MARIE THOMAS
Editor
FINDLAY,OH
Summary
Dynamic editor with vast experience at the Sentinel-Tribune, excelling in story editing and content strategy. Demonstrates expertise in budget management and team leadership, effectively overseeing editorial projects and cultivating sources. Skilled at meeting tight deadlines while producing high-quality, data-driven reports that engage readers and enhance community awareness.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Editor
Sentinel-Tribune
Bowling Green, OH
01.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: www.sent-trib.com
- Oversee full-time staff and stringers and assign stories while covering my own beat
- Create “budget” for two newspapers a week, which requires selection and placement of stories
- Post stories to Facebook and www.sent-trib.com using WordPress
- Plan stories for up to 12 special editions a year
- Continue duties as education editor while writing up to 12 stories a week
- Www.sent-trib.com
Education Editor/Staff Writer
Sentinel-Tribune
Bowling Green, OH
01.1998 - Current
- Company Overview: www.sent-trib.com
- Cultivate sources and build rapport while reporting on K-12 education issues; exceptional understanding of data-driven reports, budgets and levies
- Work in a fast-paced environment, meeting all required deadlines
- Plan, edit and write for the annual graduation edition
- Www.sent-trib.com
- Arts editor from 1991-1999, generating stories and designing/editing BG Style monthly entertainment guide
- Safety services reporter, 2020-2023, covering the police and fire beats for the newspaper, following up on arrests and fires
- Court reporter, 2020-present, attending plea and sentencing hearings in three common pleas courts and writing subsequent stories
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Communication
University of Toledo
Skills
- Editing and content strategy
- SEO and AP style adherence
- Budget oversight and deadlines
- Research skills
- Leadership and project management
- Planning editorial initiatives
- Organizational multitasking abilities
- Mastery of Microsoft Office
- Event reporting
- Community relations
Awards
- Society of Professional Journalists second place, 2025, Best Criminal Justice Reporter
- Associated Press first place, 2021, Best Explanatory Writer
- Associated Press second place, 2020, Best Explanatory Writer
- Junior Chamber International Senator, #65887, 2005
Community Service
Altrusa Club of Findlay, 01/2016, 01/2023, president, 2018-2019
Related Experience
- National Vice President, United State Junior Chamber, Tulsa, OK, 01/2007, 01/2007, Trainer for leadership and membership recruitment programs, Assigned to seven states and functioned as mentor to their presidents, Liaison between national office and state presidents, Member, Executive Board’s Finance Committee overseeing $500,000+ budget
- Ohio State President, United State Junior Chamber, Tulsa, OK, 01/2006, 01/2006, Chief officer in charge of a $100,000 budget and 1,500-member organization that stresses leadership training and that service to humanity is the best work of life, Leader in strategic planning, encompassing fundraising and public relations
Summary Of Professional Qualifications
- Excellent writing, copy editing and interview skills
- Strategic planning knowledge
- Skilled in Microsoft Suite, InDesign and WordPress
- Executive-level leadership and training experience
Accomplishments
Society of Professional Journalists second place, 2025, Best Criminal Justice Reporter
Associated Press first place, 2021, Best Explanatory Writer
Associated Press second place, 2020, Best Explanatory Writer
Junior Chamber International Senator #65887, 2005
Timeline
Editor
Sentinel-Tribune
01.2023 - Current
Education Editor/Staff Writer
Sentinel-Tribune
01.1998 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Communication
University of Toledo
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