I’m a writer and multimedia producer based in Buffalo. Before moving to Western New York in 2009, I wrote for newspapers in Las Vegas, San Bernardino, Seattle, Newark, N.J. and Allentown, Pa. I have lived in all those places, along with Massachusetts, California’s Bay Area, Taipei, Los Angeles and Madrid. Today, from my home on the Great Lakes, I use ink and pixels to tell vivid, thought-provoking stories.
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Clips
Profiles
Artvoice | Murder on May Street: Who Killed Joseph Thomas Jr.?
The Buffalo Story Project | Disgrace: St. Matthew’s Church Is Falling Apart. Who Will Save It?
Las Vegas Sun | How Three Iraq Tours Changed One Marine
LA Weekly | Forever Scared: An Innocent Man’s Endless Search for an Alibi
The Morning Call (Allentown) | Waiting for America to Begin
Investigations
Las Vegas Sun | New Nursing Schools Struggle
Las Vegas Sun | Open Records of State Nursing Board Aren’t So Open
Las Vegas Sun | Funding for Moapa Valley’s Only College to Dry Up
Daily Bruin (UCLA) | Flooding, Dust and Delays for Weyburn Residents
Daily Bruin (UCLA) | Mishaps Costly to Weyburn Terrace
Deadline Reporting
Las Vegas Sun | Richardson Camp Ready for New Hero
Las Vegas Sun | Take a Long Look at Frazier Hall
The Seattle Times | Not Many Workers Want to Do the Puyallup as a Job
The Morning Call (Allentown) | Man Shot Fatally in Rooming House
Lighthearted
Artvoice (Buffalo)| The 8,500-Pound Question
The Buffalo Story Project | How Did You Get That Pear in There?
Digital Projects
The Buffalo Story Project | The Buffalo Story Project is a place for long-form, magazine-style stories about Buffalo and Western New York. The site has two main purposes: to give outsiders a glimpse into the Rust Belt, and to help Buffalonians discover their city in a new light. I created The Buffalo Story Project in 2009. Since then, my work on it has included reporting, writing, taking and editing photos, posting content and tweaking the design using CSS.
George Cohan’s Stories | This piece from the Las Vegas Sun is close to my heart because Mr. Cohan showed me the true wonder of a good story. The audio clips that accompany this article document Mr. Cohan holding forth on his experiences in faraway places. The audio is simple, but it’s lovely to hear his voice. It brings a depth to the story that text alone could not achieve.
University at Buffalo Home Page | In June 2011, the University at Buffalo relaunched its home page, www.buffalo.edu. I led content development for this project, working with a creative team to produce the home page and sister pages. I’ve also partnered with my co-workers to create several online story packages. This one, on two of Western New York’s greatest scientists, uses timelines to present a chronology of the two men’s lives.
