Government Executive / The Atlantic
Profile on NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins 

About this Story: In 2013, the National Institutes of Health (NIH)--the world's largest medical research institute in the world--went through the double whammy of major budget cuts in the form of sequestration and the government shutdown. As a journalist for The Atlantic and Government Executive, I pitched an idea to cover Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the NIH (and the man credited with leading the team that first mapped the human genome) during an unprecedented time of instability for the American medical community. Over the course of six months, I interviewed Collins, various NIH institute heads, two U.S. senators and a range of scientists across the country about the uncertain future of biomedical research. What resulted was a series for The Atlantic and Government Executive offering a portrait of the dynamic leadership of Dr. Collins and a Congress that, despite bipartisan support for the NIH, couldn't stop its own dysfunction. 

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Special Projects Editor
Various Product Launches at Atlantic Media

As Special Projects Editor at Atlantic Media, my role spanned several publications including Government Executive, Defense One, Nextgov, National Journal and The Atlantic.

Excellence in Government
Launched Aug. 2012
In 2012, I served as founding editor of Excellence in Government, a content destination launched to help federal decision-makers exchange management best practices. The page was designed to elevate the variety of voices in the federal management community, while creating content that was useful, thought provoking and inspiring. After its launch, traffic steadily grew 10% or more m/m, increasing from a launch of 100K p/v a month to nearly 450K p/v a month in less than one year. 

Sample stories:
>The Ultimate Stimulus: Death Star Petition Requires White House Response
>Be Less Boring: The 4 Best Alternatives to PowerPoint
>The 10 Most Historic State of the Union Moments in Modern History

Defense One
Launched July 2013
In 2013, Atlantic Media launched Defense One, a digital-first, responsively designed news site targeting the defense, national security and military communities. In my role as Special Projects Editor, I was responsible for driving traffic growth during the initial two-month launch phase (traffic grew 83% m/m) as well as leading a newly formed data visualization team. 

Sample Stories:
>Area 51 Has Been Hiding U-2 Spy Planes, Not UFOs
>The F-35 Fighter Jet Program Has Precisely 719 Problems