I am editor of the Times Publishing Group, Inc., which publishes the Aptos Times, Capitola-Soquel Times, Scotts Valley Times and Coastal Health & Wellness. I retired from the Santa Cruz Sentinel in January 2019 after working there since 1992. I was a Center for Health Journalism California Fellow in 2010. I'm a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists and the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. I've covered a variety of beats and gotten training from the Poynter Institute and the Reynolds Center for Business Journalism. I've won the Casey Medal and awards from the Education Writers Association, Society of Environmental Journalists and the San Francisco Peninsula Press Club.