
Content Director at King's English
Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Content Director at King's English
Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area
Award-winning writer and journalist, child development expert, social network & pinko marketer, interactive & multimedia product developer, and documentary filmmaker.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
June 2008 — Present (4 months)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Online Media industry)
2008 — Present (less than a year)
Help companies stop thinking about "marketing to customers," and start thinking about "talking with people" via online communities.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Music industry)
November 2002 — January 2008 (5 years 3 months)
Combine child development research, creative play activities, video clips, and music downloads into one interactive enewsletter for Kindermusik famillies called Tune In.
• Produced documentary film in multiple locations to tell one story about five extraordinary Kindermusik Educators. Published the video on
You Tube to foster community.
• Created the initial Kindermusik blog which led to the training of a couple hundred Educators on the community power of blogging and
modern Web services.
• Research various angles of Universal Pre-K and child development issues, trends, and current events to establish Kindermusik's marketing
program.
(Writing and Editing industry)
2002 — 2008 (6 years)
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
December 2000 — November 2002 (2 years)
Covered community issues including City Council, courts, and neighborhood stories, as well as national stories with a local impact. In the aftermath of September 11, I followed the federal hearing of a Pakistani man who was accused of being a terrorist, eventually charged for sending money to the Taliban, and later convicted for lying on a bank loan application.
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; MNI; Newspapers industry)
1999 — 1999 (less than a year)
General assignment stories and breaking news. Wrote about the state's lack of preparedness for people with disabilities during massive flooding in eastern North Carolina following Hurricane Floyd at The News & Observer in Raleigh, NC. The N&O became a finalist in 2000 for its breaking news coverage of Hurricane Floyd.
1992 — 1996
Music, songwriting, instantaneous collaboration, filmmaking, soundtrack producing, pilates, coffee, longboarding, and running.
2007 "Girl with Slingshot" solo album made top 30 of Amie Street's best albums of the year
2006 Soundtrack Producer for the "Audience Choice" winner in the 48 Hour Film Festival
2004 Distinguished Achievement Award by the Association of Educational Publishers for the e-newsletter, Tune In
2002 Community Journalism Award by the African American Heritage Society in High Point, North Carolina