Professional Experience
A seasoned freelancer who has written about career, money, health and family issues for national magazines such as Glamour, Ladies Home Journal and All You. With a deep background in business reporting in both the United States and Europe, I have years of experience cultivating sources, breaking news and finding fresh angles on the top news stories of the day.
Expertise
Editor
2 Years
Reporter
7 Years
Writer
15 Years
Specialty
Family, Children & Teenagers
2 Years
Business (general)
5 Years
Finance
6 Years
Industries
Online/new media
5 Years
Wire Service
4 Years
Other
Entry Level
Total Media Industry Experience
10 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Lamorinda Weekly (1-2)
Other Work History
I was on the reporting staff of Dow Jones Newswires from 1996-1999 in the United States, Lisbon, Portugal and Madrid, Spain. While at Dow Jones, a number of my features were published in The Wall Street Journal and The Wall Street Journal Europe. I was a staff reporter for TheStreet.com from 1999-2001, writing for their joint venture with ABCNews.com. In 2001, I began working for ABCNews.com as a full-time producer until 2003. Since 2003, I have freelanced for magazines such as Glamour, Ladies Home Journal and All You. I have also written for local East Bay publications such as Lamorinda Weekly.
Technical Skills
I use Constant Contact to edit newsletters and Joomla to manage and design the web content of www.lafayettejuniors.org.
Foreign Language Skills
Conversational Spanish and Portuguese, some French.
Computer Skills
I can work on Word and Excel and use a Mac laptop.
Equipment
laptop, digital camera.
References
On request.
