Professional/Personal Overview
An award-winning writer, I have a writing services company. I personally do ghost writing (just finished a book about success, based on interviews), speech writing, and journalism for PR. I can write in all areas but am especially strong in international affairs and biography. We do proposal writing, and my staff has won $483 million in funding. On staff, we also have a business writing specialist who writes website copy and a Certified Professional Resume Writer.
Work Info
Expertise
Book Author
1 Year
Editor
15 Years
Writer
20 Years
Specialty
Health
41 Years
International
20 Years
Philanthropy
41 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
20 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
WIN: Through Revolutionary Nonviolence (1-2), jpost.com (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Bea 2 B Services (3-5), Chokmah Business Center (1-2), Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicag (1-2), Hyperemesis Education Research Foundation (1-2), Islamic Medical Association of North America (1-2), Lakeland Animal Shelter (1-2), Math at No Cost (1-2), NexNeuro Care (1-2), Pacific Medical Training (1-2), Performing Arts USA (1-2), Rush Transport, Inc. (1-2), Athenaeum Theatre Productions (1-2)
Other Work History
Executive director, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee/New York; U.S. Foreign Service officer serving in Mauritania and Rome; speech writer and foreign policy fellow for Sen. Edward Kennedy
Computer Skills
Word, Excel
Equipment
MacBook Pro
Foreign Language Skills
Fluent in Spanish, French, and Italian; semi-fluent in Arabic
Work Permits & Visas
U.S. citizen
References
available upon request
Awards
(1) Virginia Voss Memorial Award for Excellence in Writing in Journalism
Other
Please note that in the Specialities area, I included my contractor's expertise under Health and Philanthropy.
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near Washington, DC. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
Work Samples
For individuals
(Darnell Palmer/publication forthcoming , 2/25/2013)
This is an excerpt from a book I ghost wrote. It is based on an interview I conducted. This is an example of my skill in ghostwriting autobiographical material.
([withheld for client privacy] , 3/23/2012)
Cover letter for financial services professional
([withheld for client privacy] , 10/17/2011)
60-second elevator pitch for interior designer
([withheld for client privacy] , 6/19/2011)
Speech on why people should volunteer in New York City
([withheld for client privacy] , 5/29/2010)
Example of resume before and after. Client was an IT professional.
For organizations
([withheld for client privacy] , 10/29/2012)
Grant Readiness Assessment for non-profit provides analysis of the organization's areas of readiness and non-readiness to win grant funding.
(jpost.com , 11/29/2011)
Article on land rights and justice issue in Israeli-occupied territories
(Domino Transport Services , 9/12/2011)
Website for which I wrote the copy.
(TeamDau Wellness , 8/1/2011)
Video script for wellness company providing weight release program
([withheld for client privacy] , 9/25/2010)
Winning grant proposal written by YES staff for community health project focused on disadvantaged people living with HIV/AIDS.
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June 4, 2013 | San Francisco
