Professional Affiliations Past president, National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), 2003-2005; co-chairman, NABJ Constitutional Commission, 2013-2014 Strategic Plan Implementation Committee member, 2015-2018, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Member, American Society of News Editors (ASNE) Member, Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE) Member, Online News Association (ONA) Member, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), since 2010 Professional Experience Reporter at several newspapers, including Newsday, The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Virginian-Pilot, 1985 to 2007 Senior writer/editor, Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, Washington, 2009 to 2010 Communications director, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Washington, 2007 to 2009