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About Me

Currently, my position at AMC involves researching social and new media technologies and developing strategies for the company.

In addition to my job, I maintain a popular multi-partisan, political blog called Donklephant.com, which boasts a roster of over 20 authors, over 4M page views since July 2005 and has been highlighted on sites such as New York Times, CNN, Real Clear Politics, Huffington Post, Yahoo Sites of the Day, Guardian UK, FiveThirtyEight, Rasmussen Reports, Media Bistro and many more.

From 2004 to 2006, I worked as a Communications Manager for kozoru, a startup that built a search technology that delivered answers to questions inside a wide array of IM clients. During that time, the company was profiled by Fast Company, Wired, San Jose Mercury News, CNET and BBC.

Before that, I was a Copywriter for Muller + Company, where my work was recognized by Creativity, AdWeek, Graphis, AIGA and garnered numerous industry awards, including several Best of Show Addy awards.

Work History

• AMC Theatres
• Social Media Manager
• April 2009 to Present

• Create and implement strategies that leverage social technologies to help people engage in more conversations about movies and the moviegoing experience.

• Donklephant.com
• Founder/Editor
• July 2005 to Present

• Founder and editor of popular, non-partisan political blog, Donklephant.

• AMC Theatres
• Senior Writer
• September 2006 to April 2009

• Developed creative executions for marketing programs and promotions. Managed numerous vendor and internal relationships.

• kozoru, Inc.
• Communications Manager
• June 2004 to September 2006

• Responsible for developing the brand for a small technology startup and building buzz throughout the search space. The company was featured in the San Jose Mercury News, Business 2.0, SiliconBeat, Wired, CNET, BBC Online and many other technology focused publications and blogs.

• Muller + Company
• Copywriter
• October 2000 to June 2004

• Wrote copy for numerous clients in a wide variety of industries including health care, sports apparel, theme park and restaurant.

  While at the agency, won over 50 local, national and international awards for my work, including two Best of Show awards. Some of the publications that have featured my work include AdWeek Online, Creativity, Graphis and Communication Arts.

Education

• University of Missouri - Columbia
• Bachelors of Journalism, Advertising, Philosophy
• 1994 - 1999