Vadim Lavrusik formerly served as the Community Manager and Social Strategist at Mashable. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, teaching social media skills and the founder of the Community Managers Meetup. Most recently he worked on social media at The New York Times and received a Master of Science degree in Digital Media from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism where he co-founded and produced NYC 3.0, a website that included an in-depth documentary on New York City's tech startup community. Prior to Columbia, he studied at the University of Minnesota where he received a B.A. in Journalism, summa cum laude, in 2009. While at the University of Minnesota, he worked as a reporter, managing editor and editor-in-chief for four years at The Minnesota Daily. His work has been published on PBS NewsHour, Fast Company, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, the Star Tribune, Poynter.org, and more.