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Book writing and ghostwriting

  • Adept at capturing other people's voices, working quickly and efficiently, and keeping projects on track.
  • I've written or ghostwritten 20 books on topics such as leadership, business, sports, politics, tech, true crime, personal finance, addiction, safety, ethics, gender identity and disability inclusion.
  • USA Today and WSJ bestselling ghostwriter
  • Kirkus Reviews called politics book written under a tight deadline “a gem"
  • Biography about baseball star Ken Caminiti, Playing Through the Pain, published by Abrams Press in May 2022; Publishers Weekly starred review, CASEY Award finalist for year's best baseball book
  • Co-wrote book about Trump University legal saga with lead plaintiff Art Cohen
  • Op-eds for meal delivery company appeared in leading publications

Manager of Manuscript Development, Book Launchers, January 2022-present

  • Guide editorial operations for book ghostwriting and publishing company

Deputy Managing Editor-News, New York Post, August 2021-January 2022

  • Coordinated breaking news coverage of Afghanistan withdrawal, Ida devastation, Waukesha parade tragedy, deadly Bronx fire
  • Assigned stories, helped oversee news team, edited stories for web and print
  • Spearheaded hiring efforts

Editor, NBC News, April 2020-September 2020

  • Led digital coverage of COVID-19 pandemic, George Floyd protests
  • Worked with reporters to shape feature stories on national topics

National Breaking News Editor/Reporter, NY Daily News, Nov. 2015-May 2019

  • Oversaw assignments and coordinated coverage for breaking news, politics, features and entertainment
  • Part of the newsroom’s “leadership team” guiding change following mass layoffs
  • Developed digital strategies and upheld editorial standards; My team set the newsroom’s coverage tone
  • Guided coverage on Las Vegas and New Zealand shootings, Chelsea bomber manhunt 
  • Edited exclusives about sex abuse in the classical music world, Brooklyn Diocese
  • Lead reporter on San Bernardino shooting coverage known for “God isn’t fixing this” cove

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Homepage Editor, ABC News, Jan. 2014-Nov. 2015

  • Coordinated worldwide digital news coverage during overnight hours
  • Overhauled early-morning news culture with greater focus on breaking stories and viral content
  • Moderated Facebook page with 7 million likes and Twitter page with 5 million followers
  • Spearheaded coverage on missing planes, Oscar Pistorius murder trial, terror in France
  • Pitched and developed long-form project on Harlem Rens, early 1900s basketball team

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Overnight Web Editor, NYPost.com, Jan. 2012-Dec. 2013

  • Coordinated online coverage of Boston bombings manhunt, Ariz. wildfire and Superstorm Sandy

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Editor/Reporter, Press of Atlantic City, Atlantic City, NJ, 2008-2011

  • Managed staff writers and edited copy; oversaw watchdog stories and multimedia projects
  • Directed two documentaries about Atlantic City’s history that aired on local NBC affiliate
  • Carried newsroom through Tropical Storm Irene to set site pageviews record
  • Interviewed bowling alley arsonist three days before his arrest
  • Wrote features about actor Mickey Rooney, pitchman Billy Mays and reality TV’s Gosselin family

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Reporter/Producer/Photographer, WPMT FOX43, York, Pa., 2007-2008

  • Pitched and produced series on Nickel Mines Amish school shooting, Hershey Co. job cuts
  • Presented on-camera reports in country’s 39th largest TV market – 750,000 households
  • Arranged newscasts and updated website; oversaw 15 weekend employees

Photographer, WGAL 8, Lancaster, Pa., 2006

  • Edited main package and shot live shots on night of Amish school shooting

Awards

  • Upcoming Ken Caminiti book was Amazon #1 hot new release for baseball in August 2021
  • 2016 RTDNA National Edward R. Murrow Award for best website (ABCNews.com)
  • 2015 RTDNA National Edward R. Murrow Award for overall excellence (ABC News)
  • 2010 Press of Atlantic City editorial department employee of the year
  • 2010 NJPA Better Newspaper contest – 1st place, multimedia element
  • 2008 NJPA Better Newspaper contest - 2nd place, first-year reporter
  • 2006 and 2007 Pa. Newspaper Awards collegiate Keystones - 1st place, feature story
  • 2004 Hellenic Times Maria Menounos Scholarship for Journalism

Education

2005-06, Millersville University

  • B.S. Speech Communication, broadcast option
  • Editor-in-Chief of student newspaper, The Snapper, in 2006
  • Investigative projects into athletics department misspending, town founder’s gravesite

2002-04, Pennsylvania State University

  • Completed more than 70 credits; Dean's List, fall 2004 semester
  • Wrote more than 100 articles for The Daily Collegian, Penn State’s student newspaper

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