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M.A. University of Colorado, Boulder, 1998. History of the American
West, Environmental History. Thesis: "Saucers and Sagebrush: In Roswell,
New Mexico, an Atomic Boomtown Gets a Makeover." B.A. Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1990. American Studies. Summa
cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa. Phillips Academy, Andover, MA. Cum Laude, 1986. Experience Freelance Journalist. 1993 - present. Write and report articles
covering political, environmental and legal topics for magazines, Web
sites, and daily and weekly newspapers. Articles have appeared in The
LA Times, Financial Times, Outside, Village Voice, Wilderness, Ski Magazine,
Powder Magazine, Rails to Trails, Hooked on the Outdoors, American Lawyer
Media and SF Weekly, among others. Freelance Historian. Research, write and conduct interviews for
textbook and oral history projects. Oral history clients have included
the Rocky Flats Cold War Museum, the U.S. House of Representatives Office
of the Legislative Counsel and the U.S. 10th Circuit District Court. Wrote
a series of Presidential Administration Profiles for a high school reference
book published by Gale Research. Produced essays and a reading series
to accompany Ken Burns’ 1996 public television documentary, "The
West" for the American Library Association. Other ventures have included
an oral history project in Nepal and a cultural history of Roswell, New
Mexico. Freelance Editor. Projects include both substantive editing and
copy editing. Clients include Colorado Homes and Lifestyles Magazine (copy
editor), Seule Magazine (contributing editor), the Wilderness Society
(editing science and policy reports), International Mountain Explorer’s
Connection (editing, researching and writing their print and online newsletter)
and Gale Research (editing their "Information Plus" reference
books). Kangchenjunga School Project. 1995 - present. Volunteer for a
non-profit organization working with native and refugee populations in
northeastern Nepal. Activities include public health work, Web site production,
and an ongoing project collecting Tibetan folk tales and creating children’s
books for local schools. iXL-Denver. Denver, CO. December 1998 - January 2001. Writer.
In-house lead writer for an interactive services agency producing Web
sites and multimedia strategies for large businesses and dot-coms. Duties
included developing creative content for client Web sites, writing and
editing copy and producing banner ads. American Lawyer Media, Inc. San Francisco, CA. 1994-1995. Reporter.
Covered public interest law, law firm business, and the California State
Bar for The Recorder, a newspaper published by the American
Lawyer. Institute for Alternative Journalism. New York, NY and Washington
D.C., 1992-1993. Associate editor for AlterNet, the national wire service
for the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. The Village Voice. New York, NY. 1992. Intern. National Affairs
desk. Duties included research and reporting for the publication's political
writers and review of freelance submissions. Honors and Awards Participant, Scripps Howard Institute on the Environment, 2004. References and clips available upon request |