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Professional interests: Newsroom culture, change management and innovation.

 

Current research: Thesis.

 

Undergraduate degree: Business/Information Systems (University of Phoenix)

 

Masters: News and Information

(University of Kansas)

 

 

I got my first official full-time job selling computers at a store in Kansas City, Kans. After several months of ground-breakingly low sales they finally "promoted" me off the sales floor to a contract technical support position at American Century Investors.

Seven years later, I was living in Seattle and working as a systems analyst for a small biotech. It was this job and a family tragedy, that made me realize that I wanted to return to my roots, both physically and mentally.

There's no place like home...

When I returned to Kansas I decided to apply for the graduate journalism program at the University of Kansas. Why not try the journalism thing again?

A lot has changed. The possibilities for journalism and journalists are endless; especially for someone with a slightly technical background and a taste for breaking the rules and living on the edge.

Now I work for the innovations team at E.W. Scripps Newspaper Interactive. Although my “official” title is project manager, I really do more than just manage timelines and milestones. We take ideas for new businesses from employees at our newspapers and help them put together business plans and implement their ideas using available technology and resources.

This fall, I'm teaching online journalism at the University of Tennessee (Go Vols!).

Before settling in Knoxville, I lived in New York City and worked as a multimedia manager for MSN Money.

Want to know more about my education, professional experience, awards and recognition then take a look at my resume.