work experience
Current Role
Managing Editor of TravelAge West ( full-time)
Dates Employed: July 2021 – Present
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
About TravelAge West: Standing side by side with the top travel advisors in the Western U.S. for 50 years and counting, TravelAge West provides unique and dynamic content that explores the latest destinations, trends and products via print and digital media.
Responsibilities:
• Manages the digital channels for TravelAge West, a major travel trade publication
• TravelAgeWest.com: Oversees editorial workflow, from assigning to posting
• Podcasts: Responsible for ideation, guest sourcing, hosting and marketing for the Humans of Travel podcast; co-host of Trade Secrets podcast (a joint initiative with sister publication Travel Weekly)
• E-newsletters: Manages assignments/deadlines for 10 individual e-newsletters per month
• Social media: Management of @TravelAgeWest Instagram (posts and stories), conceptualizes new social media series, facilitates channel growth and engagement
• Optimizes web articles based on current SEO best practices
• Develops editorial content and serves as a host for the annual Future Leaders in Travel Retreat
• Writes and edits print and online articles for TravelAge West, Explorer and Family Getaways magazines that include first-person cruise and hotel reviews, destination updates, news about travel industry affairs and more, with a minimum of four cover articles per year.
• Coordinates deadlines and provides editorial direction for freelancers
• Represents TravelAge West, Family Getaways and Explorer brands at travel industry events, conferences and on domestic and international press trips
Current Role
Managing Editor of TravelAge West ( full-time)
Dates Employed: July 2021 – Present
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
About TravelAge West: Standing side by side with the top travel advisors in the Western U.S. for 50 years and counting, TravelAge West provides unique and dynamic content that explores the latest destinations, trends and products via print and digital media.
Responsibilities:
• Manages the digital channels for TravelAge West, a major travel trade publication
• TravelAgeWest.com: Oversees editorial workflow, from assigning to posting
• Podcasts: Responsible for ideation, guest sourcing, hosting and marketing for the Humans of Travel podcast; co-host of Trade Secrets podcast (a joint initiative with sister publication Travel Weekly)
• E-newsletters: Manages assignments/deadlines for 10 individual e-newsletters per month
• Social media: Management of @TravelAgeWest Instagram (posts and stories), conceptualizes new social media series, facilitates channel growth and engagement
• Optimizes web articles based on current SEO best practices
• Develops editorial content and serves as a host for the annual Future Leaders in Travel Retreat
• Writes and edits print and online articles for TravelAge West, Explorer and Family Getaways magazines that include first-person cruise and hotel reviews, destination updates, news about travel industry affairs and more, with a minimum of four cover articles per year.
• Coordinates deadlines and provides editorial direction for freelancers
• Represents TravelAge West, Family Getaways and Explorer brands at travel industry events, conferences and on domestic and international press trips
Senior Editor of TravelAge West, Explorer and Family Getaways
Dates Employed: Aug. 2020 – July 2021
Associate Editor of TravelAge West, Explorer and Family Getaways
Dates Employed: July 2018- Aug. 2020
Responsibilities:
• Wrote and edited print and online articles for three magazines (including a minimum of four cover stories, annually) that included first-person cruise and hotel reviews, destination updates, news about travel industry affairs and more
• Built Daily Muse e-newsletter (five days per week)
• Coordinated deadlines and provided editorial direction for freelancers
• Represented TravelAge West, Family Getaways and Explorer brands at travel industry events, conferences and on domestic and international press trips
• Managed editorial print schedule
• Spearheaded special projects, including the award-winning TravelAge West 50th Anniversary Issue
• Part of inaugural launch team for the Future Leaders in Travel Retreat (powered by TravelAge West)
Dates Employed: Aug. 2020 – July 2021
Associate Editor of TravelAge West, Explorer and Family Getaways
Dates Employed: July 2018- Aug. 2020
Responsibilities:
• Wrote and edited print and online articles for three magazines (including a minimum of four cover stories, annually) that included first-person cruise and hotel reviews, destination updates, news about travel industry affairs and more
• Built Daily Muse e-newsletter (five days per week)
• Coordinated deadlines and provided editorial direction for freelancers
• Represented TravelAge West, Family Getaways and Explorer brands at travel industry events, conferences and on domestic and international press trips
• Managed editorial print schedule
• Spearheaded special projects, including the award-winning TravelAge West 50th Anniversary Issue
• Part of inaugural launch team for the Future Leaders in Travel Retreat (powered by TravelAge West)
Assistant Editor of TravelAge West, Explorer and Family Getaways
Dates Employed: Jul 2015 – Jul 2018
Responsibilities:
• Wrote and edited print and online articles for three magazines (including a minimum of four cover stories, annually) that included first-person cruise and hotel reviews, destination updates, news about travel industry affairs and more
• Managed @TravelAgeWest Twitter account
• Created front-of-book departments and edited several print sections per issue
• Coordinated deadlines and provided editorial direction for monthly destination e-newsletters
• Represented TravelAge West, Family Getaways and Explorer brands at travel industry events, conferences and on domestic and international press trips
Dates Employed: Jul 2015 – Jul 2018
Responsibilities:
• Wrote and edited print and online articles for three magazines (including a minimum of four cover stories, annually) that included first-person cruise and hotel reviews, destination updates, news about travel industry affairs and more
• Managed @TravelAgeWest Twitter account
• Created front-of-book departments and edited several print sections per issue
• Coordinated deadlines and provided editorial direction for monthly destination e-newsletters
• Represented TravelAge West, Family Getaways and Explorer brands at travel industry events, conferences and on domestic and international press trips
internships
Editorial Intern (The American Society of Magazine Editors' Internship Program)
National Geographic Magazine
Dates Employed: May 2014 – Aug 2014
Location: Washington, D.C., United States
Responsibilities:
• Pitched ideas and wrote stories for news.nationalgeographic.com
• Worked with video team to co-produce a short web video for video.nationalgeographic.com
• Wrote captions for magazine articles, online photo galleries
• Conducted research, interviews for articles and videos
• Conducted "backgrounders" on English articles for the international editions team
National Geographic Magazine
Dates Employed: May 2014 – Aug 2014
Location: Washington, D.C., United States
Responsibilities:
• Pitched ideas and wrote stories for news.nationalgeographic.com
• Worked with video team to co-produce a short web video for video.nationalgeographic.com
• Wrote captions for magazine articles, online photo galleries
• Conducted research, interviews for articles and videos
• Conducted "backgrounders" on English articles for the international editions team
Editorial Intern
Travel Weekly- The National Newspaper of the Travel Industry
Dates Employed: May 2013 – Jul 2013
Location: Secaucus, New Jersey, United States
Responsibilities:
• Wrote 25 published stories (including one cover story) on a range of topics, including
business travel, cruise line news, hotel developments and travel industry trends
• Built a source base of industry professionals
• Traveled to international and domestic destinations during press trips
• Attended industry-wide events in New York City on behalf of Travel Weekly
Travel Weekly- The National Newspaper of the Travel Industry
Dates Employed: May 2013 – Jul 2013
Location: Secaucus, New Jersey, United States
Responsibilities:
• Wrote 25 published stories (including one cover story) on a range of topics, including
business travel, cruise line news, hotel developments and travel industry trends
• Built a source base of industry professionals
• Traveled to international and domestic destinations during press trips
• Attended industry-wide events in New York City on behalf of Travel Weekly
education
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2011-2015): Bachelor of Science in News-Editorial Journalism
- Minor in Leadership Studies
- Certificate in Public Relations
- Graduated in the top 3% of that year's graduating class
- James Scholar
- Deans List (8 semesters)