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Digital Deputy Editor, Lifestyle and Entertainment

Breaking News, data & opinions in business, sports, entertainment, travel, lifestyle, plus much more. Newsday.com is the leading news source for Long Island & NYC.

A pioneer in online media, beginning with the fledgling Prodigy Services Company in 1988 -- when it launched as the first online service available to residential consumers in the U.S. -- before the existence of the World Wide Web. Also a seasoned reporter, writer and editor with an eye for detail and a resume that includes experience in network radio and television, national magazines, local daily newspapers and digital platforms. Played a key role in launching Newsday's online endeavors, and saw its evolution into a prominent internet news presence. Responsible for overseeing a team of news managers in programming a fast-moving site with multimedia content, building out new sections of newsday.com, and implementing mobile strategy for lifestyle and entertainment content. Develop social media strategies, staying abreast of emerging technologies and plugging into local online communities. Also gather metrics to establish traffic goals and respond quickly to increase page views. A trained Master Gardener and Newsday's Garden Columnist, providing expert advice to help readers solve horticultural problems in the weekly Garden Detective print column and covering the general gardening beat. Winner of an Interactive Editors Award for Newsday.com: Explore Long Island. Winner of a Press Club of Long Island Society of Professional Journalists Online Features Reporting Award for the Garden Detective blog. Specialties: Digital journalism, web development and site production, breaking news, interactive news and features, content curation, SEO, gardening, advice columnist, Q&A, Master Gardener, cross-departmental relations, reporting, writing, editing, staff direction.