Recent Writing
These Books Speak Volumes
The Nazis systematically looted Jewish libraries during the Holocaust. Today, the books that have been recovered serve as evidence of a trauma, memorials to the victims, and artifacts of a lost cultural heritage.
Serving in a Time of Crisis
As war raged in Lebanon, a Jesuit priest worked to deliver shelter, solace, and hope.
Older Writing
The Woman Who Knew Too Much
This story about a government lawyer became required reading for a class at Harvard’s Kennedy School.
Are You Getting This Down, Boolie?
My profile of singer-songwriter Jonatha Brooke.
Setting Free the Mind
A patient made medical history when a doctor implanted four tiny electrodes in his brain.
Editing
Willamette Magazine
Redesign/Relaunch and Ongoing Editorial Direction
Willamette University wanted an original take on a flagship magazine. I served as the interim editor for Issue 1 and am now the contract editor-in-chief. “I think this was the first time I have read this many articles in the magazine and perused the entire magazine,” said one alum following the relaunch. Another said the redesign “brought home what Willamette’s motto and mission look like in practice.”
COVID Special Issue
Editorial Direction
This Summer 2020 issue was “ not only the best issue of Amherst magazine I have ever read, it was the best issue of any magazine I have read since the crises of this spring and summer,” said a reader.
Lafayette Magazine
Redesign/Relaunch Consulting and Editorial Strategy
I partnered with the communications team at Lafayette College and an external design firm on a strategic redesign and relaunch of this flagship publication. I helped to choose the design firm and worked to develop new sections, story lists, and strategies.
Awards
2024 Eddie and Ozzie Awards, Finalist, Full Magazine Issue, Spring 2024 Willamette Magazine (editor-in-chief)
2022 Best of CASE District One Award, Single Topic/Special Editions, Amherst Magazine 200th Anniversary Edition (editor-in-chief)
2021 CASE Silver Award, General Interest Magazines, Amherst Magazine (editor-in-chief)
2019 CASE Gold Award, General Interest Magazines, and Finalist, Robert Sibley Magazine of the Year Award, Amherst Magazine (editor-in-chief)
2018 CASE Silver Award, General Interest Magazines, Amherst Magazine (editor-in-chief)
Earlier, I was part of a team at the Brown Alumni Magazine that won numerous CASE awards, including the 2002 Robert Sibley Magazine of the Year Award. And during my year as the police and courts reporter at the Fauquier Times-Democrat, I won a Virginia Press Association Award for my coverage of a local murder.