CV

EXPERIENCE

Lecturer • Lehman College

www.thebronxjournal.com • Bronx, New York • August 2010 to present

+ Taught new media journalism courses to undergraduates
+ Developed new course curricula for introductory and advanced multimedia courses
+ Created and produced an online student publication, thebronxjournal.com
+ Taught introductory courses in multimedia storytelling techniques and digital reporting
+ Taught an advanced course in web site design, with Photoshop, Dreamweaver, CSS
+ Taught a radio reporting course and developed a news magazine
+ Developed guidelines for the multimedia major in Writing Across the Curriculum
+ Developed data journalism lessons in Quantitative Reasoning Across the Curriculum
+ Produced the Comparative Education Leadership Lab which received an award, Innovative Curriculum Design in Comparative and International Education, CIES Teaching Comparative and International Education. (April 18, 2022).
+ Received a faculty recognition award for teaching, 2011-2012

Adjunct Lecturer • CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

www.journalism.cuny.edu • New York, New York • August 2011 to present

+ Taught a Fundamentals of Multimedia Storytelling course
+ Taught multimedia storytelling techniques and digital reporting strategies
+ Covered: WordPress, Photoshop, Reaper, Final Cut Pro, Google Forms, HTML
+ Taught Craft II Interactive, an intensive writing/reporting course
+ Led WordPress workshops, WordPress coach for students and faculty
+ Produced the bilingual Latino Media Map site for the Spanish language program.
+ Faculty adviser on ONA award-winning The Missing NYC, SPJ award-winning/ONA finalist DenseCity, SPJ award-winning Sense in the City, The End, Invisible Hands, Breakdown, Failure to Yield, Sex, Apps & Bingo, Food PlightThe Sex Talk, How We Heal, The Maternity Divide, Climate Countdown, Ladies’ Luck, Coronavirus Chronicles,  Next New York, Solutions NYC, The Bronx is BufferingWhen Colleges Fail on Mental Health, On the Waterfront, Climate Correction, When Home is School, Hard Lessons, Dead Wrong, Queens Street Name Stories, PhotoBridge

Teaching Assistant • Columbia Graduate School of Journalism

www.nycitylens.com • New York, New York • January 2015 to present

+ Taught multimedia storytelling techniques and digital site production
+ Produced and redesigned the NYCity Lens news site, redesigned the Columbia News Service
+ Faculty adviser on EPPY-finalist End of Trash and Guns of New York documentary sites. Faculty adviser on Lovenomics, Nightshift, EPPY/SPJ award-winning Killing Rikers, Things Fall Apart and The Return.
+ Redesigned the Columbia News Service multimedia site

Online Media Consultant, Project Manager

New York, New York • September 2009 to August 2010

+ Developed editorial strategies for commercial and non-profit sites
+ Created compelling multimedia content
+ Increased site traffic through SEO and third-party publication
+ Engaged current and new site users with crowd-sourcing and social media
+ Collaborated with partners on content sharing and cross-promotion

Managing Editor • WNYC.org

www.wnyc.org • New York, New York • August 2008 to September 2009

+ Oversaw the daily publication of online content
+ Managed a team of content producers and freelancers
+ Collaborated with digital operations on replatforming the site
+ Worked with on-air programs to promote and extend their offerings online
+ Built site traffic through third-party distribution
+ Increased user engagement with crowd-sourcing and social media

Senior Web Producer News, History, Documentary • WNET • PBS.org

www.pbs.org • New York, New York • September 2004 to July 2008
+ Developed content strategies for a range of news, documentary and history sites
+ Managed web production from conception to delivery
+ Produced site maps, wire frames, timelines, budgets and project requirements
+ Directed teams of designers, developers and multimedia editors
+ Created audio, video and interactive features

Director of New Media • Web Editor  • Colorado College

www.coloradocollege.edu • Colorado Springs, Colorado • August 2003 to August 2004
+ Directed digital communications at the college, including an institutional site redesign
+ Worked with the alumni office to produce an online magazine
+ Produced online materials for development fundraising campaigns
+ Designed and programmed an online newspaper and magazine for journalism classes

Consultant • Writer • Online Producer • UNICEF

www.unicef.org • New York, New York • December 2001 to May 2003
+ Developed online content for the UNICEF web site
+ Wrote copy and produced multimedia features for immunization and nutrition modules

New Media Instructor  • Universitat de Barcelona

www.il3.ub.edu/ca/Home.html • Barcelona, Spain • October 2002 to May 2003
+ Taught an online storytelling course covering editorial and production of news sites
+ Worked with students to produce a site on the municipal elections

Co-Founder • Senior Producer • Candide Media Works

New York, New York • November 1997 to September 2001
+ Co-founded a digital documentary company
+ Conceived and produced award-winning sites for Time, Fortune, Discovery, and PBS
+ Directed teams of designers, programmers and sound editors

Multimedia Producer • TIME Magazine

www.time.com • New York, New York • March 1996 to November 1997
+ Conceived, reported, and produced award-winning weekly multimedia stories
+ Directed a team of designers, programmers and sound editors
+ Developed a production system for multimedia projects

Producer • AthenaNow • Time Warner Electronic Publishing

New York, New York • June 1995 to December 1995
+ Developed and produced interactive broadband stories
+ Designed online editorial production systems and templates
+ Trained and supervised a team of freelance writers

Investigator • California Appellate Project

San Francisco, California • January 1993 to August 1994
+ Lead the defense investigation for death row inmates
+ Located and interviewed case witnesses and family members
+ Wrote witness declarations and extensive case chronologies

EDUCATION

+ M.S. Journalism • May 1995 • Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
+ B.A. Rhetoric • June 1991 • University of California at Berkeley

LANGUAGE & COMPUTER SKILLS

+ Fluent Spanish, Degree Superior Level 1992, Escuela Oficial de Idiomas, Barcelona
+ Proficiency in Dreamweaver, Photoshop, FinalCut Pro, audio editing, WordPress, CSS,  HTML, SEO

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES & MEMBERSHIPS

+ Judge: Editor & Publisher Awards, City University Film Festival, Ippies, Society of Professional Journalists Awards, Newsies
+ Member: Online News Association, Phi Beta Kappa