Degrees

• A.A. Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, Florida
• Studied under Mario Garcia of Garcia Media who recently redesigned The Wall Street Journal.
• B.S. Penn State, University Park, Pennsylvania
• M.S. Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

Specializations

• Print Journalism
• Political Communication
• Print Design

Interests

Teaching Model: John Dewey (you learn by doing)

University/Program Connections

Focus on the web as print declines.

Community and Club Connections

Correspondent for Daily American (Somerset, Pa.News and Feature Writer for The Patriot News (Harrisburg, Pa.)

Passions & Distractions

• Politics
• Film
• Tennis
• Travel (London and Paris in 2007)

Courses Taught

• English 317:Editing for Publication
• English 473: Special Topics in Journalism
• English 313: Fundamentals of Journalism

Sample Publication

Articles in:

• The Pittsburgh-Post-Gazette
• The Sun
• The Daily American
• Apprise Magazine
• The Lebanon Valley News
• The Pennsylvania Lawyer