I'm NJ Advance Media's Opinion blog manager, where I edit Star-Ledger op-eds, post original material and optimize content posted by various NJAM newsrooms. I pilot the NJ.com Opinion Facebook page and @NJ_Opinion on Twitter.
Prior to be named The Star-Ledger's engagement director, I was the paper's AME/Features. I had previously served as the features editor and the weekend entertainment editor. Among my favorite contributions was creating the "I am New Jersey" brand, which is a long-form profile of a Jerseyan who gives the state a good name. I also launched the On The Town special sections, which mapped out in print and online a dozen downtowns throughout the state.
Other highlights include:
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Managing the Munchmobile, and overseeing the publishing of two books: "Jersey Eats" for the Munchmobile's 10th anniversary; and "A Slice of Jersey - The Ultimate Guide to Pizza in the Garden State," also part of the Munch brand
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Overseeing the launch of the paper's N.J. Rock and Pop Hall of Fame with our talented music writers
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Leading a team to explore the launch of a youth culture weekly tab, "Sledge." Though it didn't take off, it helped organize the launch of the paper's successful monthly magazine "Inside Jersey"
Before I came to the Ledger, I launched the first Spanish-language weekly newspaper in New Jersey out of Gannett's Home News-Tribune. Prior to that, I launched the first Latin alternative music column and chart for CMJ in New York City. I was a freelance Latin rock critic based in Los Angeles. At the Los Angeles Times, I was a community news reporter, first covering South L.A. and then parts of Orange County.
When journalism is not consuming me, I go fishing with my son, and I paint or do art with my daughter. I'm a casual European soccer fan, keeping tabs on major tournaments. I explore bilingualism and biculturalism. Love Pixar, DreamWorks and Disney animation. I take the edge off with IPA craft beer or single malt Scotch.
