Experience

• Family Vacation blogger

  ShermansTravel

  January 2010 - Present

  -- Post weekly deals and tips about family travel

• Consultant

  Solvate

  January 2010 - Present

  Consultant providing services to various clients. Projects have included serving as an editor, blogger, and Web site community manager.

• Columnist and freelance assignment editor, Fox News.com

  Fox News Channel

  January 2009 - Present

  -- Report weekly column, "Away Game," offering tips and advice across all areas of travel; -- Freelance edit as assigned

• Editorial Director

  Fodor's Travel

  October 2004 - September 2008

  -- Directed team of seven editors to launch and produce more than 40 travel guides annually, including market leaders Fodor’s New York City and 2008 Lowell Thomas Award Winner National Parks of the West; with fellow directors, set guidelines and priorities for editorial department. -- Developed Ground Zero and post-Katrina New Orleans features as models for covering devastation; New York Times noted 10/08: “If you’re browsing in the bookstore and you want a quick sense of why Fodor’s stands out, look at their seven-page section on ground zero that…somehow manages to explain the site and the history in depth while also hitting the right notes about the tragedy.” -- Developed and launched new series, Fodor’s Family, geared toward traveling with kids in major cities; -- Wrote “7 Mistakes Not to Make” with kids Web features

• Senior Editor

  Fodor's Travel

  February 2000 - September 2004

  -- Managed team of five editors to produce 30 guides annually; as senior Web editor, created news & features, cruises, and family travel sections for revamp of fodors.com

• Publications Manager

  The Freedom Forum

  January 1999 - January 2000

  -- New York bureau chief for Freedom Forum online news service, www.freedomforum.org -- Made assignments to staff & freelancers, reported stories, hosted and produced live Web casts

Education

• Brandeis University

  B.A. Psychology/European Cultural Studies (High Honors)

• The McBurney School

  Valedictorian

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