• Over ten years' experience working in communications.
• Published articles in national, regional, and local publications.
• Wide range of completed projects for corporate, nonprofit, and academic clients.
• Fluent in Swedish and Spanish.  Able to write and edit copy in both languages.                                                                   Proficient in German and French.  Basic knowledge of Portuguese and Italian.
• Strong computer skills.
• Experience in environmental nonprofit work, tour management and guiding, event coordination,           administration, and education.
• Skilled travel photographer.

EDUCATION

• M.A., Latin American Studies, The University of Arizona.                                                                                                Concentrations: geography and political science.                                                                                                                                   Thesis: "The Nature of the News: Environmental Organizations and the Mass Media in Mexico."
• Fulbright grantee, International Development Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden.                                                  Research paper: "Peru's Shining Path: Sendero Luminoso's Rise...and Fall?" (in Swedish)
• B.A., Environmental Studies, Middlebury College, Vermont.   Summa cum laude.                                                           Minors in creative writing and Spanish.                                                                                                                                                   Thesis: "Crisis and Conservation: Environmental Issues and Awareness in Ecuador."
• College semester in Ecuador, Comparative Ecology program, School for International Training.