Bachelor of Arts with High Honors Communication DePaul University
August 2000 - March 2004
Master of Arts in Journalism Journalism The Missouri School of Journalism
August 2004 - June 2006
Professional Experience
Intern DePaul Documentary Project, Chicago, IL
August 2003 - August 2004
Assisted in the production of long-form documentaries, investigative television news segments and newspaper columns for CNN, The Discovery Times Channel, WMAQ-TV and The Chicago Tribune.
Reporter / Assistant Editor The Columbia Missourian / Missouri Digital News, Columbia, MO
August 2004 - August 2005
State Capitol reporter covering election campaigns and legislative sessions.
Blogger / Webmaster Self-Employed
August 2004 - Present
Written and managed a personal web log featured on Slate, Romenesko, Wonkette and other blogs. Designed, programmed and administered a local blog aggregator and other data services.
Data Analyst IRE/NICAR, Columbia, MO
August 2005 - December 2005
Gathered and analyzed government databases for journalists across the country.
Interactive Technologies Editor / Assistant Database Editor The Center for Public Integrity, Washington, DC
January 2006 - December 2007
Collected, managed and organized large databases for in-depth investigative projects.
Database Producer The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA
December 2007 - Present
Collected, managed and organized large databases for web applications and investigative projects.