University of Hawaii
Geography
Bachelor’s Degree

University of California
Education
Certification

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Freelance reporting, co-founder of Pro News Coaches (a team of Wall Street Journal alums helping small news organizations), reviewing non-fiction books for the Associated Press, coaching small businesses,  teaching journalism at Fullerton College and California State University Fullerton,  writing textbooks, serving on Long Beach Airport Advisory Commission, neighborhood association president, founder of two University of California-affiliated urban teaching farms.

Coastal cities editor
Los Angeles Register |
Irvine city editor, Orange County Register

Co-founder
News Academy at Fullerton College |
Co-founder of News Academy at Fullerton College, which trains students to report, produce, write and edit broadcast, web and print pieces.
Agribusiness developer, Dudek Environmental & Engineering, Encinitas,
California. Created business plans for Sunday market, urban farming training
center and Veterans Farming Company at the Great Park in Irvine, California.

Business editor/reporter
North (San Diego) County Times/The Californian |
Reorganized business coverage, launched “Morning Briefing” and four topical blogs on the web, developed comprehensive partnership with San Diego NBC affiliate; organized Times-sponsored community forums on housing and the national debt, created internship program, taught classes on writing for the web and broadcast.

News director
KDOC-TV |
Created business plan for morning newscast, hired staff, organized and led
partnership with Orange County Register

Broadcast editor, business reporter, anchor, web site content manager
Orange County Register |
Conceived and produced cross-media segments for television, radio and the web
including “Prime Story,” ”Tomorrow’s Register Tonight” and “Diario de las Americas.” Covered base reuse, the economy, tourism, airlines, agribusiness and media/marketing. Business Content Manager for MyOC.com

Staff reporter
The Wall Street Journal |
Los Angeles bureau, Spot news anchor (substituting for reporter on leave).
Responsible for reporting, writing and managing breaking news coverage.

Business reporter (substituting for reporter on leave)
The Orange County Register |
Technology, automobiles, retailing, agriculture.

Freelance reporter/editor
The Wall Street Journal |
Los Angeles Times-Orange County editor, PSA magazine (Business Trends section
reporter/writer), California Business magazine, Los Angeles Daily Journal, Private Pilot, Bulldog Reporter (a media newsletter).

Staff reporter
The Wall Street Journal |
Los Angeles bureau. Breaking news writer.

Business editor and writer
The Daily Breeze |
Expanded and restructured news coverage and stock listings. Formed a panel of seven area economists and organized quarterly area economic reports. Organized and facilitated quality circle team that redesigned the paper, wrote a detailed stylebook and established a quarterly style and content critique of the paper.

Staff writer
The Associated Press |
JaBroadcast and general news writing

The Daily Chronicle |
Overhauled and streamlined paper, expanded local coverage while reducing news
department costs. Wrote and published Newspaper in the Classroom guide
distributed to all area schools. As acting general manager, helped develop
programs that boosted circulation. Planned and supervised interior and exterior
building refurbishing.

General assignment reporting and photography
The Daily Chronicle |

General assignment reporting and photography
Santa Maria (California) Times |
(Chronicle and Times both were owned by Scripps League Newspapers.)

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Other journalism experience:
The Riverside-Arlington (California) Times - General news and photography, sports editor.
Cumberland Newspapers, Brisbane, Australia - general assignment reporting for
weekly community papers.

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Author: Reporting and Writing on Journalism’s New Frontier, University
Readers/Cognella, fall 2015; Broadcast News Writing for Professionals, Marion
Street Press, 2005; contributor, Emerging Issues In Contemporary Journalism,
Edwin Mellen Press, 2006; The Crooked Tree, (children’s story), Star Stream
Enterprises, 2016; Farmers Market at the Great Park Recipes, Star Stream
Enterprises, 2013

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Teaching

* Instructor, multimedia journalism, Cypress College, Chapman University, Fullerton College (now)
* Lecturer, broadcast news writing, advanced television news production, California State University, Fullerton. August 1996 to spring 2007 and from 2014 to present.
* News writing workshop leader, California Newspaper Publishers Association,
Ontario, July 2002 and May 2003; Fresno, October 2003 and April 2004; Redding, March 2005; Valencia, April 2005; San Mateo, April 2006; Modesto, May 2006; Long Beach, June 2007; Society of Professional Journalists, Writing for the Web, May 2007, Fullerton, CA.
* Seminar panelist – broadcast news writing, Associated Press Television Radio Assn., San Jose, Calif. April 2005
* Seminar panelist, Radio-Television Digital News Association., Las Vegas, April 2005
* Seminar leader, Journalism Association of Community Colleges, 2004, Los Angeles. Web and broadcast news writing.
* Seminar leader -- “Getting Good Story Ideas” -- National Writers’ Workshop 1999
* Founder and administrator, Orange County Register paid college intern program (1999-2003)
* Mentor supervisor/Program coordinator - Orange County Register high school intern program, 1992 to 2002
* Professional in Residence, Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Taught undergraduate and graduate journalism classes and led two-day seminar for 28 business reporters from around Colorado. Feb-March 1989
* Organized and supervised student newspapers at Mansfield High School, Brisbane, Australia (Jan. - Dec. 1976) and while substitute teaching a John Ehret High School, Marrero, La. (Sept. - Oct. 1979)
* Journalism teacher/newspaper adviser for Project Upward Bound at the University of California, Riverside (June - August 1974)
* Seminars: How to Work with the News Media – 12-plus in late 1990s and early 2000s

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Continuing Learning
* Poynter Institute media convergence program, June 2002
* Knight Digital Media Center multimedia journalism program, University of California Berkeley, May 2006

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Personal
Education: University of Hawaii, BA Geography
Teaching credential, University of California, Riverside
University of California certified Master Gardener and Master Composter, 2010

Military: United States Air Force. Commissioned through Officer Training School,
Lackland AFB, Texas. Served as aircraft maintenance officer at March AFB,
California with responsibility for 70 enlisted men and 17 jet tankers. Also served
on Junior Officers Council, Drug Abuse Council, Human Relations Council and
as Resource Conservation Officer and Squadron Athletic Officer.

Language skills: Intermediate Spanish.

Licenses: Pilot, scuba diver, Formula Ford and Formula Mazda race cars

Travel: South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Canada, Mexico,
Puerto Rico, all 50 states

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Professional Activities

*Broadcast supervisor, National Writers’ Workshop (1996-2007)
*Judge -- Radio-Television Digital News Association -- Annual Northern
California RTDNA Awards; Associated Press annual member contests –
Colorado, Louisiana and Mississippi (television, web and newspapers); Florida
Press Association; Southern California Journalism Education Association annual
high-school journalism contest
*Member – Online News Association, Investigative Reporters and Editors,
Society of American Business Editors and Writers
*Music producer – “Songs for You,” Tom McCarthy

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Community service

President, Grant Neighborhood Association, Long Beach, California; Long Beach
Airport Advisory Commissioner; Founder, president, University of Hawaii Alumni
Association, Los Angeles/Orange counties chapter; Big Brother; Founder, Field
of Greens urban farm in Santa Ana, Project Read tutor in Long Beach, American Youth Soccer Organization regional commissioner, coach and referee, South Long Beach, California; Little League baseball manager and coach.