Resume

For two decades I have led investigative teams and consistently produced impactful journalism recognized with awards including the Selden Ring, Livingston, Hillman and three Pulitzer Prize finalists. I am highly skilled, organized and adept at working with reporters scattered around the country on longform narratives and classic investigative stories.

Experience

MAY 2018 – PRESENT
NETWORK INVESTIGATIONS EDITOR, USA TODAY
Led investigations into issues such as private security, COVID, Peace Corps, sex abuse in cheerleading, and a bombing in Afghanistan; editor on investigative podcast The City; awards include a Peabody, Livingston and OJA; Behind the Blue Wall, a 2021 series on whistleblower retaliation among law enforcement, won the Hillman and Robert F. Kennedy awards

OCT 2017 – MAY 2018
INVESTIGATIONS EDITOR, THE INFORMATION
Edited The Seven-Year Itch, a deep dive into Apple’s Siri failures; story broke site’s audience record

FEB 2017 – AUG 2017
AME INVESTIGATIONS, LOS ANGELES TIMES
IRE Award finalist for investigation on meth-smoking, prostitute-frequenting USC dean; hapless victim of a poorly conceived corporate restructuring

JULY 2016 – FEB 2017
AME INVESTIGATIONS, SEATTLE TIMES
Selden Ring and IRE Award winning series Quantity of Care

JULY 2012 – JUNE 2016
AME INVESTIGATIONS AND DATA, NEWSDAY
Pulitzer finalist for police misconduct and secrecy series For Their Eyes Only; other stories led to federal investigations and the indictment of a top public official

NOV 2001 – JUNE 2012
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER AND EDITOR, SARASOTA HERALD-TRIBUNE
Two-time Pulitzer finalist for Broken Trust, a project on teacher sex abuse, and Flip That Fraud, a project on mortgage fraud; Selden Ring finalist for police misconduct series Unfit for Duty; accidental author of “The best journalism job ad ever”

Freelance writer, Prague, Czech Republic — Dec. 2000 to Aug. 2001

Reporter, Palm Beach Post — Oct. 1999 to Dec. 2000

Staff writer, Phoenix New Times — Feb. 1999 to Oct. 1999

Florida State University; B.A., Creative Writing — Dec. 1998

Awards include: Pulitzer Prize finalist (Local 2009, Investigative 2011, Public Service 2014); Selden Ring; Hillman; Robert F. Kennedy; OJA; Scripps Howard; IRE; Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism; Knight Award for Public Service; Silurian; New York Times President’s award; Long Island Press Club Public Service; Gannett Foundation Award for Digital Innovation in Watchdog Journalism; FSNE Gold Medal for Public Service; Selden Ring Finalist; Livingston Award finalist; OJA Finalist