Resume

 

EXPERIENCE

 

CTV News                      Vancouver, Canada                                                                              2016 - Present

Present Senior Reporter

• Investigative Reporting: Death at Daycare: Broke story that an unlicensed daycare where
  a 16-month-old boy died had been investigated 4 times; Landed exclusive with toddler’s parents; Sparked commitment to change from regulators that impacts millions
• Led coverage of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou’s extradition hearings, including exclusive about her security team doing double duty for Chinese Consulate
• Led BC coverage of teenage murder suspects that sparked nationwide manhunt, reporting for all platforms including live coverage for CTV News Channel and CTV National News
• Deploy on breaking news, including worst flooding in decades & BC wildfires
• Fill-In Anchor (solo & co-anchor) - Weekday 5PM, 6PM, 11:30PM, Noon
  
  

CNN International Asia Pacific                                                                                                       2013 – 2016

Senior Producer based in Hong Kong
On-Air Correspondent (2014 - 2016)

• Report live/file on location: Air Asia 8501 crash (Indonesia), TransAsia crash (Taipei),
  Hong Kong protests, Singapore elections, & Indonesia’s haze crisis, among others
• Filled-in for Seoul Correspondent in 2016: NK defector, U.S. THAAD anti-missile shield
• Enterprise thoughtful news pieces on Indonesia’s palm oil problem & airline safety,
  same-sex relations in Singapore, MH370 lessons from air traffic control

• Delivered creative multi-platform features for Business Traveller & Future Cities: Solar plane circumnavigation (China); private island business (Philippines); innovative airport (Japan)

Malaysia Airlines MH370 Coverage

• Field produced and reported for 2 months from Kuala Lumpur & Perth, Australia, breaking news on all platforms and delivering network exclusives
• Managed “New Day” anchor remote & produced offshore coverage (Marine BGAN)

Asia Pacific Features

• Conceptualized & produced more than a dozen half-hour feature specials:

• CNN Business Traveller - “Bleisure” (Philippines) and “Authenticity” (China)
• On the Road: India, Japan, & Singapore; Future Cities: Singapore; Innovative Cities

• Produced CNN’s On China, leading all logistics, editorial, and post-production. 4+ camera
  shoots on location, including inside Beijing Capital Airport and Shanxi’s Grace Vineyards
  
  

CNN International                                                                                                                      2008 – 2013

Senior Producer based at CNN Center in Atlanta

• Acted as Supervising Producer across all dayparts, comparable to EP in other newsrooms,
  overseeing multi-hour blocks of live programming & breaking news (2012-2013)
• Produced CNNI’s primetime flagship newscast International Desk with Hala Gorani
• Conceptualized, wrote, & produced A Nuclear Iran: The Expert Intel, a documentary special
  hosted by CNN’s Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour
• Assigned to London bureau twice for program launch & redevelopment (2011)
• Onsite producer at Democratic Natl. Convention (2012) & Middle East Talks (2010)
  
  

WCBS-TV, New York – Line Producer/Writer 2007-2008
WNYW-TV, FOX 5 News, New York – Copy Editor/Writer (Freelance) 2006

WICZ-TV FOX 40 News – General Assignment Reporter (One Man Band) 2005

MSNBC – Researcher 2004

 

 

CONSULTING WORK

 

CNN International Consulting Business 2014 - 2015

Indonesia: Worked alongside CNN Indonesia show production teams in Jakarta to enhance editorial depth, visual presentation, and storytelling techniques before network launch

Mongolia: Conducted “Best Practices” workshop for 30 journalists in Ulaanbaatar

 

 

AWARDS & AFFILIATIONS

 

Jack Webster Awards

• Feature/Enterprise Reporting - Failing our Most Vulnerable, COVID-19 in Care Homes (2020)
• Business/Economics Excellence - BC Business Faces the Pandemic (2020)

RTDNA Canada National Award

• Continuing Coverage - The Worst Flooding in a Century (2019)

Regional Edward R. Murrow Award

• Continuing Coverage - The Death of Baby Mac (2018) - International Large Market

Emmy®-Award-Winning Producer & Writer

• Outstanding Live Coverage of Current News – Long Form: Revolution in Egypt (2012)
• Outstanding Writer: News (2009)
• Outstanding Societal Concerns Special: Extreme Winter Weather (2009)
• Outstanding Environmental Programming: Journey to Mt. Washington (2009)
• Best Daytime Newscast: Bronx Fire (2008)

Affiliations: Natl. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS); Writers Guild of America (WGA); Alpha Delta Phi (Columbia University Chapter)

 

LANGUAGES, SKILLS & WORK AUTHORIZATION

 

• French - Advanced (speak, read, write); Coursework in Arabic & Japanese
• Hostile Environment Field & Medical Training Course - BSG Strategic Risk Solutions (2012)
• Edit - Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, iMovie; Shoot – Prosumer Cameras
• Citizenship - USA; PR - Canada
  
  

EDUCATION

 

Columbia University – New York, NY (2004)

Bachelor of Arts: Political Science-Economics; Magna cum laude

Semester Abroad: University of Auckland, New Zealand, 2003