Welcome to my small slice of the Web. My name is Kirk L. Kroeker. I work for the United Nations in Darfur as head of publications for UNAMID's Communications and Public Information Division. For news about the missiion, please see the official UNAMID website. Before moving to Darfur, I worked in Uganda as the public information officer for Regional Service Centre Entebbe.

Prior to working for the United Nations, I worked as an editor for 16 years, starting in 1995 at eMedia in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Following eMedia, I worked for IEEE's Computer magazine in the Los Alamitos, California editorial offices. Since then, I've worked for many publishers and publications, both in-house and on a contract basis. I've occupied several senior-level positions, including managing editor at ECT News in Los Angeles and managing editor at NewsFactor Network, also in Los Angeles.

I received a BA in Philosophy from Wheaton College (Wheaton, Illinois) in 1990 and an MA in English from California State University, Northridge (Northridge, California) in 1992. My Master's thesis, titled "The Position Beyond Reproach," considered academic rhetoric through the lens of postmodern epistemologies. I did PhD work in English at Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts), where I was awarded a fellowship and taught undergraduate writing before leaving academia (ABD) to pursue a career in publishing.

I've bylined several hundred articles, reviews, columns, departments, and news pieces; I've posted a few writing samples here. My byline has appeared in Computer magazine, CACM, IT Professional, Computer Graphics & Applications, eMedia, NewsFactor, CIO Today, Sci-Tech Today, E-Commerce Times, TechNewsWorld, LinuxInsider, and in several other publications.

Before you ask me why I'm not on Facebook, please have a look at a few excellent articles by Border Stylo's Dan Yoder:
Top 10 reasons you should quit Facebook, Why you should still quit Facebook, and Facebook is the new AOL.