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JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE

* Fodor's Travel

Worldwide

Contributor and fact-checker for travel books and website, 2012 - present

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* USA Today 10Best 
Nationwide

Contributor, 2014 - present

Expert panel for Readers' Choice Awards, 2014 - present

Road trip expert, 6/2015 - 3/2016
Contributing editor, 10/2014 - 4/2015

Travel expert for the Space Coast, Fla., 4/2014 - 03/2016
Travel contributor for USA Today's travel publications, which include 10Best.com, Tripology, USA Today.com/travel and other affiliated publications.

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* Culture Trip 

Worldwide

Aspen and Denver travel expert, 9/2020 - 11/2021

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TravelBoulder.com 

Boulder, Colorado

Editor and lead writer, 1/2017 - 4/2020
 

* Travel Boulder Magazine
Boulder, Colorado 
Editor-in-chief, 5/2018 - 4/2020

Contributor, 4/2020 - present
 

* Boulder Daily Camera 
Boulder, Colorado
Features writer, 1/2006 - 1/2017
Fashion columnist and 
blogger, 1/2005 - 1/2017
Fitness columnist, 1/2008 - 1/2017
Acting entertainment editor, 1/2012 - 5/2012
General assignment reporter with emphasis on youth, 5/2004 - 1/2006
East Boulder County and night police reporter, 1/2003 - 5/2004

 

* DotDash and TripSavvy (formerly About.com) 
Nationwide
Colorado travel expert for Colorado (formerly GoColorado.About.com), 7/2014 - 2018
Editor, 1/2017 - 7/2017. Includes editing and rewriting lifestyle content for Thespruce.com and travel pages. 
 
* The Huffington Post 

Nationwide

Weekly columnist and writer for HuffPost Weird News, 2/2014 - 5/2018


* Denver Life Magazine

Colorado
Regular contributor, 2015 - 2018

 

* NetNewsCheck: The Business Of Local Digital Media,
Nationwide 

Monthly contributor, 6/2014 - 12/2014

 

* Digital First Media's Thunderdome 
Nationwide: Digital First's 800 multi-platform products reached 67 million Americans each month across 18 states.

Live syndicated national coverage of the 2014 Oscar Awards

Live syndicated national coverage of the 2014 Golden Globes Red Carpet

Live syndicated national coverage of the 2014 Grammys Red Carpet



* Digital First Media's IdeaLab team 
Nationwide

One of 25 journalists nationwide chosen to help shape the future of journalism.
Mobile journalist and
Modern Lois Lane blogger, 4/2012 - 1/2015

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* Inside Thunderdome 
Nationwide

One of five Digital First journalists nationwide for fellowship to attend and cover live the Online News Association convention, 10/2013
 

* Shopathome.com 
Nationwide: 12 million unique visitors per month, 4.7 million Facebook fans

Online Shopping Report

Travel writer, 12/2012 - 9/2014

Family writer, 4/2012 - 9/2014
 

ShopBlog

Lifestyles writer, 10/2014 - 09/2016
 

* Spa Travel Gal
Nationwide

Editorial assistant and spa travel writer, 4/2013 - present


* Stark Beauty Magazine 
Colorado

Associate editor, 1/2012 - 12/2012



* Women's Magazine 
Colorado

Editor, 07/2008 - 5/2010



* Monarch High School 
Louisville, Colorado

Journalism adviser, 11/2006 - 06/2008



* Dirt 
Boulder, Colorado

General assignment writer for newspaper for 18-to 24-year-olds, 8/2004 - 10/2006
 

* Nine Magazine 
Broomfield, Colorado

Board of directors, 9/2005 - 5/2006

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* Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald 
Loveland, Colorado

Education reporter, 3/2001 - 1/2003
Design editor, 12/2000 - 3/2001
Reporting intern, 5/1997 - 8/1997



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