Honors

Society of Professional Journalists, award of excxellen ce, daily newspaper reviews and critiques; Texas Press Women, first place, daily newspaper personality profile; Parenting publications of America, national gold awards for family fun column and editor's note column; bronze award for calendar of events; Women in Communications Inc., Proliners awards of excellence and/or merit for book review, business writing, positive portrayal of women, personality profile, travel article and humor article; Mental Health Association of Texas, state media awrd, magazine writing; Internal Revenue Service, state media award, daily newspaper reporting.

Professional organizations

Society of Professional Journalists: San Antonio Chapter -- President; vice president; freedom of information committee chair; scholarship chair. Mid-Missouri Professional Chapter -- President, vice-president; regional freedom of information director.

College teaching experience

San Antonio College: Adjunct journalism instructor and guest lecturer; news and feature writing and editing, magazine writing and design classes; University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio: Instructor of communications; graduate and undergraduate journalism and public relations classes; Westminster College, Fulton, MO: Instructor of journalism; undergraduate news writing and editing class; University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism, Columbia, MO: Teaching assistant; graduate and undergraduate news writing and editing classes.

Workshops

Developed and presented media training programs for members of the Missouri Dental Association. Presenter at regional and state workshops sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists and other professional organizations.

Professional Experience

Prime Time Newspapers Inc., San Antonio, TX
Executive editor: Supervised editorial functions for 10 weekly and monthly community newspapers and magazines, including staff employees and freelancers. Directed editorial budget; supervised editorial design; edited copy and maintain community relations.
United Parenting Publications, San Antonio, TX
Editor/southern regional editor: Planned and supervised all editorial functions for seven monthly parenting magazines in four states, including Our Kids San Antonio. Managed staff and freelancers; directed financial budget and helped plan national content.
San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, TX
Managing editor, Fiesta Magazine/assistant business editor, business reporter and copy editor/senior copy editor on news desk/feature writer and copy editor: Sixteen years in management and staff positions; supervised editorial content and production; managed staff and freelancers; wrote and edited stories on wide range of topics.
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Senior Information Specialist, University Relations, Central Administration: Edited and wrote for magazines, newsletters, press releases and speeches; assisted in all public relations functions for statewide university system with four main campuses.
Fulton Sun, Fulton, MO
News editor/lifestyles editor/copy editor/reporter: Directed newsroom staff and supervised daily news production. During this period, the town of Fulton was the smallest U.S. city with competing daily newspapers.
Missouri Dental Association, Jefferson City, MO
Director of communications: Supervised production of magazine, newsletter and other printed materials, including brochures, programs and press releases; developed and presented training seminars on interpersonal communication skills and media relations.
St. Louis Review, St. Louis, MO
Reporter and copy editor: Covered community issues such as poverty and social justice for weekly newspaper.
Missouri Press News Service, Jefferson City, MO
Reporter for state capital news bureau with statewide distribution: Covered environment, education and health within the context of state legislation and policy.
Columbia Missourian, Columbia, MO
Reporter and copy editor for daily city newspaper; also designed and edited weekly county newspaper supplement.
Freelance writing and editing of news and feature stories, press releases, brochures, Web content and other editorial materials for a variety of clients, including the Associated Press, Austin American-Statesman, Child magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, Hispanic Review of Business, Knight-Ridder Financial News Wire, Reuters, St. Louis Suburban Newspapers and USAA, among many others.

Community Involvement

San Antonio Rape Crisis Center, past board member. Previous Girl Scout troop leader. Currently active in the Boy Scouts and as PTA volunteer in several local public schools. Previous newsletter editor and media advisor for the Bexar County Psychological Association. Founding member of EN-Core, the San Antonio Express-News' employee volunteer organization.