EXPERIENCE
Book Author, Chicago Review Press, 2010-2012
- Reported and wrote Leaving Mundania
Reporter/Freelancer, The Daily Beast, June 2008-May 2010
- Weekly Cheat Sheet contributor
- Reported and wrote News Shrink column and other features.
Founder, President and Editor-in-Chief, Fringe Magazine Inc., 2005-present
Website: FringeMagazine.org Blog: TheNounThatVerbsYourWorld.blogspot.com
Fringe is a quarterly online journal that publishes political and experimental literature in all genres.
- Managed staff of seven editors
- Edited writer interviews
- Created and oversaw company financials, business plan, and publishing schedule
- Helmed web redesign
EDUCATION
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York, NY
M.S. in Journalism, May 2008
Concentration: Multimedia Journalism
Current coursework: book writing on Live Action Role Play (larp) with Sam Freedman; new media magazine NYC24.com
Master’s project: “City Picklers,” on pickles and New York food culture, incorporating text, audio slideshows, video and interactive graphics
Emerson College, Boston, MA
M.F.A. in Writing, Literature & Publishing, 2007
Concentration: Fiction Writing
Tufts University, Medford, MA
B.A., summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa; Golden Key International, 2003
Recipient, 2003 Ivan Galantic Special Achievement in Humanities Prize
Double major: English and philosophy
University of Oxford, Pembroke College, United Kingdom,
academic year abroad, 2001-2002
Research for honors thesis on D.H. Lawrence
SKILLS & INTERESTS
Web and Graphic Design: Proficient in digital audio and video recording and editing (Adobe PhotoShop, Dreamweaver, FatWire, FinalCut Pro, Audacity, ProTools basic HTML and Flash)
Conversational Spanish
Passionate about classical mythology and cooking