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Profile
Manga editor for Viz Media, one of America's leading publishers of Japanese comics. Award-winning webcartoonist and editor of the webcomics site ModernTales.com. Scriptwriter for Marvel Comics and other comic-book publishers. Freelance writer with comics-related reviews and features published in numerous magazines, websites and blogs.

Education
1996: Green High School, Green, OH: High school diploma
2000: Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY: Bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, in English

Work Experience
2000-present: Freelance cartoonist and comics scripter
2000-2003: Administrative Assistant, Viz Media
2003-present: Freelance Editor, Viz Media
2006-present: Editor, ModernTales.com

Career Accomplishments
Editor of over 20 Viz manga series to date, including Naruto, One Piece, The All-New Tenchi Muyo, Fushigi Yugi: Genbu Kaiden and Case Closed! As editor, supervises the translation, lettering and publication of the English editions of comics originally published in Japan.
Rewriter for several Viz manga, including Kekkaishi, Tokyo Boys and Girls and Love*Com.
Editor of ModernTales.com, one of the foremost sites for online comics.
Reviews and articles on comics published in numerous magazines and online publications, including The Comics Journal, Nickelodeon Magazine, Shonen Jump, Shojo Beat, Audrey: The Asian-American Women's Lifestyle Magazine, Comixpedia, SequentialTart and the Japanese magazine Studio Voice.
Regular manga critic for the magazines Animerica and Otaku USA.
Contributor to Manga: The Complete Guide, edited by Jason Thompson.
Biweekly columnist for Comixology, contributing the column "All the Comics in the World."
Creator of the popular weekly manga blog "Overlooked Manga Festival" at shaenon.livejournal.com.
Moderated panel discussions on comics at the San Diego Comic-Con, the Alternative Press Expo and the Cartoon Art Museum.
Taught cartooning classes and workshops for San Francisco Public Libraries and the Asian Art Museum.
Co-curator of the Cartoon Art Museum show "The Art and Flair of Mary Blair" and longtime CAM volunteer (2000-present).

Comics Bibliography
Narbonic, daily online comic strip, 2000-2006: Writer/Artist
Trunktown, daily online comic strip, 2001-2002: Co-writer (with Tom Hart)
Li'l Mell, weekly online comic, 2003-present: Writer
"Alien Watching," short comic published in Broad Appeal, 2003: Writer/Artist
Smithson, weekly online comic, 2004-present: Writer
"Moleman's Christmas," short comic published in the 2005 Marvel Holiday Special: Co-writer (with Andrew Farago)
Next Stop: Germany, promotional comic produced for U.S. World Cup Soccer, 2006: Writer
Pennyroyal Foods, monthly comic strip produced in conjunction with Marvel Comics for Food Service Director Magazine, 2006: Co-writer (with Andrew Farago)
"AIM Lang Syne," short comic published in the 2006 Marvel Holiday Special: Co-writer (with Andrew Farago)
"Piece of Cake," short comic published in the 2007 Marvel Holiday Special: Co-writer (with Andrew Farago)
Skin Horse, daily online comic strip, 2008-present: Artist and Co-writer (with Jeffrey C. Wells)

Awards and Recognition
2001 Friends of Lulu nominee for Best New Talent
2004 Websnark Shortbread Award for Narbonic
2005 Webcartoonists' Choice Award for Best Writer
2005 Lulu of the Year Award from Friends of Lulu
2006 Harvey Award nominee for Best Anthology (Marvel Holiday Special)
Narbonic cited as one of the best comics of 2006 by The Comics Journal
2007 Stumptown Trophy Award nominee for Outstanding Small Press (Narbonic, Volume 4)
October 2007 artist in residence at the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center
2008 Stumptown Trophy Award winner for Outstanding Small Press (Skin Horse)
One of Scott McCloud's Personal Top Twenty webcomics creators