RESUME

 Education

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York, NY, awarded 05/2009

• Masters of Science (Broadcast concentration) - graduated with honours
• studied television, radio, print, business reporting, computer assisted reporting, photojournalism
• covered northwest Bronx for print, radio and video; hosted school’s live presidential election radio web-cast

Osgoode Hall Law School, Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Toronto, Ont., awarded 06/2003

• certified to practice in Canada 
• won various mooting competitions in law school against international and American law schools

York University, Specialized Honors B.A. (Psych), Toronto, Ont., awarded 06/1999

• graduated Summa Cum Laude

University of Western Ontario, B.A. (Psych), London, Ont., awarded 06/1998

• graduated with distinction

Work Experience

CHCH News, Hamilton, Ont., Videographer, 09/09 - present          

• shoot, edit, write and report stories across the Golden Horseshoe for CHCH News
• for eight months went live at least eight times a day on location for CHCH Morning News

NBC Dateline, New York, NY, Intern, 01/09 - 06/09

• produced, shot, wrote, edited and prepared graphics for a story on the web about obituary fraud; click here to watch the story:  DATELINE
• edited scripts and verified facts; conducted interviews for potential stories - i.e. whistleblowers and family members of victims; tracked down names of jurors and witnesses in a murder trial

Clifford Chance LLP, London, England, Lawyer, 09/06 - 06/08                                                    

• lawyer in the banking and finance department; prepared, negotiated and reviewed multi-million dollar loans for major international banks; handled a number of cases simultaneously and juggled priorities
• chosen and worked as in-house counsel for 6 months at the The Royal Bank of Scotland in the Corporate Loan Markets group; prepared and analyzed legal terms for billion dollar loans

CanWest Global News Morning, Toronto, Ont, Canada, Legal On-Air Analyst (freelance contributor), 09/04 - 05/06                           

• interviewed live discussing local, national and international cases
• topics ranged from murder cases, the nominations of the Canadian Supreme Court Judges to sensational trials

Goodman & Carr  LLP, Toronto, Ont, Canada, Lawyer, Articling and Summer student, 05/02 - 05/06   

• associate - drafted corporate and banking documents; organized closings; prepared due diligence; interviewed clients and attended to their legal/corporate day-to-day matters; 
• articling - researched and summarized case law and application to clients’ cases; represented clients before judges in courts across Toronto; drafted pleadings, motion materials and briefs; reviewed TV and entertainment contracts

Talk Radio News Service, Washington, D.C., reporter/producer, summer 2001

• attended the Press Secretary’s morning sessions in the White House and provided a written breakdown of events for local television news affiliates, taped afternoon press conferences, interviewed politicians around D.C.
• wrote, produced, voiced and edited audio stories for Internet clients and nationally syndicated radio show

Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program, Kitakyushu, Japan, Assistant Language Teacher,
07/99 - 07/00

•  taught elementary, junior high schools and schools for the mentally and physically challenged

 Actor, 1987 - 1995

• acted in commercials and made for television movies

Skills

• proficient in audio/video recording; ProTools, Avid, Final Cut Express and Adobe Photoshop
• ballroom dancer, acting - member of ACTRA: Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists

 References - Available Upon Request