I have a wide array of experience in journalism. Here are some samples:
WRITING
A Virginia native, I have spent 20+ years reporting on business, K-12 education, higher education, politics, culture, music and arts. As a freelance writer, I’ve covered reproductive rights, politics, the military and other topics for national publications. Since 2019, I’ve worked as deputy editor of Virginia Business, a monthly print magazine with an active daily news website.
Some samples (you can see more on my LinkedIn page):
The Visionary: An interview with Pharrell Williams (Virginia Business)
Raising the bar: Virginia’s raising of the minimum wage (Virginia Business)
After back and forth, Falwell resigns from Liberty University (Virginia Business)
Talking shop: Black entrepreneurs, especially women, face added challenges (Virginia Business)
Navy SEAL Pleads Guilty in Case of Strangled Green Beret (The New York Times)
Activists: Don't Push for Fairfax Resignation Unless Northam Goes, Too (The Daily Beast)
Tip of the Day: Creating Your Holiday-Party Uniform (The New York Times)
Why Job Hunting While Pregnant Is Such a Minefield (Slate)
A Life Uncommon: Henry Abraham has survived — and studied — key historical moments that changed the world (Kenyon College Bulletin)
The Prince of Petersburg (Richmond magazine)
New “fourth trimester” checkups put focus on mother’s health (Chesterfield Observer)
A Chat with John Grisham (Style Weekly)
Five years later, Matthew McDaniel's family seeks answers (Chesterfield Observer)
Mirror, Mirror: Manchester Revival, North of Stockton (Richmond magazine)
Heated Words, But No Violence, at Virginia Confederate Statue Rally (Rewire.News)
Times of Vice: Journalist Roben Farzad delivers a nonfiction book about Miami's cocaine boom (Style Weekly)
Do Virginia’s ‘Pro-Family’ Groups Support Policies That Help Women and Children? (Rewire.News)
Going Analog: When it’s time to take a break from social media and engage in real life (Richmond magazine)
Marvin Anderson, who was exonerated after serving a full sentence for a crime he didn't commit (Richmond magazine)
"The Moment Was Right." The first day of legal same-sex marriage in Virginia (scroll to third story)
Sen. Tim Kaine, in a 2008 profile while he was governor of Virginia (Richmond magazine)
EDITING
I’ve worked as a print and online editor throughout my career, including at monthly magazines and daily newspapers.
Here are some recent projects at Virginia Business:
2021 Virginia Maritime Guide, an annual publication that I assigned and supervised as editor.
2021 Virginia 500, a comprehensive yearbook of the state’s 500 most influential leaders in business, government and education. I served as copy editor and first-read editor for several categories, in collaboration with other writers and editors.
2020 Hampton Roads Business guide, which received a silver award for ancillary publication at the Alliance for Area Business Publishers’ publication awards in June 2021. I assigned all stories and served as lead editor, working closely with writers and our art director.