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From left, Andrew Holoman, Brandon Moser and Tony Mazur of Stone Bridge High School walk off the field after the clock runs out at the Division 5 Virginia state championship football game Saturday at Todd Stadium in Newport News against Hampton High School. Hampton won 15-8.



Students head up the stairs of the Union Garage Monday when Towson University canceled afternoon classes because of a snowstorm.



William & Mary forward Taline Tahmassian goes up for a header against Towson defender Brittany Wilson. Although the Tribe pulled ahead in the first half, the Tigers came back for a 2-2 tie in double overtime.



Tacarra Tyler (left) and her cousin, Jalisa Crowner (right), push Tacarra's 5-year-old godson, Richard Honeyblue down Dock Street on a makeshift raft in downtown Annapolis. The harbor flooded after Hurricane Isabel whipped through the east coast.



From left, first-graders Hannah Dize and Maddie Kowalewski and kindergartner Emma Dize ride Bus 595 to Newton-Lee Elementary School Monday morning for the first day of school.



Elaine Walker, mayor of Lovettsville, is this year's Times-Mirror Citizen of the Year. Walker has guided development to the benefit of the town, and its new and old residents.



Calvert Hall Cardinals goalkeeper Kyle Whittman (center) is comforted by two teammates Saturday afternoon following their MIAA A Conference championship defeat by the McDonogh Eagles.



(From left) Angelique Drummer, 15, comforts her aunt, Genita Drummer, Tuesday night in their hotel room at the Holiday Inn. Genita is crying tears of relief after hearing that The Tire Shop in Leesburg fixed her car for free. "We have been embraced by Virginia like I have never seen in my life," said Genita. A total of 27 family members are staying in the area after fleeing New Orleans. Most are staying at the Holiday Inn, but some are staying with an aunt in Ashburn.



Bob Jacobsen comforts his 3-year-old niece, Ellie Thompson, Monday evening after she stubbed her toe. Bob and his wife, Carolyn, are going to serve at Good Shepherd's Fold Orphanage in Uganda through Global Outreach International. They leave July 30 and will be there for 2 years.



Loudoun County's Dan Slack (left) intercepts a pass in the end zone meant for Heritage's Pierce Bullock (right) during the fourth quarter at the home of the Pride Friday night. Loudoun County won 28-19.



Protesters march in between lanes of traffic on the afternoon of Thursday, March 20. Area police closed off parts of York Road in Towson when protesters began their march, but most side streets remained open.



As a fundraiser, the Animal Welfare Society in Columbia held a dog wash Sunday afternoon. Diesel, a golden doodle (a golden retriever and standard poodle mix) from Columbia, shakes during his bath.

Breaking a Baseball Barrier

Meggie Meidlinger chats with a teammate before their game against Heritage High School. Meggie has been playing with a lot of the players since tee-ball, so she is just one of the guys.



Meggie Meidlinger warms up her arm with the rest of her team before their game against Heritage High School. Meggie says that she doesn't feel she has to work harder to prove herself as the only girl on the team, since she puts 100 percent into everything she does. Proof of her hardworking attitude are in her good grades (she has gotten nearly straight As) and her artistic accomplishments.



Meggie Meidlinger catches a ball intended to pick off the man at first, Mike Diaddigo, during Dominion's game against Freedom High School.



Head Coach Jay Raines talks to the team during practice Thursday afternoon.



The only thing that separates Meggie Meidlinger from the rest of the guys on the baseball team is the locker room. She shares it with all of the girls' teams at Dominion High School.



Meggie Meidlinger jokes around with teammates Kyle Fairchild (center) and Christopher Whipple (right) during their game against Heritage High School.



Jeffrey Futrell holds the door open as Meggie Meidlinger puts away the rakes for the field after their game against Potomac Falls High School. After home games, she and her teammates smooth over the dirt on the field with rakes.

Recent Stuff

From left, Brie Walker and Polly Symons, both juniors at Loudoun Valley, go up for the ball in a lineout during a rugby practice at Franklin Park. The girls' team, which is open to all Loudoun County high school students, is in its inaugural season.



Melissa McMullan (blue shirt) and Abbie McMullen of the Loudoun County girls rugby team break into a dance after practice as they head to the parking lot at Franklin Park.



Sarah Green, sophomore at Loudoun Valley, tries to tackle Sarah Wallace, sophomore at Loudoun Valley, during a rugby practice at Franklin Park. The girls' team, which is open to all Loudoun County high school students, is in its inaugural season.

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Lisa Johnson
443-904-0519
lisaphoto@hotmail.com

EMPLOYMENT
Staff Photographer: Times Community Newspapers of Northern Virginia, August 2005 to present
Loudoun office, 18 weeklies with a combined circulation of 275,000.
Photography Intern: Patuxent Publishing Company, 15 weeklies, 6 magazines, and 8 directories and the Baltimore beltway. Summer, 2005
-Shoot and edit photos as a staff photographer
-Generate and follow through with story ideas
Photography Editor and Staff Photographer: The Towerlight, Towson University’s twice-weekly newspaper, 10,000 circulation. Sept. 2001 to May 2005
-Recruit and manage a staff of photographers
-Photograph and edit photos for print and online media
Freelance Photographer: Patuxent Publishing Company (250,000 weekly circ.), Columbia, MD. The Capital (50,000 daily circ.), The Baltimore Sun (270,000 daily circ.), Baltimore, MD. Annapolis, MD. The Baltimore Jewish Times (50,000 weekly circ.), Baltimore, MD. The Gazette (33,500 twice-weekly circ.), Glen Burnie, MD.
Photography Intern: The News & Record, a 90,000 circulation daily, Greensboro, NC. Summer 2004 -Take on the duties as a staff photographer covering sports, features and news
Photography Intern: The Capital, a 50,000 circulation daily. Annapolis, MD. Summer 2002
-Shoot and edit photographs for print
Staff Photographer: The Working Press, newspaper staffed by select students that comes out every day of SPJ's national convention Sept. 2004
AWARDS/HONORS
NPPA Region 3, August 2005 monthly clip contest, 3rd place general news
2004 SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards
-1st place general news photography, region II competition
-1st place feature photography, region II competition
-1st place photo illustration, region II competition
-2nd place sports photography, region II competition
2003 SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards
-1st place spot news photography, region II competition
NPPA student quarterly clip contest Fall 2003
-2nd place in general news photography
2002 SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards
-2nd place, sports photography, national competition
-1st and 2nd place, sports photography, region II competition
-3rd place and honorable mention, general news photography region II competition

EDUCATION-
Truth with a Camera Workshop, 2004
Towson University, Started Fall 2001, graduated May 2005. Towson, MD.
-B.S. Electronic Media and Film, concentration in film.
-Cumulative GPA: 3.526/4.0
Broadneck High School, 1997-2001. Annapolis, MD. Graduated 2001
REFERENCES

Mr. Rob Brown
Director of Photography
The News & Record
200 E Market St.
Greensboro, NC 27401
(336) 373-7214

Mr. Tenney Mason
Director of Photography
Patuxent Publishing Company
10750 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044
410-730-3990 ex. 1288

Mr. Saul Stoogenke
Photo Editor
Times Community Newspapers
9 E Market Street
Leesburg, VA 20176
443-854-6844