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What do you do?
I am the editor and vice president of Naples Daily News in Southwest Florida.

How did you get your job?
I came up through the ranks. I started as a reporter, followed by positions as city editor, managing editor and then editor.

What is the best professional lesson you learned at the J-School?
Ethics - the foundation for true success in journalism.

What advice do you have for current students?
Every job in journalism is important. Show it respect.

What is your favorite J-School memory?
It had to do with a late-night stakeout behind a popular nightspot following the assigning editor's tip that a burglary would occur. A comedy of errors ensued. Guilty parties will remain anonymous, but I learned plenty that night.