Resume

Argus Media 2015 – present

News editor

Edit a team of 15 reporters covering energy policy and commodity trading for this international energy pricing service and newswire.
Write headlines, develop story ideas and help train new journalists.
Led seminar on how to improve news writing and helped to develop reporting packages that won Argus’ first SPJ newswriting awards.
Co-wrote, hosted 2018 midterm election webinars.

Bloomberg News 2010- 2015

Energy, environmental reporter

Led coverage of high-profile energy issues, including the Keystone XL pipeline, oil train safety, crude exports and the fallout from Solyndra’s bankruptcy.
First to report on a key government analysis for Keystone and how lobbying by the rail industry changed proposed oil train regulations.
Co-wrote investigative series into the Obama administration’s transparency record that was a finalist for Scripps Howard and Online News Association awards.
Appeared on TV and radio, including C-span’s Washington Journal to discuss cover story on Obama’s record on green jobs.

The Hill 2003- 2010

Lobbying editor, reporter

Edited four-person team covering lobbying that won numerous awards for local and in-depth coverage.
Covered lobbying industry and energy/environmental policy, including fight over cap-and-trade climate bill in Congress.
Developed energy and environmental blog and wrote weekly column on lobbying.

Inside Washington Publishers 2002 – 2003

Editor, reporter

Covered electricity policy, including collapse of Western energy market, and edited trade newsletter. Wrote about defense industry from 1995-1998.

EDUCATION

BA Journalism, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. Graduated 2001.

Poynter/ACES Advanced Editing Certificate. Fall 2018.

Master’s degree candidate, journalism, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.