As a matter of policy, my company doesn’t permit an officer in my capacity to make official references for positions outside the company. Therefore, I’m offering the following reference about Greg Shriver solely in a personal capacity.

I worked with Greg for several years when I was Managing Editor of The Reporter in Fond du Lac, Wis. Greg was the Sports Editor. Greg was a pleasure to work with. He was dedicated, hard-working, smart, intuitive, organized and accurate. He took great care to produce compelling, dynamic content and presentation in all that he did.

Greg always kept his audiences foremost in mind — sports fans as well as other readers of all varieties — ensuring that he was providing value for our readers. Greg continually re-evaluated his own efforts to ensure he was producing the best-quality work that he could. Greg took direction and guidance easily and was a great collaborator on numerous special projects, a true team player befitting his role in Sports.

On a more personal level, I found Greg to be warm, engaging, a great conversationalist, with a high level of empathy and compassion, and a wonderful sense of humor.

Greg was boundlessly curious about the world around him – in the arts, culture, history, travel. Greg often expressed a desire to branch into other areas of publishing. He had a special interest in exploring and writing about interesting destinations. Greg’s keen eye for detail and salient observations would serve him especially well in the area of travel writing or editing.

In sum, I would highly recommend Greg for consideration for a position in the media, communications or publishing fields.