PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

July 2006: Hired by the county of Orange as director of the Orange County Archives.

April 1997 to July 2006:

• Staff writer, Times Orange County
  Orange County politics and government
  Including coverage of the Board of Supervisors and county government, state and federal legislation pertaining to Orange County and political campaigns for state legislative and congressional offices. Also U.S. Senate coverage and other statewide races.

October 1983-April 1997: Staff writer, Orange County Register

• 1992-97: Politics reporter
• 1990-92: County government reporter
• 1989-90: General assignment reporter
• 1984-89: Transportation reporter

1983-84: South County cities reporter

September 1982-October 1983:

• Liaison editor, Los Angeles Times
  Worked for San Diego and Southeast zones in Orange County
  Copy and makeup editing

August 1981-September 1982:

• Staff writer, San Clemente Sun/Post
  Coverage of city government and feature stories in San Juan Capistrano, Mission Viejo, Dana Point

June 1980-July 1981:

• Staff writer, Prescott (Az.) Courier
  Covered Superior and Municipal courts, town of Prescott Valley

June 1978-June 1980:

• Copy aide, Los Angeles Times
  Worked for Orange County and San Diego County editions
  Assistant make-up editor for San Diego County edition

OTHER MEDIA EXPERIENCE

September 1997 to present: Political correspondent on “Real Orange” / KOCE Channel 50 (every Wednesday live at 6:30 p.m.)

June 2004 to present: Member “Orange County Journalists Roundtable,” KPCC Radio / FM 89.3 (every other Thursday live at 10:30 a.m.)

OTHER BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

October 1999 to November 2003: Financial manager, All Creatures Care Cottage Veterinary Hospital, Costa Mesa. Strategic financial planning, bookkeeping, personnel.

EDUCATION

1980: Bachelors degree in political science, California State University, Fullerton, graduated with honors.
1975-78: Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa
1975: Beaverton High School, Beaverton, Oregon

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

1984 to present: Board member and officer, Orange County Press Club
Vice President 1989-90; president 1997-1998
Winner of multiple Orange County Press Club awards, including Best News Story, Best Politics Story, Watchdog Award for Investigative Reporting.
Winner, Sky Dunlap Award for journalism community service, 1997

PERSONAL

Married to W. Joel Pasco, DVM
Owners, All Creatures Care Cottage Veterinary Hospital in Costa Mesa
Two children: Jessica, 17, and Andrew, 15