PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MISSION
Seeking to use decades of experience as a print, magazine and
digital journalist, editor, manager, high school English teacher
and adjunct journalism professor to expand my teaching
portfolio and gain a full-time journalism or lecturer/professor
position with a major university.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Jun 1992-Present
JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE
Oct 2013-Present
May 2015-Present
Mar 2004-Aug 2012 The Daily Press, Hampton Roads VA (Deputy Sports Editor, Urban
Affairs Specialist, Columnist/Blogger
As Deputy Sports Editor, planned college and high school sports
coverage, wrote weekly sports column, managed team of sports writers,
freelancers and interns and edited daily news report for print and online.
As Urban Affairs Specialist, created strategy and stories for urban affairs
coverage and maintained urban affairs website page. As Columnist and
Blogger, wrote weekly urban affairs column and blog about regional
urban issues; advised local reporters and editors on story ideas.
Jul 2009-Mar 2010
Creator, producer and host, The Last Word For Now YouTube
news show Developed weekly interest topics, interviewed local and
national news subjects, including Michael Vick.
EDUCATION
B.A. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Major - Journalism and Psychology
References
Garry D. Howard
Director, Corporate Initiatives, American City Business Journals,
Charlotte
ghoward@bizjournalism.com - 414-550-1828
Glenn Proctor
Pulitzer Prize winner, Akron Beacon Journal
(Retired) Executive Editor/Vice President, Richmond (VA) TimesDispatch
Owner, REDDjobb LLC (Leadership, Training and Coaching),
Charlotte
glenn@reddjobb.com - 804-678-8570
Mark Russell
Managing Editor, Memphis Commercial Appeal
Mark.russell@commercialappeal.com - 901-288-4509
Sandy Bailey Rosenbush
News Editor, ESPN
Sandra.w.rosenbush@espn.com - 347-613-2578
Kelvin Hart
Former Sports Team Leader, McClatchy Publishing Center,
Charlotte
Kelvinhart61@gmail.com - 704-236-6156
Barry Cooper
Founder, former CEO, Black Voices.com
barrycoop@gmail.com - 708-261-1181