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EDUCATION

Master of Science, Journalism, Columbia University, New York, New York

• • Fellow, Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism. Print and Radio Concentration.

Post-Baccalaureate study, Pre-medicine, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

Magna cum laude, Groton School, Groton, Massachusetts

EXPERIENCE

News Editor, Data, Thomson Reuters, Hong Kong, PRC • August 2011 -

Senior Reporter and Special Projects Team Leader, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong, PRC • Feb 2010 - July 2011

• • Investigative reporter covering regional security, transnational crime and law enforcement.
• • Leads the paper's special projects team, managing two full-time reporters and four interns, focused on data-driven, computer-assisted reporting projects for print and online.
• • Led the development and implementation of WhoRunsHK, a database and data visualization application that tracks the connections between Hong Kong's leaders in business, government and politics.
• • Reporting and writing coach for younger reporters. Manages the paper's summer internship program.

Honorary Lecturer, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PRC • January 2011 -

• • Teaching a graduate-level course, Computer-Assisted Reporting, at the Journalism and Media Studies Centre.

On-air reporter, commentator, producer, PBS-WMHT, Albany, NY • Oct 2009 – Jan 2010

• • Reporter and producer for New York Now, a weekly television program focusing on New York state politics that airs on PBS stations across the state.
• • Filed on-air commentary, feature stories and newsmaker interviews with state leaders.

Political Writer, Times Union, Albany, NY • Jan 2008 – Jan 2010

• • Political reporter, staff writer and blogger covering state and national politics for print, web and video.
• • Lead blogger for Capitol Confidential, the paper's most-read blog. Increased traffic by more than 30 percent after taking over in January 2008.

Adjunct Professor Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York, NY • Jan 2009 - May 2009

• • Assistant instructor for the Investigative Techniques course.

Correstpondent Center for Investigative Reporting, Berkeley, CA • Aug 2007 – May 2008

• • Reporting on asbestos cleanup in Turkey and Ukraine in the 1990s.

Intern/ Health Reporter, KQED Public Radio, San Francisco, CA • Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

• • First on-air reporting intern at KQED through the Kaiser Media Internships in Health program

Intern, FRONTLINE/ A Little Rain Produtctions, New York, NY • Oct 2006 - Feb 2007

Physical Sciences Associate, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA • Apr 2006 - Aug 2006

• • Research, writing, and intellectual property management for the Physical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Research Department, a nascent division of Vertex Pharmaceuticals.

Consultant Co-opportunity, Hartford, CT • Nov 2005 - Mar 2006

• • Interim Director, Hartford Asset-Building Collaborative.
• • Managed the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and Earned Income Tax Credit Outreach Program for the city of Hartford.

Consultant, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD • Jul 2003 - May 2006

• • Policy analysis, strategic development and implementation of emerging initiatives of Making Connections in Hartford.
• • Areas of work: Asset retention and development, neighborhood services/social networks, financial services, workforce development, systems reform, program evaluation.

Executive Director, Cofounder ASHA Inc., New Haven, CT • Oct 2000 - Aug 2003

• • Co-founded the 501(c)3 non-profit organization which employed students to improve access to medical and dental resources for low-income families throughout Connecticut. Profiled in The New York Times and New Haven Register.

Freelance Work

• • National Public Radio (on-air, production)
• • GT Weekly (features and reviews for music and dining sections)
• • New York Post
• • Columbia Journalism Review
• • Economist.com (interviews, production)

HONORS/ AWARDS

Recipient, Tony Stabile Legacy Fellowship, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism • 2007

Nominee, Leadership for a Changing World Award, Ford Foundation • 2004

PROFESSIONAL

Member, Investigative Reporters and Editors • 2007 - present

First Vice-President, Lelgislative Correspondents' Association, Albany, NY • 2010

President, Advanced Strategies to Healthcare Access (ASHA) Inc., New Haven, CT • 2003 - 2006

Development consultant, Ikamva Labantu, Cape Town, South Africa • March 2003

Member, Medicaid/ Managed Care Legislative Advisory Council, Hartford, CT • 2002 - 2006

EMT-B, Connecticut and National Emergency Medical Technician Registry • 2000 - 2002

SKILLS

Multimedia

• • ProTools LE, Final Cut, Dreamweaver, Soundslides, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe InDesign.

Computer-assisted reporting

• • ArcView, STATA, MS Excel, MS Access, Filemaker Pro, Adobe Acrobat Professional, OmniGraffle, Visio, Google Maps, Google Earth, Google Refine, Google Fusion Tables.
• • GIS mapping, regression analysis, experimental audit.

Document-based reporting

• • FOIA/ FOIL, PACER, Nexis, Factiva, Accurint, Guidestar, Dunn & Bradstreet, Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Election Commission, U.S. Census, Global Trade Information Services (GTIS), World Health Organization (WHO).

International reporting

• • China, Philippines, Thailand, Belize, Ukraine, Turkey.

Languages

• • Mandarin Chinese, proficient speaker. Spanish, conversational.