Governing/Government Technology Content Studio
Editorial Director: 2020-present

●     Steer editorial direction for sponsored content with nation’s premier media company covering state and local government and technology.

○     Help companies hone their message for an audience of state and local decision-makers and IT leaders.

○     Assign and edit white papers, issue briefs, case studies, infographics and handbooks. Write stories and papers as needed.

●     Host and emcee live and virtual events.

○     Moderate in-person panel discussions, online webinars and Q&A’s with CIOs and other public sector leaders, as well as private sector CEOs and nonprofit leaders.

○     Run roundtable discussions with state and local leaders from across the country.

○     Moderated more than 60 events in 2022.   

●     Helped drive Content Studio revenue expansion from $3.5M to more than $8.6M a year.

Governing
Executive Editor: 2012-2019, Senior Editor: 2010-2012, Staff Writer: 2004-2010

●     Oversaw nation’s top print magazine focused on state and local politics and policy.

○     Led 15-person editorial team, plus more than a dozen additional contributing writers and columnists. Developed and supervised >$2M annual budget for salaries, travel, art and freelance writers.

○     Took online readership from fewer than 200,000 to more than 1M.

○     Planned editorial calendar, assigned and developed story ideas with writers, and edited everything from breaking news briefs to 7,000-word features to special in-depth projects

○     Expanded from a single newsletter to more than a dozen targeted monthly newsletters in verticals such as Transportation, Health and Finance.

○     Wrote >1,200 pieces of content, from news briefs and blog posts to podcasts and long-form features. Notable stories include profiles of Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino; an in-depth look at Puerto Rico’s push for statehood; and an August 2019 piece on what city planners can learn from Burning Man.

●     Served as speaker and moderator at more than two dozen events a year, facilitating panel discussions, conducting on-stage interviews and leading conversations with government executives and private sector thought leaders. These ranged from intimate invite-only roundtables to large national conferences with mayors, governors, legislators and other top decisionmakers from across the country.

Book Editor
2011-2016

●     Edited Extreme Government Makeover, by renowned government management expert Ken Miller, in 2011; and Peak Performance: How Denver’s Peak Academy is Saving Money, Boosting Morale and Just Maybe Changing the World. (And How You Can, Too!), by Denver Peak Academy director Brian Elms, in 2016.

CongressDaily
Reporter: 2003-2004

●     Covered multiple beats, including lobbying and governmental affairs, for preeminent twice-daily Capitol Hill newspaper. Frequently contributed to several other National Journal publications, including National Journal, Government Executive and nationaljournal.com.

The Almanac of American Politics
Researcher: 2002-2003

●     Researched, fact-checked and edited biennial reference book on Congressional members and their districts.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Freelance writer
2009-present

●     Frequent contributor to various style and travel publications including Bloomberg Pursuits, The Wall Street Journal Style section and Flavor.

●     Wrote numerous travel features on assignment, including “Beyond Williamsburg,” “Shenandoah’s Bounty: Virginia’s Farm-to-Table Renaissance,” and “A Shore Thing: Exploring the Classic Crab Houses of Maryland’s Eastern Shore.”

The Bitten Word
Editor: 2008-2016

●     Co-creator, writer and editor of award-winning food blog read by more than 2M people a year.

●     Profiled by The Washington Post, Washingtonian magazine and other publications. Interviewed multiple times on National Public Radio. Named by the Times of London as one of “50 of the world’s best food blogs.”

AWARDS

●     Folio: Magazine Award for Editorial Excellence in Government & Public Sector, for Governing May 2015 issue.

●     National Silver award for Individual Profile from the American Society of Business Publication Editors, for “The Boss of Boston,” January 2012.

●     National Gold award for Government Coverage from the American Society of Business Publication Editors, 2010.

●     Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Award for Best Single Article from American Business Media, for “Goodbye, Government,” September 2010.

EDUCATION

●     B.S. in Political Science, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.