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SUZY KHIMM

P.O. Box 2517, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia

Phone: +855 (0)92-650-148 Email: suzy.khimm@gmail.com Website: www.suzykhimm.com

REPORTING EXPERIENCE

  • Freelance Journalist, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Oct. 2006 - present
  • Reported for The Economist on Cambodian politics and social issues. Articles featured in The Wall Street Journal Asia, Slate, Foreign Policy, and The Christian Science Monitor. Coverage included the Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal and the recovery of Cambodia's post-war economy.
  • The Cambodia Daily, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Oct. 2006 - Oct. 2007
  • Associate Editor: Wrote breaking news and features for Cambodia's English-language daily newspaper. Stories included the construction of a $2 billion satellite city and terrorism allegations against Cambodian Muslims in Thailand. Top-edited and copy-edited national news stories.
  • Freelance Journalist, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jan. 2006 - June 2006
  • Wrote and reported stories for the Los Angeles Times, The Christian Science Monitor and AlterNet. Served as stringer and translator for theLos Angeles Times for front-page news on prison riots.
  • The Yale Herald, New Haven, CT Fall 2001 - Fall 2003
  • Features Writer: Reported on performing arts and student activism for Yale's weekly newspaper.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

  • Poisé Productions, New York, NY July 2004 - June 2006
  • Playwright & Producer: Wrote and co-produced Off-Off-Broadway play presented at HERE Arts Center in New York. Curated and produced performing arts events throughout New York and Brazil.
  • People's Palace Projects, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil & New York, NY June 2003 - Dec. 2005
  • Project Coordinator: Devised and led arts education program for incarcerated women in Brazil. Implemented evaluation scheme for prison arts programs. Directed and produced documentary film on theater in prisons, funded by the Ella Lyman Cabot Trust.

EDUCATION

  • Yale University, New Haven, CT
  • Bachelor of Arts, Literature, May 2003.
  • Graduated Cum Laude and with distinction in the major.

SKILLS

  • Languages: Fluent Portuguese, advanced Spanish, basic Korean and Cambodian.
  • Computer: Adobe InCopy, Quark XPress, Adobe Pagemaker, LexisNexis and basic HTML.
  • Travel: Extensive travel throughout East and Southeast Asia, Europe and South America.