LEIGH​ ​GIANGRECO

giangrecoleigh@gmail.com​ ​·​ 716-289-7218

@LeighGiangreco​ ​·​ ​LinkedIn
EXPERIENCE THE CAPITOL FORUM, WASHINGTON, D.C.
January 2018-present
● Covers mergers and acquisitions with focus on defense contracts and the
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
● Builds sources at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and in the Treasury Department

FLIGHTGLOBAL, WASHINGTON, D.C.

June 2016-January 2018
● Wrote daily stories and monthly features on military aviation technology in the
U.S., Canada and South America
● Tracked federal budgets, development and policy changes for a range of aircraft,
missiles, and more programs including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
● Traveled across the US and internationally​ t​ o write stories from air shows,
conferences, air bases and aviation production lines

INSIDE THE AIR FORCE, ARLINGTON, VA.

June 2015-June 2016
● Covered U.S. Air Force procurement and policy with a focus on drones, lasers,
nuclear weapons, munitions and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
● Closely tracked ongoing programs, USAF research, scoured the service’s budget and
developed sources on Capitol Hill and the Pentagon
● Edited weekly print issues and contributed daily news to InsideDefense.com

DELAWARE COAST PRESS, BETHANY BEACH, DEL.

July 2013-November 2014
● Pitched/wrote 10 stories plus at least one online video each week for weekly and
daily papers, as well as online editions
● Covered five municipalities and one school district along the Delaware beaches
● Developed health care beat with feature stories on health care reform,
drug-dependent infants and Ebola virus

FREELANCE
November 2014-present
● Regular contributor to The Washington Post and Post Magazine
● Contributes spot news, features and photos for DCist
● Covered two school districts and three municipalities for The Buffalo News
● Contributed local features for The Buffalo News’ cultural section, national features
for Mic News and The Trace

EDUCATION AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D.C.—B.A., JOURNALISM

AWARDS FINALIST, 2014 INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND EDITORS AWARD

Contributor to USA Today investigation, “Unfit for Flight”
WINNER, 2011 SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS MARK OF EXCELLENCE AWARD
Contributor to feature on 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001