I began my professional career as a broadcast journalist and worked for CTV (London bureau and 1994 Olympics) before joining the CBC's network morning program in 1995 as a producer.

 

Several years later while doing a fellowship in Tennessee, I was offered (and I accepted) a job teaching broadcast journalism at Middle Tennessee State University for one year. Little did I know I would fall in love with teaching, inspiring, mentoring and sharing with students and colleagues and so accepted a permanent position at the University of Central Florida.

 

Fellowships to Rwanda (2003) and Morocco (2005) inspired a move to international work and today, over 15 years later, I continue to pursue my passion of working with journalists around the world to ensure they can do their work safely and professionally.

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After ten years based overseas (Ghana, Egypt and Austria), I am now living in Hawaii and am learning about yet another region -- the Pacific. This region is often ignored yet faces significant challenges -- challenges that an independent and professional media are critical in helping to highlight and to ensure these challenges are addressed. 

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