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A well-published freelance writer specializing in business, health, fine arts, profiles and human interest features. Particularly skilled at writing very human stories that make readers care about the subject. |
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Expertise |
| Reporter |
7 Years |
| Writer |
27 Years |
Specialty |
| Arts & Humanities |
4 Years |
| Health |
11 Years |
| Lifestyle |
27 Years |
Total Media Industry Experience
27 Years |
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Associated Content (11+), Crain Communications, Inc. (11+), Oakland Press newspaper (11+), Signature Media (6-10), Cerebral Palsy Magazine (6-10), Associated Content (3-5), LiveStrong.com (1-2), Metro Parent (1-2) |
Other Work History
Pioneer Press Newspapers, Chicago, staff reporter, 5 years Des Plaines Publishing newspapers, staff reporter, 2 years |
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office, Windows XP |
Technical Skills
digital photography |
Equipment
Asus Laptop Computer All-in-One Printer-Scanner-Copier, digital Kodak camera |
References
Michelle Darwish, former editor of Crain's DetroitMakeItHere.com, michellelynnwelsh@gmail.com; Rick Kessler, health and youth editor, Oakland Press, 248-745-4779
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Awards
Awards from National Newspaper Association, Suburban Newspapers of America and Northern Illinois Newspaper Association. |
Associations
Avant Guild, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Detroit Ink Slingers
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Other
B.S. in journalism from University of Illinois
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Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near New York, NY. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. |
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Health |
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(Associated Content, 2/23/2010)
Depression affects as many as 18 percent of college students, and universities are challenged to meet their mental health needs, according to the Depression Center at the University of Michigan.
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(Associated Content, 2/17/2010)
Safety concerns about the H1N1 vaccine are stopping some parents from getting their children immunized against the virulent strain of influenza, according to a new survey for the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor.
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(Cerebral Palsy Magazine, 3/1/2008)
Living with hemiplegic cerebral palsy, Laura Gable, 42, accepted she'd always walk with a limp. but she was bitterly disappointed when middle age brought soreness and stiffness in her left arm and torso, and a loss of fine motor control in her left hand.
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(Vital, 9/1/2007)
A story about the vaccinations cats and dogs need to stay healthy.
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Human interest |
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(Oakland Press, 1/17/2007)
When David Stormzand signed up for Americorps, he wanted a little adventure and a new experience before starting college.
He didn’t realize it would change his life.
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Arts |
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(Senior Planet, 10/1/2012)
When Alice Matzkin was 55, she did what a lot of us do. She looked in a mirror and started freaking out, she says.
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(Crain's Detroit Make It Here, 2/17/2010)
Took Gallagher loves seeing Art-o-mats turn men, women and children into aut-o-mat-ic art collectors.
It's easy. Insert $5, pull the lever on the redesigned cigarette vending machine and ker-plunk — you get a tiny piece of original art, perhaps an animal person collage on a wooden block, a pewt
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(Crain's Detroit Make It Here, 9/12/2008)
Last year, Jef Bourgeau, founder and director of Museum of New Art in Pontiac, bravely initiated the Changing Cities art exhibit exchange without any funding.
The program would give Detroit-area artists a world stage, lending prominence and cachet to their artwork. At the same time, it would give
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(Oakland Press, 8/19/2007)
A blue circle vibrates inside a magenta square, pushing toward the boundary. Small blue, yellow, red and green triangles point up, down, to the right and to the left. The eye wanders through a riot of colors and shapes.
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(Oakland Press, 9/27/2006)
Perhaps when native Detroiters look at her attractive, vibrant images, they will remember a city they once loved and decide to embrace their hometown again. This would please Darcel Deneau.
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(Crain's Detroit Make It Here, 2/4/2010)
Within nine months of self publishing his first book, Terry Shulman was on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”
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(Detroit Make It Here, 1/13/2009)
Kate Bennett sometimes feels like she's making it up as she goes along.
But after a series of bridal trunk shows in metro Detroit led to exclusive Michigan representation in two high-end bridal salons — and a Chicago trade show earned her a spot in a Pittsburgh salon — the 29-year-old Rochester H
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(Detroit Make It Here, 1/5/2009)
Five restored movie palaces from Hollywood’s Golden Age form the backbone for the Detroit entertainment district, which every year attracts 10 million visitors from around the world.
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(Crain's Detroit Business, 12/21/2008)
Phoenix Theatres co-owner Cory Jacobson enjoys his freedom to experiment and his closeness to the community as a Michigan movie theater owner.
“The lack of bureaucracy means you can make quicker decisions. You can react to customers and employees,” said Jacobson, 45, who with partner Charlie Murr
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