tom kasprzak

Direct news and investigative/enterprise coverage for leading industry publication covering tax policy news and analysis. -Liaise with communications and marketing on content promotion and product development, including launch of taxanalysts.org media relations campaign. Reporter appearances in Washington Post, Politico, among others.

Meticulous, comprehensive line-editing, ensuring clear and accurate text. --Chosen to represent department on company’s Mission Statement Review Committee. --Took leading role in researching and compiling a comprehensive report on how to improve the organization's writing.

Analyze and summarize state healthcare legislation. --Keyword and subject-specific filtering to anticipate client needs.

* Instructed students in advanced writing concepts, organization techniques, and direct, plain-language style. * Collaborated with peers and heads of program to implement curriculum and maintain high student evaluation standards. * Received favorable evaluations from Program Coordinator, citing my potential as a “premier writing instructor."

Instructed students in U.S. government functions, allowing them to perform detailed mock congressional procedures. --As a former teacher with successful classroom experience, served as a mentor to colleagues.

Member of Engineering and Technology Academy: a team-teaching group that gave comprehensive, cross-curricular projects to same group of students. --Inherited unsettled classroom due to large turnover rate of predecessors, and established an efficient learning environment. Earned high approval in supervisors’ evaluations, including “special acknowledgment of success” for achievements considered rare in first-year instructors.

Help oversee daily production of Tax Notes Today's content, including news, analysis, reports, studies. --Meticulous and high-level editing of technical, tax-focused news stories on congressional, courts, and Treasury/IRS jurisdictions. --Work with communications team in implementing strategies to maximize content readership. Researched and devised data graphic featured in Tax Analysts' Tax Day promotional materials. --Plan and execute social media strategies, including Twitter chat promotion, execution, and debriefs assessing their impact. --Lead training projects, including investigative and data journalism coursework, from planning stages through implementation. --Manage deadline pressures, balancing demanding news schedule with longer-term enterprise and in-depth investigative work.