82
Arkansas Democrat Scholarship, 1981
Northwest Arkansas Times Scholarship, 1980
Preservation Issues and Practices Certificate, 2009
Amigos Library Services and Institute of Museum and Library Services

Selected Volunteer Service

2016 to present – Secretary, Evergreen Cemetery Association
2015 to present – Member of Woolsey Farmstead Visionary Committee, City of Fayetteville
2013 to 2016 – Advisory panel for Edible Ozarkansas, a quarterly culinary magazine.
2013 – Co-chair of committee organizing the sesquicentennial observance of the Battle of Fayetteville
2012 – Arkansas delegate to the Democratic National Convention
2011 to 2015 – Member of Fayetteville High School Band Boosters Club
2011 to present – Editor of Flashback, the quarterly journal of the Washington County Historical Society
2010 to 2013 – Member of Fayetteville Forward’s historic and heritage resources group
2009 to 2018 – Board of Directors of the Washington County Historical Society, which has included several speaking engagements about Fayetteville history to civic groups
2008 to 2010 – Board of Advisors for student newspaper at NorthWest Arkanunity College
2007-08 – Staff volunteer for Barack Obama presidential campaign in Arkansas, New Hampshire and Missouri
2006 – Co-organizer of centennial celebration of the University of Arkansas student newspaper
2005 – Member, Historic Washington County Courthouse Centennial Committee
2002 – Media panelist for the Arkansas Educational Television Network’s televised debate between candidates for state lieutenant governor
2002-11 – Volunteer for the Lemke Journalism Project, a multicultural outreach program of the University of Arkansas School of Journalism and Strategic Media
1993 – Established journalism department’s annual Freshman Welcomsas Comme pizza lunch.
1989-1992 and 2000-2004 – Board of directors of Arts Live Theatre, a nonprofit arts organization; service included writing a successful grant to the Arkansas Department of Humanities.
1978 to present – Writer and actor for the Northwest Arkansas Gridiron, an annual fundraising show that satirizes politics and culture while raising money for journalism scholarships.

Media Skills

Proficient in the following software: Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Freehand
Proficient in content management systems: OmniUpdate, CourseLeaf, WordPress, RedDot, TypePad, and NewsEditPro
Versed in Microsoft Excel, FinalCut Pro, Avid and Filemaker Pro
Experimenter in online trends such as Google mash-ups, blogging, and marketing through social networks such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest
Proficient in Associated Press style and Chicago style

Awards

Golden Tusk, staff award for serving students “above and beyond,” 2018, U of A Student Affairs
Mayor’s Award for Outstanding Service in Historic Preservation, Historic Walking Tour Map, 2015, with Bill Kincaid and Ellen Compton
Honorable Mention, Mayor’s Historic Preservation Award, 2011
First place, feature writing, 1990, Arkansas Press Association
First place, graphics, 1990, Arkansas Press Association
Arkansas education writer of year, 1989, Council for Advancement of Secondary Education
First place, feature writing, 1989, Arkansas Press Association
First place, graphics, 1989, Associated Press Managing Editors (Arkansas)

References

Available upon request. See the contact page.