Professional/Personal Overview
A well-published journalist and seasoned editor, my career includes varied newspaper and magazine staff positions, both digital and print, affording me a wide range of writing experience and access to first-rate sources. Currently, I serve as a specialty editor (food/nutrition, health and fitness) and weekly cooking columnist for northern NJ's largest daily newspaper. In addition, I am the editor for Eater Maine, part of the Curbed Network family of blogs.
Work Info
Expertise
Copywriter
8 Years
Editor
12 Years
Writer
12 Years
Specialty
Home & Garden
8 Years
Lifestyle
8 Years
Food
12 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
12 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
boho magazine (3-5), Northeast Flavor Magazine (3-5), Downeast Magazine (1-2), Food Network Magazine (1-2)
Other Work History
Editor, Eater Maine (eater.maine.com)
Computer Skills
Word, Windows XP, Quark (editing), WordPress, Photoshop, Moveable Type, Clickability and other platforms.
Technical Skills
Recipe development, with particular expertise in reducing calories and fat to make existing recipes healthier, while using real, whole foods.
Equipment
laptop; digital camera - Canon PowerShot
Foreign Language Skills
Some French and Italian
Work Permits & Visas
valid US passport
References
Happy to provide if you request them.
Awards
Various NJPA (New Jersey Press Association) awards for newspaper writing and page design (including several first place awards)
Associations
Association of Food Journalists
Other
BA, French and Italian literature, Trinity College, Hartford
Freelancer Availability
I occasionally freelance. I live near New York, NY. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
Work Samples
Food and cooking - freelance
(Northeast Flavor magazine , 3/1/2012)
In the Berkshires region of Western Massachusetts, farmers and locally raised food are connected to the area's chefs through the non-profit Berkshire Grown.
(Northeast Flavor Magazine , 11/1/2011)
Chefs in Maine, Massachusetts and New York City offer their take on the Italian Christmas Eve tradition.
(Down East Magazine , 7/1/2011)
(Down East Magazine , 7/1/2011)
Dave Berry's farm market boat brings produce, baked goods and local specialty foods to island summer residents of mid-coast Maine.
Other work
((201) Home , 5/1/2010)
The playful, chic design philosophy of Colleen Bashaw, creator of hip hotel interiors in Atlantic City and Cape May, NJ
Weekly cookbook review/recipe column "In Your Kitchen"
(The Record , 5/2/2012)
An idea for Cinco de Mayo from "Dos Caminos Mexican Street Food" by Ivy Stark and Joanna Pruess
(The Record , 3/21/2012)
An unusual, yet very English Dessert from "The Ploughman's Lunch and Miser's Feast" by Brian Yarvin
(The Record , 2/29/2012)
A light, yet hearty chicken dish from Mitchell Rosenthal's "Cooking My Way Back Home."
(The Record , 4/27/2011)
A decadent breakfast treat for Royal Wedding watchers, from "Alice's Cookbook".
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June 4, 2013 | San Francisco
