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1988 -1991: Minneapolis -St. Paul CityBusiness, Minneapolis, Minnesota Covering the financial services and commercial real estate beats for an aggressive weekly business publication, 1 regularly broke news while gaining a deeper understanding of corporate operations and the Twin Cities business community. Other activities: The Pulitzer Prizes *2009: Chair of the Nominating Jury for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama *2003: Member of the Nominating Jury for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama *1998: Reporter /Editor on the Grand Forks Herald's flood coverage, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service (as part of Knight Ridder's support team) American Theatre Critics Association *2005 - 2007: Chairman of the nation's largest association of professional theater writers *2002 - 2005: Member of the Executive Committee Accomplishments: -As chair, negotiated with family foundations and secured ongoing gifts to create the Francesca Primus Prize and to expand the Steinberg /ATCA Awards into the richest prizes in American playwriting. -As Executive Committee member, conceived and executed a national conference of the association bringing approximately 75 critics from around the nation to St. Paul Teaching / Presenting *2005 — 2011: Teaching fellow, Associate Director; National Endowment for the Arts' Arts Journalism Institute in Theater and Musical Theater; Los Angeles, CA *2011 -13: Presenter at local, statewide and national conferences and webinars on issues relating to philanthropy Teaching fellow, National Critics Institute, Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center, Waterford, CT *Guest lecturer, University of Minnesota, Hamline University, Macalester College, many others Selected publications *The Best Plays Theater Yearbook, 2005 -06: Chapter on "A Body of Water." New York: Limelight Editions, 2007 *The New York Times. "That Prince of Denmark Can Be a Real Clown," Oct. 19, 2003 *Newsday. "No More Odd Duck;" Jan. 30, 2005 *American Theatre, numerous contributions