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I have over 15 years' experience crafting results-driven communications for corporate clients and producing powerful prose for media clients.
As a writer, I began in the travel-trade press. I went on to manage the editorial life cycles of seven business-to-business publications for a Washington, D.C.-based publisher, then managed daily production of 13 websites for Citysearch. Now I freelance full time.
In 2008, I won the Gold Azbee Award for Editorial Excellence from the American Society of Business Publication Editors. In 2010, I won two Gold Quill awards from the International Association of Business Communicators for my work with News Group Net. |
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| Work Samples |
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Parenting |
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(Sesame Family Newsletter, 4/29/2009)
Our family attempts to get rid of the "boppy."
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(Sesame Family Newsletter, 3/27/2008)
My 3-year-old daughter Phoebe tells a knock-knock joke, and it goes something like this...
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(Education.com, 10/3/2007)
Poll your kids on whether to have pizza or Veggie Delight for dinner, and you'll likely see a swift show of hands. Kids are capable of weighing in on much meatier matters, though. Four ways to raise a good citizen.
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(Education.com, 7/20/2007)
Teaching independence isn't always easy. (And you may occasionally grit your teeth while your kids make an offbeat choice.) But the effort pays back tenfold, in the form of capable children who can navigate their world with confidence.
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Business Features |
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(NACS Magazine, 12/1/2009)
A growing number of companies find innovative ideas from a seemingly obvious source -- their customers.
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(Rails-to-Trails magazine, 6/1/2007)
Thanks to a new Bicycle, Pedestrian and Greenway master plan, residents of Greensboro will eventually be able to go almost anywhere without hopping in their cars. North Carolina has nothing else quite like it.
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(Remodeling magazine, 5/1/2007)
Diverting construction and demolition materials from the landfill is a task fraught with obstacles. But recycling opportunities are growing. (NOTE: Part of a series that won a 2008 Gold Azbee award.)
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(Remodeling magazine, 3/1/2007)
With increasing consumer demand for sustainable building practices and more states introducing green building regulations, a growing number of remodelers are going green.
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(Remodeling magazine, 3/1/2007)
Once remodelers have embraced green building practices and sustainable design, here's how they can get the word out.
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(Salon.com, 4/4/2006)
The rape allegations against the university's lacrosse team have laid bare town-gown tensions in Durham.
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(Upscale Remodeling, 4/1/2006)
Simple techniques for turning meetings from time-wasters into productive sessions.
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Travel |
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(Ty Pennington At Home magazine, 7/1/2008)
Starting at northernmost Corolla (where wild horses roam), follow this route to Ocracoke, stopping along the way at key restaurants, inns, outdoorsy must-sees, and one-of-a-kind shops.
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(Continental magazine, 5/1/2007)
When it comes to food, Asheville, N.C., has traded in its Birkenstocks for Manolo Blahniks. A handful of fine-dining restaurants have virtually made over the town's dining scene, and Savoy, located just north of downtown, is one of the most noteworthy.
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(USAirways (formerly Attache) magazine, 5/5/2006)
The quaintness of Virginia's hunt country can hardly be exaggerated. Here you pass dirt lanes, hilltop estates, and idyllic horse pastures behind honeysuckle-covered stone walls. You're as likely to glimpse a Civil War reenactment as a gourmet sandwich shop. And then there's the wine.
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(Sky, 4/1/1996)
No interior design-minded traveler should ignore the many charms of this corner of Iberia.
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Business-to-Business Newsletters |
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(National Institute of Business Management, 11/1/2008)
Innovation, authenticity, courage, communication, persuasion, strategy, governance and other topics for today's C-level executive.
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(National Institute of Business Management, 8/1/2008)
Advice-driven monthly newsletter covers workplace issues, helping admins hone their communication and interpersonal skills -- and offering tech and time-saving tips along the way.
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Brand Journalism |
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(ISC Newsroom, 6/25/2010)
Imperial Sugar Company (ISC) may have cracked the code in creating an all-natural, reduced-sugar sweetener that has a taste profile indistinguishable from sugar. But the proof will be in the pudding -- or, to be more precise, in 1,500 commercially produced cookies.
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(ISC Newsroom, 6/14/2010)
Nearly a century ago, workers at the Port Wentworth sugar refinery couldn't have envisioned that the dark syrup left over at the end of the refining process -- and routinely thrown away as waste -- would one day become a value-added product bought by industrial customers such as General Mills and Kel
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(ISC Newsroom, 5/17/2010)
There's no getting around the fact that high-fructose corn syrup is experiencing a slow downward spiral. As a result, Imperial Sugar Company has seen an uptick in its sale of liquid sugar to food-manufacturing customers, says Paul Whitaker, vice president of sales.
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(ISC Newsroom, 3/15/2010)
You could call Jerry Johnson and Tennessee Hammond the matchmakers of Imperial Sugar Co.
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| Work Info |
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Expertise |
| Content Editor (online) |
7 Years |
| Editor |
17 Years |
| Writer |
17 Years |
Specialty |
| Family, Children & Teenagers |
7 Years |
| Travel |
15 Years |
| Business (general) |
15 Years |
Total Media Industry Experience
17 Years |
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Sesame Workshop (11+), Citysearch.com (11+), National Institute of Business Management (11+), PINK magazine (11+), Hanley Wood (6-10), American Airlines Publishing (3-5), Education.com (3-5), Continental magazine (1-2), Attache (1-2), Positive Energy Media (1-2), Rails to Trails magazine (1-2), Salon.com (1-2), NACS magazine (1-2), Sky (1-2), Woman's Day Special Interest Publications (1-2) |
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
News Group Net (11+), McKinney (3-5), National Geographic Society (1-2), American Museum of Natural History (1-2), Duke University, The Fuqua School of Business (1-2), IdeaConnection.com (1-2) |
Other Work History
Managing editor of Southern region, Citysearch.com
Editor-in-Chief, Triangle.Citysearch.com
Senior editor, Paris Boulevard magazine (France)
Writer on marketing team, IBM
Managing editor, Georgetown Publishing House
Senior editor, ASTA (trade magazine for travel industry) |
Computer Skills
Mac OS X, Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel, Pages, Adobe InDesign |
Equipment
iMac (desktop), iBook (laptop), digital recorder, digital camera |
Foreign Language Skills
Proficient in French |
Work Permits & Visas
Current U.S. passport |
Awards
2008 Gold Azbee Award of Excellence (American Society of Business Publication Editors, Central-Southeast Region) |
Associations
American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA)
NC Writers Network
Mediabistro Avantguild |
Other
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: B.A., International Studies
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School: coursework in Marketing
George Washington University: coursework in Multimedia
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Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near Raleigh-Durham, NC. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car. |
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