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Christian Livermore

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EMPLOYMENT

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nt TIMES HERALD-RECORD, Hudson Valley, NY

Enterprise and beat reporting for an 80,000-circulation Dow

Jones daily newspaper on health care and the impact of the

recession on families and businesses.

I have crafted and led the newspaper's coverage of the current

health reform debate, including issues of access, equality and

cost, as well as the role of the insurance industry and

challenges facing hospitals, community health centers and

public health agencies. I have also led a series of forums with

health care professionals and business leaders to debate reform

proposals and needs.

2006-2007 County Government Reporter

SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS, Savannah, GA

Covered county commission, local planning board and wide range

of issues facing this rapidly growing coastal community,

including ongoing friction between residents and developers,

rising property taxes and the growing gap between wages and

cost of living.

In previous beat as business reporter, did enterprise work on

development and growing pains, including the need for roads,

water and sewer and other infrastructure.

Also did an extensive investigative project on malfeasance at a

local development authority, which left taxpayers liable for up

to $38 million. The series won a Georgia Associated Press award

and a Georgia Press Association award. Mid-scale projects

included immigration and poverty reduction.

2004-2006 Business Reporter

BUSINESS REPORT & JOURNAL, Savannah, GA

Covered all aspects of business activity, with an emphasis on

growth and development. Through news partnership with local ABC

affiliate, presented weekly on-air news reports on evening

news.

2002-2004 General Assignment Reporter

EFFINGHAM HERALD, Rincon, GA

Covered county commission and two city councils, community news

and education.

Wrote an award-winning series of articles about a county

commission chairman who repeatedly broke ties to build a $40

million water and sewer system with taxpayer money and run it

by all his development properties. The commissioner was

eventually levied the largest fine of its kind by the Georgia

Ethics Commission.

Jan Technical Writer

2001-Sept JAVELIN TECHNOLOGIES, New York, NY

2001

Wrote hardware/software documentation for a computer firm that

provided electronic trading technology for the stocks and bonds

trading industry.

1997-2000 Manager of Copy Editing

MESSNER VETERE BERGER MCNAMEE SCHMETTERER, New York, NY

Managed proofreading department of 5 staff and 10-15 freelance

proofreaders. Clients included MCI, Volvo North America,

Dunkin' Donuts and Miramax Films.

1994-1997 Proofreader

ADLER BOSCHETTO PEEBLES AND PARTNERS, New York, NY

Proofread and edited advertising copy, primarily direct

marketing campaigns.

1991-1994 Technical Writer

SONALYSTS, New London, CT

Wrote and edited technical documents for government contractor

to the United States Navy.

1989-1991 Proofreader

NEWS AMERICA MARKETING, New York, NY

Proofread advertising copy, primarily direct marketing

campaigns.

AWARDS Georgia Associated Press Award

Second place, Freedom of Information, 2007

Georgia Press Association Better Newspaper Contest awards

Second place, Investigative Reporting, 2007

First place, Humorous Column, 2004

First place, Feature Writing, 2003

Third Place, Hard News Writing, 2003

First Place, Special Section for September 11th Anniversary

issue, 2003

Other Awards

Common Cause Georgia, Contribution to Good Government Award,

2006

EDUCATION B.F.A., Dramatic Writing, New York University, Tisch School of

the Arts, 1991

COMPUTER Adobe InCopy and InDesign, Microsoft Word

SKILLS

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