Prior to joining CSUN 13 years ago, Schaffer spent 13 years working in New Media as Director of Production for Disney Interactive and Viacom New Media, Executive Producer of Children’s Games at RealTime Associates and Director of Editorial for GeoCities.com and Homestore.com. Prior to her work in New Media, Schaffer spent 19 years as a journalist. She produced Morning Edition at National Public Radio in Washington D.C. as well as nightly news at WDIV-TV (Post-Newsweek). She also worked as an Associate Producer and Producer at WCCO-TV’s Moore on Sunday, a weekly prime-time news and documentary show.