Senior Digital Strategy and Marketing Executive


















Experience
The Fresno Bee, San Luis Obispo Tribune & The Merced Sun-Star: President and Publisher



























VP/Hearst Seattle Media, LLC





The McClatchy Company
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune SVP/Interactive Media








The Fresno Bee Director of Interactive Media















Leadership
- Senior Fellow American Leadership Forum, Great Valley Chapter
- Board Member for Boys and Girls Club of Stanislaus County, Executive committee and Marketing committee
- Board Member for Stewardship Council for Stanislaus County Focus on Prevention
- Board Member for 2014 Light the Night Executive Leadership Council for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | North Carolina Chapter
- Past President of National Newspaper Association of America (NAA) Digital Media Council
- Former Board Vice President for Marketing for Charlotte Concerts, a non-profit organization founded in 1930 and the original performing arts organization in Charlotte, delivering performing artists from all over the world
Frequent contributor to conferences on digital media trends:
- University of Minnesota Institute for New Media Studies
- University of Texas Online Journalism Symposium
- NAA MediaXchange
- IFRA International Media Conference
- Board Member for Boys and Girls Club of Stanislaus County, Executive committee and Marketing committee
- Board Member for Stewardship Council for Stanislaus County Focus on Prevention
- Board Member for 2014 Light the Night Executive Leadership Council for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | North Carolina Chapter
- Past President of National Newspaper Association of America (NAA) Digital Media Council
- Former Board Vice President for Marketing for Charlotte Concerts, a non-profit organization founded in 1930 and the original performing arts organization in Charlotte, delivering performing artists from all over the world
Frequent contributor to conferences on digital media trends:
- University of Minnesota Institute for New Media Studies
- University of Texas Online Journalism Symposium
- NAA MediaXchange
- IFRA International Media Conference
2007 Editor & Publisher (EPpy) award for Best Special Feature in a
Web Site
Four NAA Edgie awards in two years: Best Local Guide and
Entertainment site, Best Site Design and Architecture, Best Local Shopping and
Directory Strategy
Three McClatchy Company Presidents
Awards 1999, 2000, 2002, recognizing outstanding achievement
Bachelor of Journalism,
University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Additional
extensive course work included Advertising and Spanish
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