Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATOR, JOURNALIST, COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
Award-winning journalist, communications specialist and educator with
16 years of media and communications experience.
Journalism professor and department head at
Glendale Community College.
Published in California Real Estate, Realtor Magazine, Robb Report, Florida Realtor,
The Orange County Register, The Press-Enterprise, The Guardian, City Journal,
Scientific American, The Times of Israel, KCET and Fox Business Network.
Community College and University Curriculum Planning · Journalism and Writing Instruction · Broadcast Journalism · Newspaper Writing, Editing and Layout · Magazine Reporting and Design · Copy Editing · Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook Prezi and Powerpoint · SEO · OnSet Social Media · HTML, Wordpress, Blogger, Drupal, Movable Type · iMovie, Audacity, FinalCutPro · Photography iNews · CCI NewsGate · Alterian · Convio · InDesign · Magazine and Newspaper Design Layout Familiar with Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Radian6 · Radio ·
TV Production and Anchoring · Public Speaking
Fluent Hebrew · Semi-fluent Spanish and French
PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS
Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA
Campus of more than 16,500 students
Professor of Journalism, February 2013-Present
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Chair Journalism Department at college, which oversees AA degree and transferable four-year university coursework
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Responsible for teaching journalism and mass comm coursework
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Co-founder of Pulitzer Center Consortium
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Founder of the GCC Student Research Symposium
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Advise student newspaper, El Vaquero
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Publisher of GCC Insider magazine
California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
Undergraduate enrollment of 33,398
Adjunct Professor, September 2013-December 2020
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Taught introductory reporting, including writing day-of-air style stories
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Instructed students in radio production and story execution
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Taught advanced investigative reporting, which includes interactive storytelling
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Prepared students for journalism major and graduation
California Association of Realtors®, Los Angeles, CA
Serving more than 190,000 REALTORS®, REALTOR®-Associates and affiliates.
Magazine Editor and Communications Specialist, March 2015-August 2017
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In charge of generating ideas and assigning articles to writers
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Supervised magazine design, including cover and inside illustrations
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Presided over magazine throughout the publishing process
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Handled day-to-day operations, such as sending out newsletters, writing content for officers, and generating materials for website
OC Register, Santa Ana, CA
1,148,836 print readers every week
Assistant Deputy Editor, May 2012-March 2015
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Responsible for selection and editing of daily columns in Commentary pages
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Supervised of online product, including daily cartoons and letters to the editor
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Contributed daily content to sister publications, including Riverside Press Enterprise, Long Beach Register and Los Angeles Register
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Coordinated print layout of Commentary pages, including special Sunday section
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Handled day-to-day operations, such as solicitation of columns and content planning
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Wrote columns, book reviews, policy briefs, and editorials
KCET, Los Angeles, CA
Most watched public station in Los Angeles County, with 2.8 million monthly viewers
Contributor, May 2011-August 2012
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Conducted interviews for public television series on aging, “Your Turn to Care”
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Managed election reporting for KCET blogs
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Covered local news, public policy, science, politics for digital daily news
USC Digital News, Los Angeles, CA
Award winning publication, with over 100,000 unique monthly visitors
Executive Producer and Opinion Editor, August 2010-May 2012
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Personal profile on LAUSD instructor received second place at the 54th Los Angeles Press Club Awards
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Coordinated coverage and edited stories in News, Features, and Opinion sections
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Reported on largest human trafficking charges in U.S. history
PJTV, El Segundo, CA
Subscription-based Internet television
Show Host and Contributor, December 2008-May 2011
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Assistant producer and host for show on human rights in the Middle East and North Africa
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Interviewed and networked with political figures, human rights activists, authors, filmmakers, national authorities on wide-range of topics
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Responsible for production of daily segments and their promotion
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Wrote daily content and headlines, and booking guests
FREELANCE EXPERIENCE
Middle East Forum, Philadelphia, PA
Researcher, October 2009-September 2012
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Researcher on special projects
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Assessed objectivity of Middle East program curriculums at California universities
USC Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE), Los Angeles, CA
Technical Writer, February 2012-May 2012
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Produced videos, articles and other media materials describing CREATE research
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Worked with CREATE's team of researchers to promote organizational objectives
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Coordinated media coverage with online, print and broadcast venues
Fox Business Network & Fox News Channel, Los Angeles, CA
Number one news network in cable television, with an average of 1.8 million daily viewers
Intern, August 2011-December 2011
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Contributed to research for dot com and broadcast stories
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Researched and pitch stories to New York bureau
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Scheduled interviews with major executives and shareholders at L.A. Auto Show
New University, Official UC Irvine College Newspaper, Irvine, CA
Daily circulation of 8,000
Staff Writer, September 2005-June 2007
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Covered local politics, science and technology, and feature stories
EDUCATION
California State University, Northridge / Doctorate of Education, May 2020
University of Southern California / Master of Arts, Journalism, May 2012
University of California, Irvine / Bachelor of Arts, English, September 2007