EMPLOYMENT 

 

International Food Policy Research Institute        

1 year, 11 months (Current)

Washington, DC

An international think tank that seeks sustainable solutions for ending hunger and poverty; ranked #10 in the University of Pennsylvania’s list of top development think tanks

Communications Specialist I & II

Promote research on climate change, biofuels, genetically-modified crops and other hot topics for IFPRI’s largest division  

 

• Design and lead communications strategies for major international conferences
  • Led IFPRI’s outreach efforts at UN climate change negotiations in Cancun and Durban
• Write and place news articles and blog posts in media outlets
• Collaborate with division director, donors and partners to promote high-profile projects
• Manage contracted website consultants and communications interns
• Promoted after one year

 

Avalon Travel Publishing                                        

1 year, 6 months

Berlin, Germany

Largest independent travel publisher in the U.S.       

Author

Contracted to research and write a comprehensive travel guide to Germany for award-winning travel guide series (Moon)

 

• Completed 800+ page manuscript on time
• Established relationships with tourist offices across Germany
• Recruited and supervised freelance writers; edited their articles for use in book    

 

Freelance Journalism/Communications                

2 years, 8 months

Berlin & Hamburg, Germany

Writer, communications manager, translator

 

• Managed communications/relations for one million English-speaking members of Xing, the Hamburg-based social network for professionals with more than 10.8 million members worldwide
• Translated into English complex German documents about health care, business, law, art and IT
• Wrote regular blog entries and produced 40 hotel reviews for travel website Eurocheapo, a leading authority in budget travel advice and accommodation recommendations for Europe

 

German-American Fulbright Commission                            

1 year

Dresden & Berlin, Germany

U.S. Young Journalist Program Grantee

Program created in 1996 to allow young U.S. journalists to come to Germany to conduct research and practice journalism

• Designed and conducted study of Eastern German entrepreneurs
• Produced segment about elderly entrepreneur broadcast around world for Deutsche Welle-TV

 

WorldGuide Premium                                                        

6 months

Munich, Germany

International media company specializing in luxury travel

In-house travel writer

 

• Contracted to research and produce 10 listings a day about European destinations for travel guide and web site

 

Yomiuri Shimbun                                                    

1 year, 3 months

Washington, DC

Daily Japanese newspaper with the largest newspaper circulation in the world

Economics correspondent

• Reported on breaking news related to international trade, government policy and Japan-U.S. relations 
• Conducted one-on-one interviews with U.S. Transportation Secretary, USTR, Council of Economics Advisor and others      

 

EDUCATION

 

Georgetown University                                                              

2006

Washington, DC

Master’s in German and European Studies

With honors

 

Boston University                                                                     

2000    

Boston, MA

Bachelor’s in Journalism

Summa cum laude

Study Abroad: Technische Universität Dresden (1996), Semester at Sea/University of Pittsburgh (1996)

SKILLS

 

German (highly proficient), graphic design (Adobe Suite), social media, CMS, HTML (basic), photography, video, SEO (basic), Wordpress