WRITING EXPERIENCE
  • Local Editor, Zagat Survey New Orleans (2006-present)
    Editor of restaurant and nightlife listings for 2007, 2008 and 2009 surveys.

  • Columnist, New Orleans Living Magazine (2008-present)
    Contribute monthly "Helping Hands" feature on local non-profit leaders.

  • Author, Night+Day New Orleans (Feb. 2007)
    Wrote and edited a complete guide to post-Katrina New Orleans.

  • Food Editor, OffBeat Magazine (2006-2008)
    Wrote monthly review and features on food and entertainment.

  • Food Critic and Contributor, Gayot (2006-2008)
    Reviewed restaurants and covered the New Orleans dining scene.

  • Dining and Wine Editor, New Orleans Magazine (2006)
    Wrote monthly restaurant review and restaurant listings.

  • Food Critic and Contributing Writer, Gambit Weekly (2004-05)
    Wrote a weekly restaurant review, a food news column, CD and book reviews and features on music, nightlife and food culture.

  • Freelance Writer (2004-present)
    Contributed columns, features and reviews to the Chronicle of Higher Education, Virginia Quarterly Review, OffBeat Magazine and Honest Tunes.

OTHER EXPERIENCE
  • Judge, James Beard Restaurant Awards (2008-present)

  • Lecturer, Tulane University (2004-present)
    Teach Spanish literature, grammar and conversation classes.

  • Volunteer Host, eGullet Society for Culinary Arts (2007-present)
    Host for regional food and culinary culture discussion forums.

  • Trustee, Telluride Association, Inc. (1996-2008)
    Oversaw non-profit educational foundation and chaired committee that manages $40 million endowment.

  • Graduate Instructor, University of Virginia (1997-2003)
    Taught Spanish grammar and literature classes.

  • Lecturer, University of Lille, France (1996-97)
    Taught English conversation classes.

EDUCATION
  • 2004 Ph.D., Spanish Literature, University of Virginia (Raven Society Member)
  • 1996 A.B., summa cum laude, Comparative Literature, Washington University in St. Louis
  • 1994 Junior Year Abroad, University of Salamanca, Spain

INTERESTS
  • Food, nightlife, cocktails, jazz, travel, education and the non-profit sector.

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