Experience

         

Publishing/Editing

• ABC/Clio Publishers, Book Scout/Series Editor
• GIANT Magazine, Managing Editor
• XXL Magazine, Managing Editor
• El Diario/La Prensa, Editor, Urban Sofrito
• The Green Magazine, Consulting Editor, Premiere Issue
• Honey Magazine, Managing Editor
• Akin & Randolph Literary Agency, Manuscript Consultant
• Crown Publishers (Random House), Editorial Assistant
• Urban Latino Magazine, Managing Editor
• Beacon Press, Editorial/ Marketing Assistant

Writing/Journalism

• The Progressive Media Project, Syndicated Columnist, since 1999
• Criticas (Publishers Weekly), Book Reviewer
• Nieman Reports, Nieman Foundation, Harvard University Guest Editor

Teaching/Education

• Instructor of English, Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, CT, Present
• LaGuardia Community College/CUNY
• Substitute Lecturer, English Dept.
• Adjunct Faculty Instructor, English Dept.
• National Public Radio, Faculty Mentor/Managing Editor
• Columbia Publishing Course, Instructor
• Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center, Instructor (Magazine Writing)