Lisa Biagiotti

EDUCATION

Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. 

• M.S., May 2008
  
• Recipient of the New Media Workshop Award
• New media master's thesis on “City Picklers” and New York food culture, incorporating interactive graphics, video, audio slideshows, HTML design, photography and text.
• Current courses include online news magazine NYC24.com, business reporting and narrative writing.
• Published 16 stories in local newspapers and online publications.

Fulbright Fellowship, Rome, Italy

• September 2001 to July 2002
• Conducted research on the Italian-Muslim relationship during the Conquest of Ethiopia and Muslim immigration patterns into Italy.

University of Scranton, Scranton, Pa.

• B.A., magna cum laude, 2001
• Triple major in philosophy, history and modern language/Italian; studied at the University of Florence (Italy) for one year.

JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE

PBS Wide Angle, New York, NY

• Web producer, responsible for translating the weekly foreign affairs documentary series into an online, interactive experience by reporting on web-exclusive features and blogging daily.

Freelance Reporting

• Blogger, Junction BLVD, reporting on Western Queens
• Frequent contributor, Queens Tribune and Queens Chronicle

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Forest Investment Management LLC, Old Greenwich, Conn.

• October 2005 to July 2007
• Investor relations and client communications manager for a $900 million hedge fund, responsible for juggling many assignments, including investor queries, writing monthly commentary and quarterly newsletters.
• Distributed month-end financial gains/losses to investors via e-mail and Web site, implemented and streamlined information flow and served as a liaison with administrative services group.
  

Shelterwood Financial Services LLC, New York, N.Y.

• September 2004 to September 2005
• Client service and operations associate for a start-up investment office. Supported marketing and sales effort and established relationships with strategic partners.

Condé Nast Publications, New York, N.Y.

• March 2003 to September 2004
• Marketing and advertising liaison with Milan office.  Coordinated and produced fashion shows, events and original advertisements for clients.

AFFILIATIONS

• Board member, Greater New York Chapter of the Fulbright Association
• Member, Asian American Journalists Association

SKILLS

• Final Cut Pro, Flash, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, basic HTML, InDesign, Soundslides, Wordpress, fluent in Italian.