Objective:
To generate interest in and understanding of knowledge through writing.
Education:
- George Brown College 2010
- Technical Writing Certificate.
- The City University 1986
- Masters, Journalism
- University of British Columbia 1985
- Bachelors of Arts, History (Honors)
Work
Hollywood Reporter-Canadian Bureau Chief
10/1993 to
present
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com
• Research and write Canadian film and television stories for Los
Angeles-based daily newspaper and websites
• Manage correspondents in Ottawa, Montreal and Vancouver
Playback / Contributing Writer
4/1997 to present
http://www.playbackonline.ca
• Research and write film and television stories for Canadian
entertainment industry trade newspaper
Financial Times of Canada / Staff Writer
9/1991 to February
1992 Toronto
• Researched and wrote financial investment stories on
Canadian corporate sector
Chartered Surveyor Weekly / Senior Features Writer
1/1991 to
7/1991
London UK
• Researched and wrote commercial and retail property
market stories for British trade magazine
Financial Weekly, Senior Writer
4/1986 to 9/1990
London UK
• Researched and wrote news and feature stories on London
and global financial markets
Globe and Mail Newspaper / Journalist Internship
1985
London UK
• Interned while attending the City University School of
Journalism with John Fraser, then London correspondent
for the Globe and Mail
Skills
- Research and Writing: articles, reports, web pages,
essays for varied audiences and media - Software Proficiencies: Microsoft Office, particularly Word
and Excel. MAC environment - Knowing what to say and how to say it in proposal writing,
editing and review