2014 Acura MDX: Up Close

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I manage Cars.com’s daily news publishing and execution of Editorial strategy. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a lifelong enthusiast, I’ve worked in the automotive industry for over 20 years, attending </span><a href="https://www.uti.edu/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Universal Technical Institute</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for my Automotive Technology Certificate before continuing education for technical writing and journalism, where I graduated with my Bachelor of Science in Technical and Professional Communication with emphasis in Journalism and Automotive Technology. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Since starting at Cars.com in 2006, I’ve reviewed hundreds of cars and tested new cars in almost every setting, from standardized fuel economy and cargo to dynamic testing such as drag-strip acceleration, towing, off-road and rock-crawling. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m a juror on the </span><a href="https://www.worldcarawards.com/web/juror.asp?juror=4226"><span style="font-weight: 400;">World Car Awards</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> panel of journalists from around the world that vote on their favorite car of the year, as well as a member of the </span><a href="https://mamaonline.org/Home"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Midwest Automotive Media Association</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>