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OffOffOnline.com Web Magazine, New York, NY
Theater Reviewer
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May - Sept 2004 |
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Reviewed new and experimental theater for New York arts web site
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Worked on adding arts feature writing to OffOffOnline's mission statement
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The Cambodia Daily, Phnom Penh Cambodia
Reporter
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Fall 2003 |
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Covered breaking stories on drug busts, political crises, and even sporting events
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Wrote features and enterprise stories on science, business and social development
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Worked closely with Cambodian reporters to cover news and produce polished copy
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Traveled to the provinces to cover enviromental and trade stories
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Medill News Service, Washington, DC
DC Correspondant for the Waterbury Republican-American
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Spring 2003 |
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Daily breaking news coverage of Congress and D.C. affairs for major urban newspaper
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Wrote news analysis pieces on complex issues including tax and healthcare legislation
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CBS Channel 2, Chicago, IL
Researcher
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Winter 2003 |
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Researcher for Pulitzer, Emmy, and Peabody Award-winning reporter Pam Zekman
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Identified potential stories and developed sources from phone hotlines
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Worked on legal and criminal background investigations for major winter sweeps stories
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Marquee Communications, Ithaca,
NY/Portugal
Screenwriter
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2001 - Present |
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Hired
to create three film scripts for U.S.-Portuguese film company |
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Freelance, New York, NY
Writer, Actor
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2000-2002 |
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| | • | Leading role in the short play "The Fortune Cookie," at the Variety Café Theatre
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Women's Shakespeare Company, New York, NY
Dramaturg
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Winter 2002 |
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The Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York, NY
Stage Manager
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Summer, 2001 |
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Variety Cafe Theater, New York, NY
Director
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Spring 2001 |
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The George Junior Republic, Freeville, NY
Teacher's Aide
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Summer 2000 |
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Education |
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Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Master of Science - Medill School of Journalism, June 2004
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Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Bachelor of Arts - Theater/English, March 2000
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Awards |
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| Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival,
| | • | Won the ACTF one-act play competition for NY, NJ and PA region
| | • | Developed a reading of the winning play for the ACTF festival in Clarion, PA, directed by acclaimed New York/Chicago director Damon Kiely
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Other Interests |
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Science, physics, astronomy: More than 20 credit hours in physical sciences at Cornell, hela a science reporting beat for the Medill News service in the spring of 2004,
reported on
space science,
medicine, and
high-energy physics.
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