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What do you do?
In 2008, I began a two-year post as deputy chief of mission of the U.S. Embassy in Papua New Guinea. My previous diplomatic posts include U.S. Embassies or Consulates in Honduras, Peru, Ethiopia, Mexico, Japan, Pakistan and most recently Paraguay from 2005-2008.

How did you get your job?
I passed the Foreign Service test and began working as a press officer in U.S. Embassies in 1993.

What was the best professional lesson you learned at the J-School?
Explore all sides of an issue, report honestly and accurately, and tell the story in an interesting way that keeps your audience's attention and leads them to think.

What advice do you have for current students?
Read the newspaper closely every day, really follow the news, and think of how you might creatively and effectively advance the story in whichever medium you are specializing in. And then go out and turn the story!

What is your favorite J-School memory?
Walking across campus to the J-School in the wintertime and simply enjoying the columns and architectural setting. As I look back over the years, attending the Missouri School of Journalism was one of the most exciting and rewarding periods of my life. You can really do fun things within the curriculum with a positive attitude and a lot of energy.