Résumé

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Education
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, May 2006
Master of Science in Journalism
Concentration in print/magazine
- Merit Scholarships: Stark-Francis Scholarship for Investigative Journalism, Helen Sanders Memorial Scholarship for Business Journalism, Elizabeth Peer Journalism Scholarship
- Coursework in narrative writing, new media skills, business reporting, magazine writing

University of Michigan, May 2001
Bachelor of Arts, English and Women’s Studies
- Merit Award: William J. Branstrom Academic Prize
- Activities: Academics Section Editor, Michiganensian Yearbook
- Additional coursework in economics and accounting

Professional Experience
Money magazine, Time Inc., May 2007—present
Reporter
- Report, research, fact-check and write personal finance stories for monthly Money magazine and CNNMoney.com.

MarketWatch from Dow Jones, August 2006—May 2007
Reporter and Assistant to Marshall Loeb, Senior Columnist and Correspondent
- Report and write Marshall Loeb's Daily Money Tip column that is syndicated in more than 200 newspapers around the country. Columns were frequently on MarketWatch's "Most Emailed Stories" list.
- Write weekly radio scripts for CBS Radio.
- Report and research Marshall Loeb's weekly column.

Nirali Magazine, March 2004—present
Editor-in-Chief
- Founded monthly online magazine for South Asian American women; site receives 40,000 unique visits (100,000 page views) each month and readership grows daily.
- Develop, assign and write numerous feature, style, food, travel and service stories.
- Manage volunteer staff of 10 people, contract freelancers, line edit and copyedit all stories (15-20 per issue), provide editorial direction.
- Develop relationships with partners for marketing and promotion.

Alumni Association of the University of Michigan, July 2001—July 2005
Associate Editor, Michigan Alumnus magazine
- Held managerial, editorial, copyediting and marketing responsibilities.
- Editor of 4-6 page Arts and Culture section of Michigan Alumnus magazine, a quarterly 64-page alumni magazine with 107,000 circulation. Managed content, assigned and wrote stories, contracted freelancers.
- Wrote, researched, edited and fact-checked feature-length and shorter stories for all other departments of Michigan Alumnus and all alumni publications. Interviewed prominent alumni and wrote profiles.
- Copyedited all Alumni Association communications. Sharpened editing skills through weekly exercises.
- Contributed to development and management of www.umalumni.com.
- Managed content and production for four monthly e-newsletters (travel, recent grads, recruitment, career).
- Managed 2004 and 2005 issues of True Blue Travel, the AAUM's annual travel catalog detailing more than 40 trips. Also managed corresponding web site. - Collaborated with internal marketing team to develop and manage marketing projects; worked with 40-member staff to assist specific Alumni Association departments; wrote and edited marketing copy.
- From July 2001—August 2003, editor-in-chief of TrueBlue regional newsletter published three times a year, circulation 87,000. Managed and directed contributing editors for True Blue. Managed TrueBlue budget. Assisted in transitioning print TrueBlue to electronic version.

Internships
Forbes.com, September—October 2005
Special Project Intern
- Researched and fact-checked “The Tastemakers,” a fall series that identified 100 men and women who shape the way Americans eat, listen, drink, dress and live.
- Assisted with reporting on various stories for the Lifestyle section.

Skills
- Fast and efficient copyeditor. Proficient in AP Style and Chicago Manual of Style.
- Proficient in HTML, FTP, Blogger, Microsoft Office. Familiarity with Dreamweaver, CSS, Adobe PhotoShop, FileMaker, InCopy.
- Fluent in Hindi/Urdu. Conversational in Spanish. Can read Arabic.

Affiliations
- South Asian Journalists Association
- Asian American Journalists Association