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Journalist for 20+ years. Freelance for national mags, papers, websites in N.A., Europe. BEATS: business; health/beauty; parenting; entertainment; travel. Credits include: ELLE Canada, The Globe and Mail, L.A. Times, Parents Canada, Reader's Digest Cda, Chatelaine, Mom.Me. Articles on Shopify's brainiacs; Pakistan/India border; Thai village renowned for jazz fest & spas; Saudia Arabia.
BUSINESS/CONTENT MARKETING: Interviewed thought leaders in social media. Profile entrepreneurs on brand development, innovation.
HEALTH: Interviewed genetic scientists; anthropologists; neurobiologists.
PARENTING: Infant to preschool - ear infections, the barfing, night terrors, technology.
CELEBRITIES: Chris Rock; Seth MacFarlane; Katy Perry; Emily Blunt; Taylor Lautner; Charlie Sheen.
Can write 75-word news item, 300-word charticles, or 4,000-word magazine features.
I also take on corporate and custom publishing projects that don't conflict with my journalism. www.ambrodisiac.com
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Expertise |
| Copy Editor |
19 Years |
| Reporter |
20 Years |
| Researcher |
20 Years |
Specialty |
| Family, Children & Teenagers |
5 Years |
| Women's Issues |
10 Years |
| Business (general) |
20 Years |
Total Media Industry Experience
20 Years |
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
ELLE Canada (11+), Chatelaine Magazine (6-10), The Globe and Mail (3-5), Orange Coast Magazine (3-5), ParentsCanada magazine (3-5), Reader's Digest Canada (1-2) |
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
TELUS Corporation (11+) |
Other Work History
ELLE Canada, Contributing Writer 2003-present
-Features on health, relationships, celebrity profiles
-L.A. blogger at Oscar & Grammy parties
ParentsCanada Magazine, Freelance Writer 2011-present
-Cover life stages from newborn to empty nest
Chatelaine magazine, L.A. Writer 2010-present
-Cover stories on celebrities
TELUSTalksBusiness.com, Blogger 2009-present
-Contracted by Canada’s largest telecommunications firm to write about entrepreneurship; innovation; social media
The Globe and Mail, Reporter 1994-present
-Covered crime, politics, religion
-Copy editor; business reporter
-Freelance for Arts, Travel, & Life
TV Guide Canada, Freelance Writer 2004-present
-Freelance for TVGuide.CA
CTV Television Network 2000-2003
-PR manager for National News
-Executed PR campaign for morning show’s national tour. Ad Value Report of $1.5-million
-Developed strategic plans, executive materials; press kits, news releases
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Computer Skills
Word, Excel, OS 10, Windows XP, Final Draft, PowerPoint |
Technical Skills
-Adobe Photoshop
-I can ice-skate backwards |
Equipment
MacBook,
Nikon CoolPix L18,
Sony digital audio recorder
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Foreign Language Skills
Fluent in Urdu |
Work Permits & Visas
-U.S. Permanent Residency card
-Dual citizen Canada / European Union
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References
On request |
Awards
-Silver Winner, Feature Writer "Patron of the Snakes," Cottage Life magazine,
International Regional Magazine Association
-Gold Winner, “Magazine of the Year,” Associate Editor, Cottage Life
-Gold Winner, “Special Focus,” Children’s Package, Associate Editor, Cottage Life |
Associations
UPOD (Los Angeles) |
Other
-Judge for International Regional Magazine Association's (IRMA) 2011 awards
-Undergraduate degree in English and Chemistry (Postgrad in Journalism)
-Reported from Saudi Arabia, northern Pakistan, England, Thailand, Germany, France, Switzerland
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Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near Los Angeles, CA. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car. |
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| Work Samples |
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Women's Health |
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(ELLE Canada, 11/15/2011)
Stem-cell facelifts are being touted as the new anti-aging breakthrough. Do they live up to the hype?
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(ELLE Canada, 9/15/2011)
If a woman cries, she's weak. If a man weeps, he's a hero. Call it the Mr. Sensitive Advantage
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(ELLE Canada, 12/15/2010)
From Russia with love: Why kefir is a hit with the fashion set
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(Chatelaine magazine, 8/15/2010)
Powerful allies: antioxidants fight disease and combat free-radical damage
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(ELLE Canada, 5/15/2010)
Is freezing your eggs the key to beating your biological clock?
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Parenting / Kids |
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(Mom.Me, 11/1/2012)
Am I Ruining My Kids?: How many days of school can you miss before it's not OK?
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(ParentsCanada magazine, 6/19/2012)
How to survive your kid's "FPB" - First Public Barf
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(ParentsCanada magazine, 5/30/2012)
Use the power of suggestion to help your preschooler deal with nightmares. Think of it as 'Inception' for youngsters (alas, Leonardo DiCaprio not included).
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(OpenSalon.com, 1/13/2011)
Amy Chua, there is a middle parenting road
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(The Globe and Mail, 6/15/2009)
The kids who tormented me in junior high want to be friends on Facebook. I call it Fake Facebook Friendship and I want to tell them to bugger off.
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Celebrity |
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(Reader's Digest Canada , 4/1/2012)
Jessica Pare is fully engaged and ready to take on Season Five of Mad Men
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(Chatelaine magazine, 11/15/2011)
COVER STORY. Private Practice's Kate Walsh shares her prescription for loving her forties
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(Cineplex Magazine, 9/20/2011)
At just 19 Taylor Lautner seems to have it all. The "Twilight" star has a new production company, a new film, "Abduction", but all he really wants is to go to Disneyland
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(ELLE Canada, 9/15/2011)
COVER STORY. Katy Perry opens up about her style, her second album and Russell Brand
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(ELLE Canada, 3/15/2011)
COVER STORY. Emily Blunt on marriage, two new movies and one very curious party trick
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(Chatelaine magazine, 11/15/2010)
COVER STORY. Talent, ambition, and a lot of hard work have taken actor Kim Raver from "Sesame Street" to "Grey's Anatomy". She talks about juggling career and kids and what really drives her
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Travel |
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(The Globe and Mail, 6/22/2012)
Our five-year-old son's quest to meet Lightning McQueen takes an unexpected turn
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(ELLE Canada, 9/6/2011)
Discover the art of relaxation at one of the world's most sublime spas
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(Air Miles Inspired Living, 11/15/2010)
It's a whole other kind of California experience
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Business / Entrepreneurship |
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(TELUSTalksBusiness.com, 7/19/2012)
Shopify's Harley Finkelstein shares what companies do wrong when creating an online store
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(TELUSTalksBusiness.com, 6/7/2012)
Social media consultant and dairy farmer, Andrew Campbell, understands the importance of social networking. He also loves milk.
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(TELUSTalksBusiness.com, 3/30/2012)
De-stress workshops; physical activity; and personal career development can motivate employees
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(TELUSTalksBusiness.com, 3/15/2012)
Hair stylist Brian Phillips was allergic to soaps and shampoos so he created his own line of fragrance-free, color-free, environmentally products
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(TELUSTalksBusiness.com, 3/7/2012)
How far should a company go to trademark the name of its business?
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(TELUSTalksBusiness.com, 4/27/2011)
Public brainstorming and where good ideas come from
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(TELUSTalksBusiness.com, 4/19/2011)
How telecommuting can reduce stress on the planet and increase competitive advantage
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(TELUSTalksBusiness.com, 3/8/2011)
Direction, goals, and clear objectives help to keep a remote team on track. And annual in-person meetings help too.
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Religion |
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(Los Angeles Times, 10/22/2006)
How private faith is going public among the African-American elite of Hollywood
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(Chatelaine magazine, 9/1/2000)
A disenchanted young woman heads to Mecca
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