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Sonya Quick is digital editor for Voice of OC overseeing civic engagement (social media, email and civic engagement), digital fundraising, marketing and design (across-device user experience and digital storytelling). Quick joined Voice of OC in November 2016 and has since managed the first #NewsMatch fundraising drive, re-imagined the Voice of OC logo and visual brand and launched a website redesign. In June 2017, Voice of OC was awarded top news website design by the Los Angeles Press Club. Prior to Voice of OC, Quick worked for eight years at the Orange County Register in a variety of roles including: the organization’s first mobile editor, social media manager, web and blog editor, infographics reporter and reporter. During that time, Quick helped create a mobile strategy for Freedom Communications, launched the first Register mobile apps, helped re-imagine the Register’s disaster plan for the digital age, helped transform community coverage, managed the Register’s 50+ blogs, developed a trial Register community wiki, covered Irvine and launched a mobile apps technology blog a year before the iTunes App Store was unveiled. Quick has been a member of the Society of Professional Journalists since 2003. She served as region 11 director in 2008 and as national student representative in 2004. Quick graduated from Cal State Long Beach in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a minor in English literature Languages spoken: English Areas of expertise: Digital storytelling, social media, infographics, data reporting, mobile and web design, news marketing, non-profit fundraising.
County reporter Nick Gerda was given the honor Sunday evening for his work in 2018 by the Los Angeles Press Club and Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr. won the honor the previous year.
Voice of OC earns a record 14 wins at the recent Orange County Press Club awards dinner, including five, 1st-place wins for Best Column, Investigations, Music Reviews, Infographics and Feature Writing.
Today, tributes are organized, flags will be placed and people will gather at monuments and in backyards to remember and honor those who sacrificed everything.
Nick Gerda’s nomination as one of the top online journalists is one of 10 finalists Voice of OC has earned in the Southern California awards contest — ahead of last year’s eight.
The Voice of OC newsroom was recognized by the state’s news publishers association this past weekend at the CNPA annual Journalism Awards with a series of recognitions, winning top honors for an infographic that exposed the dark money campaign contributions that dominated last year’s congressional elections.
The San Juan Capistrano City Council meets at 5 p.m. Details: http://bit.ly/2V6cdIP Agenda: http://bit.ly/2vNGgpT
The Anaheim City Council meets at 5 p.m. Details: http://bit.ly/2ZVyszX Agenda: http://bit.ly/2VhWMxd
The Santa Ana City Council meets at 5:45 p.m. Details: http://bit.ly/2JouV7k Agenda: http://bit.ly/2YbWwNr
The Costa Mesa City Council meets at 6 p.m.at the Costa Mesa Senior Center located at 695 W. 19th Street in Grand Hall 1. Details: http://bit.ly/2JdVMTM Agenda: http://bit.ly/2ZVDBs1
The Laguna Beach City Council meets at 6 p.m. Details: http://bit.ly/2vD0dzr Agenda: http://bit.ly/2JjA7JZ
The San Clemente City Council meets at 6 p.m. Details: http://bit.ly/2YbdlYD Agenda: http://bit.ly/300NN2b
The Dana Point City Council meets at 5 p.m. Details: http://bit.ly/2UYObuw Agenda: http://bit.ly/2LsNcDk
REVIEW: The energetic quartet expertly combines a percussion repertoire in the classical tradition with mesmerizing spectacle.
PREVIEW: The Chorale’s “UnSung Heroes” concert begins a new series that will feature works by under-represented composers.
The work produced by Voice of OC staff has earned praise across the golden state — earning 10 finalist spots among digital publications across California.
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr., will be sharing his insights on the 3rd district supervisor election today on KPCC 89.3 in the 11 a.m. hour.