Professional Experience
A freelance professional, I deliver clean, colorful and well-researched copy on everything from landscape gardening, the environment and home design to Habitat home-building in the Mekong Delta. Along with Pat Terry photos, my travel, home and environmental articles have appeared in magazines, major newspapers and Internet media. On travel stories, I often team up with Cliff Terry, an award-winning feature writer who's also authored guidebooks to Chicago.
Expertise
Copy Editor
4 Years
Writer
15 Years
Reporter
10 Years
Specialty
Environment & Nature
3 Years
Travel
10 Years
Home & Garden
15 Years
Industries
Magazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B)
10 Years
Newspaper - Local/Regional
2 Years
Association publication
3 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
20 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Chicago Tribune (6-10), rugnews.com (3-5), Chicago Sun-Times (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Tandem Design (1-2)
Other Work History
Chicago Tribune, Fairchild Publications (Home Furnishings Daily, WWD), Retail Floorcovering Institute, International Home & Housewares Association
Technical Skills
Photoshop, Adobe
Foreign Language Skills
Spanish - speak decently, read with help of a dictionary but comprehend less.
Computer Skills
Word, Excel, OSX 10
Equipment
Nikon DSL70, 3 Mac computers, audio recorders
References
Upon request
Awards
Silver Trumpet-International, Publicity Club of Chicago; Silver Dome-Excellence in Broadcasting, Illinois Broadcasters Association.
Associations
Association for Women Journalists, board of directors; Society of Professional Journalists; Chicago Headline Club; Independent Writers of Chicago; Publicity Club of Chicago; Freelance Success; Media Bistro
