About

I am a storyteller.

Coming out of Carleton University with a journalism degree, I spent the first half of my career telling stories with a camera at large local newspapers in Burlington, Oshawa and the suburbs of Vancouver.

As the industry evolved, so did my storytelling skill set. I reconnected with my roots as a writer that had attracted me to journalism in the first place. I took on a diverse range of beats, including City Hall, business, arts and culture, local sports, and editorials, all while still shooting photos.

I also created multimedia content like video and slideshows to be uploaded to our website as well as promoted stories and engaged with the community on social media. I initiated a popular historical feature looking back at past stories at one paper, and continued it at another.

I was also responsible for designing and laying out pages for print publication, as well as a weekly newsletter on Mailchimp that was emailed to subscribers.

Alas, all the newspapers where I’ve alighted are now gone. But with more than 40 years of storytelling experience, and several awards for both photography and writing to my name, I’m prepared to take my skills, creativity, versatility, attention to detail and ability to connect communities to new audiences.

What’s your story? Let me help you tell it.

Career skills

  • Writing
  • Editing
  • Digital photography
  • Multimedia design and production
  • Video editing
  • Graphic design and layout
  • Project management
  • Public speaking
  • Interviewing
  • Time management

Technical skills

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe InDesign
  • iMovie
  • Content Management Systems
  • Powerpoint
  • Social media platforms
  • HTML

Professional Experience

Journalist/assistant editor May 2017-May 2025
Glacier Media — Tri-City News

  • Generated and executed stories for a wide range of beats, including Port Moody civic affairs, health, sports, business and general interest features
  • Designed pages and laid out stories and photos for print publication
  • Uploaded stories and photos for online presentation, optimized SEO for search engines, monitored web traffic, created a weekly newsletter in Mailchimp for email distribution to subscribers

Journalist/photojournalist May 1991-Oct. 2015
Black Press/Glacier Media

  • Wrote stories and shot photos for publication in the Tri-City News, Burnaby and New Westminster NewsLeaders
  • Covered a diverse range of beats, from business to culture and entertainment, to sports, City Hall, general news and editorials
  • Generated story ideas as well as executed those that were assigned
  • Designed and laid out those stories for presentation in the newspaper. Enhanced them with multimedia for presentation on the web
  • Uploaded content to the web, often under tight deadlines
  • Promoted stories as well as engaged with the community using social media. Initiated a #throwback campaign on Twitter to highlight stories covered by the paper over the years that then became a weekly feature in the paper