References
Jim Timmermann
Opinion Page Editor, Holland Sentinel
616 394-5071
jim.timmermann@hollandsentinel.com
Jim Timmermann hired me and was the Managing Editor for the first 18 months I worked at The Sentinel.
Len Strazewski
Coordinator, Computer-Assisted Reporting/New Media program,
Columbia College Chicago
Freelance business reporter
LenStrazewski@cs.com
Len Strazewski recruited me to teach computer-assisted reporting classes at Columbia College Chicago and became my mentor and friend.
"I have had the pleasure of supervising Olivia as an instructor in our undergraduate journalism program and as a student in our graduate journalism program and I have been impressed with her courage, dedication and commitment to writing about complex issues in a complex time."
Annemarie Neff
Deputy Art Director, American Medical News
annemarie_neff@ama-assn.org
Annemarie Neff and I worked together at The Daily Lobo and later at the Albuquerque Tribune and various volunteer projects. We still like working together after all these years.
Geoffrey White
Swing Supervisor, Associated Press Chicago Bureau
(312) 920-3625
gwhite@ap.org
Geoffery White was my first editor. We have kept in contact since working together at The Daily Lobo, the university newspaper. Watching each other grow professionally has been only half the fun.