FREELANCE
THE CALIFORNIAN
• Salinas, CA, newspaper published six times per week
CAPSTONE PRESS
Author
• Children’s non-fiction dance series—on dance teams, breakdancing, jazz, modern, swing and Irish step dance
CHEER BIZ NEWS
• Bi-monthly national trade magazine for cheerleading coaches and gym owners
DANCE MAGAZINE
• Monthly national magazine for professional dancers and dance enthusiasts
DANCE RETAILER NEWS
• Monthly national business-to-business trade publication for dance retailers
DANCER MAGAZINE
Featured Blogger
• Latest breaking dance news and commentary for danceruniverse.com, the magazine's website
DANCE SPIRIT MAGAZINE
Contributing Editor
• 10-month national magazine for teen and aspiring dance professionals
INK
• Weekly entertainment and lifestyle publication covering Salinas, Monterey and Santa Cruz, CA
THE MONTEREY COUNTY HERALD
• Daily newspaper serving Monterey County, CA
STAFF POSITIONS
MACFADDEN PERFORMING ARTS MEDIA, LLC
Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, Pointe, Dance Retailer News
Assistant Editor, Nov ’04 – Jan '07
• Wrote and edited monthly columns including news, product features, media reviews and feature stories for four national magazines
• Coordinated photo shoots, hired models, called in clothing and coached dancers on movement for Dance Spirit's fashion, product and shoe features
• Assisted editors and production staff with the timely closing of issues by overseeing columns from the word document to layout phase
LIFESTYLE MEDIA, INC.
Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, Pointe, Dance Retailer News,
Dance Director’s Survival Guide
Listings Editor, Oct ’03 – Nov ’04
• Researched and gathered information for monthly editorial listings and annual directories
• Edited, verified facts and collected artwork for listings
• Managed listings databases in Microsoft Access
LIFESTYLE VENTURES, LLC
Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, Pointe, American Cheerleader, Stage Directions
Publishing Assistant, June ’03 – Oct ’03
• Assisted office manager in administrative duties, including ordering office supplies, coordinating mail delivery, answering phones and processing online sales requests
EDUCATION
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Associate in Arts – School of Continuing and Professional Studies, 2000
Bachelor of Science – Steinhardt School of Education, 2002
Major: Communication Studies Concentration: Mass Media
SCPS GPA: 3.7 Cumulative GPA: 3.83
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in Mac OSX and Windows XP, Quark XPress 5.0, Microsoft Word, Excel, Access