Experience

2021-present  The Washington Post; Washington, D.C.

Design Editor: Edit visuals for variety of coverage areas — investigative, metro, health, arts, books, wellness and science; staff management; team building

2012-2021  The Washington Post; Washington, D.C.

Designer/Art Director: Print (Magazine, Sunday Metro, Sunday Business, A1, projects), web (custom, Arc, WordPress, social)

2009-2012  Sun Sentinel; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Sports Design Director: Staff management and editing, art direction, page design

Assistant News Editor: Page design, templates

2004-2009  Sun Sentinel; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Sports Designer: Page design, copy editing

2003-2004  Sun Sentinel; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Sports Copy Editor: Copy editing, page design

2000-2003  Sun Sentinel; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Editorial Assistant: Statistics, copy editing, phones

Freelance Reporter: Community sports

1998-2000  The Beacon; Miami, Fla.

Sports Editor/Reporter: Staff management, art direction, page design, copy editing, writing

Education

1997-2000  Florida International University; Miami, Fla.

Studied journalism and English

Sports Editor/Reporter at The Beacon, FIU’s student newspaper 

1993-1997  Miami Senior High School; Miami, Fla.

Graduated in June 1997

Recognition

Society for News Design  Design Editor on Post entry that won World’s Best Digital Design in 2024. Several awards for print and web design as Designer and Art Director, including Awards of Excellence for portfolio entries in 2014 and 2015, and a Silver Medal for magazine cover design in 2020. 

The Society of Publication Designers  Design Editor on Try This, which won a Gold Medal in 2024 for Podcasts: Supplemental Art.

American Society of Magazine Editors Designer and Art Director on The Washington Post Magazine issue that won an Ellie Award, the Post’s first, at the 2020 National Magazine Awards for Print and Digital Media.

Pulitzer Prize  Design Editor on Washington Post finalist for illustrated reporting and commentary. Designer on Sun Sentinel series that won a Gold Medal for public service journalism in 2013.

Industry

2020  Society for News Design; St. Petersburg, Fla.

Features judge at the 41st Best of News Design competition

2022  The Poynter Institute; Washington, D.C.

Leadership training “to coach managers on setting priorities, handling difficult conversations and bringing out the best in their teams”

Technical

Computer  Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft programs, operating systems (Mac OS, Windows), CMS (Ellipsis, Methode, CCI), Arc, WordPress

Web design CSS, HTML, some JavaScript

Bilingual  English and Spanish