EXPERIENCE

Green Quill Communications, Arlington, Virginia.

Freelance Writer/Principal    (2000 - Present)

• Established freelance writing business, specializing in conservation and preservation journalism.

Landscape Architecture Magazine, American Society of Landscape Architects, Washington, D.C.

Interim Co-Editor, Managing Editor, Staff Writer    (1999 - 2000)

• Managed editorial for monthly magazine covering ecology, design, construction, and land-use planning.
• Researched and wrote features on subjects ranging from land reclamation to public art.
• Substantively edited all sections of the magazine.
• Commissioned and tracked freelance articles.

Waste Age Magazine, The Environmental Industry Associations, Washington, D.C.

Managing Editor, Associate Editor    (1996 - 1999)

• Established and managed editorial content for monthly magazine covering waste management and recycling.
• Wrote features, news stories, and editorials.
• Commissioned and edited articles from freelance writers.
  

National Parks Magazine, The National Parks and Conservation Association, Washington, D.C.

News Editor, Editorial Assistant    (1993 - 1996)

• Established content of front-of-the-book news section for bimonthly conservation magazine.
• Wrote up to 15 news stories per issue, as well as occasional features, about preservation of natural and historic resources. Topics included the Civil War, museum collections, and archaeology.

EDUCATION

Goucher College, Baltimore, Maryland

M.A., Historic Preservation, 2006.

University of Maryland at College Park

B.A., English Language and Literature (Minor in Government), 1992.
Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society
Staff Writer, The Diamondback student newspaper

AWARDS

Professional

The 2004 Gold Business Journalism Award, the Magazine Association of the Southeast. Award given for "Poison Planks," Waste Age, an investigation of the dangers of arsenic-treated wood.

The 2001 Bradford Williams Medal, the American Society of Landscape Architects. Award given for "The Gates of Memory," Landscape Architecture, a profile of the Oklahoma City National Memorial.

Academic

The 2004 Stephen K.F. and Katharine W. Lee Prize, Goucher College. Award given for "Catching Two Fish with Two Hands," a study of Vietnamese heritage in Arlington, Virginia.

The 2003 Master of Arts in Historic Preservation Alumni Prize, Goucher College. Award given for "A Fight to the Finish," a comparison of two approaches to preserving Civil War battlefields.