EDUCATION
International Relations Master's, Sciences-Po, Paris, France, 1995.
Journalism Bachelor's, 3.62 GPA, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, 1993.
Languages: Bilingual French-English, basic Spanish, proficient Bahassa Indonesia.
Technical Skills: Cool Edit, Fast Edit, Dalet, MiniDisc, Digital Photography, Thuraya Sat Phone.

VOICE OF AMERICA, WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA CORRESPONDENT, BUREAU CHIEF, ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE AND DAKAR, SENEGAL - 2003-Present
Radio and television spot news and features in English and French on civil wars, ethnic, religious violence, stalled peace deals, reconstruction efforts, politicized art, anti-terrorism training, AIDS, child trafficking, failed elections... Reporting trips from Chad to Sao Tome ...
Manage a network of 30 stringers throughout the region as well as bureau's budget and operations.

NEWSPAPER / MAGAZINE / RADIO / INTERNET FREELANCE EXPERIENCE - 1995-Present
Christian Science Monitor articles from Mali, World Vision Radio reports from Africa, Radio France International (contributor and fixer from Jakarta during overthrow riots), Jakarta Post, Indonesian Observer, Indonesian magazines, Paris-based Speakeasy magazine, Washington City Paper, Vienna Connection, Turkish Daily News and several U-S based web sites.

VOICE OF AMERICA WRITER/REPORTER, Washington, D.C., USA 1999-2003
Staff writer on international regional desks. East Timor violence, 2000 U-S election, Middle East violence, September 11th attacks, African civil wars.
Temporary assignments in Rio de Janeiro (June 2001 and July 2002) and reporting from Washington.

SCTV NEWSWATCH COPY EDITOR, Jakarta, INDONESIA - 1997 - 1998
Copy editor for 30-minute daily news program about Indonesia at the height of country's political upheaval.
Duties included selecting stories, coordinating a team of translators, writing and editing news in English, voice-overs and video editing.

RADIO FRANCE INTERNATIONAL DESK REPORTER, Paris, FRANCE - Dec 1995 - April 1996
Reporter/producer for daily five-minute program in English called EUROMAG. Also weekly reporter for the cultural program RENDEZ-VOUS.