Over the past two years, I've put more effort into honing my skills as a presenter, coach and facilitator--I LOVE passing on  knowledge. Some of the groups I work with regularly as a coach and facilitator are The Community Information Challenge program from The John and James L Knight Foundation, The Knight Digital Media Center at the Annenberg School of Journalism at USC, and Oakland Local Academy (see Curriculum of Change)

I also do quite a bit of speaking; a high point was interviewing Twitter founder Ev Williams last fall at the Online News Association conference. Another was the panel I did with Deanna Zandt, Baratunde Thurston and Cheryl Contee at my first Netroots Nation.

Places to see my writing, white papers, guides and presentations from 2011-2010:

Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/susanmernit

Knight Digital Media Center:  http://www.knightdigitalmediacenter.org/speakers/name/susan_mernit/

My thing is hyperlocal news and civic engagement. I like to talk about community  engagement and outreach, bridging the digital divide, media entreprenurship, growing revenue with media companies, product strategy and development when you aren't trained as a product person, women in tech and leadership issues.   I also like to talk to students and people in transition.

TRAINING & WORKSHOPS

I'm a skilled and in-demand trainer and facilitator and I love doing this work, both solo and with my amazing Oakland Local Academy team.

Two places to see my writing, white papers, guides and presentations from 2011-2010:

Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/susanmernit

Knight Digital Media Center:  http://www.knightdigitalmediacenter.org/speakers/name/susan_mernit/