Position:
Reporter at THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
Location:
Greater Philadelphia Area
Work:
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
since Jan 2008
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Reporter
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Feb 2001 - Nov 2007
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Deputy Editorial Page Editor and Editorial Writer
The Columbus Dispatch
Jan 2000 - Jan 2001
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Editorial Writer
The International Rescue Committee
Jun 1999 - Dec 1999
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Refugee Camp Manager
LICADHO, the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights
Sep 1996 - Nov 1996
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Program Advisor
UNESCO
Sep 1996 - Nov 1996
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Editorial Writing Technical Advisor
USAID
Jun 1996 - Sep 1996
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Customer Survey Consultant
DEFENSE FOR CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL
Jan 1994 - Jan 1995
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Newsletter Editor
The Plain Dealer
Jan 1989 - Jan 1995
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Editorial Writer
The Plain Dealer
Jan 1985 - Jan 1989
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Reporter
MICHAEL AND AUBINE KIRTLEY - FREE-LANCE PHOTOGRAPHY
Jan 1983 - Jan 1984
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Photographic Apprentice
Education:
Ohio University 1997
Master of Arts, International Affairs - Communication and Development Studies
The Ohio State University 1978 - 1982
B.A., journalism
Skills:
Blogging, Journalism, Newspaper, Editorial, Storytelling, Public Speaking, Social Media, Human Rights, Project Management, International Project Experience, International Project Management, Beneficiary Surveys, Training, Feature Articles, Research
Interests:
Muddy Notebook contains my blog and other information on international humanitarian affairs.
Honor & Awards:
Local, state and national journalism awards.
Awards:
Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism, honorable mention
Journalism Center on Children and Families, and the Phillip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland
Award in this prestigious national contest was in the single article/over 200,000 circulation category for the March 7, 2011 story headlined, "Mennonites as Foster Mothers." The judges said this about the story:
"This fresh, off-the-radar story explored the unusual relationship between pregnant (mostly African American) inmates from Philadelphia and deeply religious Mennonite families of central Pennsylvania. Incarcerated mothers skirt the state child welfare system and instead place their newborns -- and their faith -- in private foster care with Mennonite families who live in safe, tight-knit, traditional, rural communities."
Keystone Press Awards
Pennsylvania Newspaper Association
First place in the feature story, division 1 (large newspapers) category for the story headlined, "Black Mennonites straddle boundaries." The story appeared in the Inquirer on Dec. 26, 2011.