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| Professional/Personal Overview |
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An established and regionally/nationally published freelance journalist with 25+ years of experience and a string of writing awards, I offer a broad range of subject matter but I am best known for my sensitive, telling interviews and profiles of interesting people, mostly attorneys and artists, oddly enough, and places--villages and cities. I've spent most of my career as a general assignment staff writer/editor with various specialties and have been freelancing since 1995. I live in the northernmost, rural section of Bucks County about equidistance from Manhattan and Philadelphia, and I have gone to both cities on stories. I also write extensively about Bucks County and the Lehigh Valley which includes the cities of Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton. My work samples show the range and quality of my work. |
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| Work Info |
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Expertise |
| Reporter |
10 Years |
| Writer |
15 Years |
| Editor |
25 Years |
Specialty |
| Arts & Humanities |
25 Years |
| Lifestyle |
25 Years |
| Travel |
15 Years |
Total Media Industry Experience
25 Years |
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Eastern PA Business Journal (11+), Lehigh Valley Marketplace (11+), Bucks County Herald (11+), PA/NJ SuperLawyer magazines (6-10), Pennsylvania magazine (1-2) |
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Dog Fancy (1-2) |
Other Work History
Co-author of business book published by Jossey Bass in 1999; created, edited 8-page quarterly newsletter for local historical society for three years. |
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop,
Internet research. |
Technical Skills
I frequently take my own photographs. Many have been published. |
Equipment
Laptop, Canon Rebel XS,Nikon Coolpix L6, audio
recorder |
Foreign Language Skills
Enough French to get by |
References
Adam Wahlberg, executive editor, Pennsylvania Superlawyer (awahlberg@lawandpolitics.com) and John Moore, executive editor at Eastern Pennsylvania Business Journal (john.m@epbj.com) -- more on request |
Awards
About 40 writing awards including one from National Press Club; latest awards, a first, for environmental, outdoors feature writing in May 2009 in a state-wide writing contest, in May 2010, a second-place in travel, arts and entertainment category in same-contest. |
Associations
Pennsylvania Newspaper Association, Pennsylvania Women's Press Association |
Other
I'm a graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University, with a B.A. in English with writing as a special field of concentration; a 10-day professional seminar for city editors at the American Press Institute, Reston, Va., plus I've listened and learned every day of my life.
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Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near Philadelphia, PA. 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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lawyer profiles |
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(Pennsylvania SuperLawyer, 6/1/2007)
An ace attorney who fights for the little guy--and wins.
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(New Jersey SuperLawyer, 4/1/2007)
Profile of a prominent divorce lawyer who is a cowboy at heart.
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(New Jersey SuperLawyer)
Profile of an outstanding New Jersey attorney who has done a lot of pro bono work involving women's issues.
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Stories about places |
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(Lehigh Valley Marketplace, 4/1/2010)
restaurant review
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(Pennsylvania Magazine, 4/1/2010)
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(Lehigh Valley Marketplace, 9/1/2009)
A profile of a new tourist destination in eastern Pennsylvania.
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(Bucks County Herald, 5/3/2007)
A travel piece plus an essay on discovery.
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(Lehigh Valley Marketplace)
A profile of a small Italian-American town in the Lehigh Valley that has retained its original character and values.
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(Pennsylvania Magazine)
A story about a village tradition that has been carried on for more than a century.
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Artist profiles |
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(Lehigh Valley Marketplace)
A self-taught woodcarver specializes in work for churches, cathedrals.
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(Bucks County Herald)
Profile of New Jersey artist who is called " a second Thoreau" and "The Naturalist" at a three-month exhibit in Paris.
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(Lehigh Valley Marketplace)
Profile of an artist who teaches at the Baum School of Art in Allentown, Pa., and talks about painting, earning.
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