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Julie Britt

Alexandria, VA

Copy EditorReporterEditor

My background as a reporter, editor and copy editor equips me to produce clean, accurate, well-researched and well-written copy on any subject, and I'll meet your deadline. I'm a versatile career journalist with 27 years of experience at daily and weekly newspapers, monthly magazines and newsletters. I have written news and features for magazines, newspapers and newsletters. As a staff editor, I have assigned and edited staff and freelance articles. I have covered information technology; the pharmaceutical industry; human resources; business; management; education; healthcare; local, state and federal government; Capitol Hill; religion; and equestrian sports. I have a journalism degree and a master of fine arts in creative writing. I have published three short stories.

27Years XP

Member since 12/7/2005

Lisa N. Peterson

Newtown , CT

WriterReporterDirector

Lisa N. Peterson is an award-winning writer, journalist, and public relations professional. Born in Sleepy Hollow, New York, Lisa N. Peterson pens historical stories about true crime, dogs, and horses. Early in her journalism career, she worked as a staff reporter covering law enforcement and criminal justice at several Connecticut newspapers. Her work has appeared in USA Today, FoxNews.com, Connecticut Magazine, The News-Times, The Newtown Bee, The New Haven Register, The Hour, AKC Gazette, Connecticut Horse Magazine, and AKC Family Dog. Peterson is a recognized expert for her investigative journalism on the wood chipper murder case and the mysterious disappearance of Regina Brown in Newtown, Connecticut. She’s appeared on A&E Crime Stories; Investigation Discovery Blood, Lies and Alibis and Murders & Mansions; BBC Science of Crime; and FOX61 Cold Case. She’s been featured in Rhode Island Monthly, The News-Times, The Connecticut Post, and The Newtown Bee. As the communications director and spokesperson

40Years XP

Member since 8/19/2018

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David Baker

New Orleans, LA

Content Editor (online)EditorWriter

Im an associate and web editor for The Louisiana Weekly newspaper in New Orleans - the oldest African-American newspaper in the Southeast Louisiana region - where I have been employed since 2004. I earned a BA in English from Dillard University in 2004. Issues of economic development have been my passion and gave birth to my goal of reestablishing New Orleans as an international city; as such, I work on campaigns to help rebrand the region and promote and preserve its diversity of culture, its vibrant economy and natural resources and environment. I have worked to coordinate economic development efforts, advocacy and education within the Greater New Orleans region. Projects and organizations that he has worked with include The Louisiana Weekly, MarketUmbrella, TED, and TEDxNOLA, and is working to build a business association in Gentilly to help support the area's economic opportunities.

10Years XP

Member since 2/4/2014

Ellen Piligian

Detroit, MI

Content Editor (online)WriterReporter

My natural curiosity and love for storytelling led me to a career in journalism. I interviewed the two mothers who exposed the Flint Water Crisis in 2016; profiled actor Jeff Daniels; an all-mom rock group for People magazine. I profiled a Pistol Packing Preacher for Reader's Digest and Olympic athletes for sports pubs. I've covered teen and sports topics, attorneys and health issues, life, death and caregiving. Former editor of a Detroit woman's magazine. I have bylines in: Detroit Free Press, People magazine, Detroit News, Crain's Detroit Business, International Figure Skating, Scholastic/Weekly Reader teen pubs, Reader's Digest, New York Times, Teen People, Delta Sky, Air Tran Airlines Go magazine, Model D, The Metro Times, etc. Graduate of Columbia University's Journalism School. Special interest in creative types, social issues, underdogs, medicine/science/healthcare and end of life issues. More info on me and my influences in "Other Work History" and "Other Information."

20Years XP

Member since 5/24/2004

Melanie Catherine

New York City, NY

CopywriterWriterSocial Media

Professional writer with balance of business experience and creativity. Freelancing in business writing, corporate marketing and journalism. Past corporate work includes brochures, advertorials, seminars, client communications, web copy, corporate identity materials and training guides. Journalism interests include business, culture, the environment and women's topics. Ability to attune writing style to different editorial guidelines and preferences. Deadline-oriented, organized and reliable.

15Years XP

Member since 11/28/2007

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Carolyn Sayre

Berkeley Heights, NJ

EditorTechnical WriterOther, Specify

As a former TIME Magazine medical and science reporter, I have spent over a decade covering health care, biomedical research and lifestyle trends. I also specialize in developing Marketing & Communications materials—including newsletters, annual reports, magazines, web content and speeches—for major health care institutions, medical colleges and non-profit organizations. My work has appeared in The New York Times, Newsweek, US News & World Report, TIME Magazine, Redbook, Health.com and WebMD. My client list includes: Mount Sinai Health System, NYU Langone Medical Center, Fox Chase Cancer Institute, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Time Inc. and Lehigh University. I have also appeared for guest spots on CNN, Inside Edition and NPR. For more information and to view samples of my work, please visit my web site at: www.sayrecommunications.com.

10Years XP

Member since 5/6/2007

Fran Marranca

Los Angeles, CA

PublisherSales Manager/Exec.Sales Person

BFF Consultants creates lasting multi-media platform advertising sales strategies resulting in increased sales revenue for our clients. Before launching BFF Consultants in 2007, I worked my way up in the LGBTQ and mainstream media industry from Sales Manager, to Advertising Director to Publisher. I understand what is needed to build a successful and sustainable sales strategy and sales team. I've built multi-million dollar territories, won new fortune 500 accounts, launched new print and digital publications, mobile apps and websites. As a consultant, I work with my clients to create and implement strategic plans of action, guiding my clients to success and sustainable profitability. BFF Consultants’ works with your company to increase sales revenue, expanding your reach to both audience and advertiser. From start-up to restructuring of your current business model, BFF Consultants will guide you through the evolution necessary in today's ever changing media industry to reach your goals.

25Years XP

Member since 8/26/2005

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Adrienne Samuels Gibbs

Chicago, IL

WriterEditorSocial Media

I'm a Pulitzer-nominated reporter, writer and editor who can cover a wide variety of subjects. My best pieces range from breaking news to cultural trend pieces to long-form narratives to short, comedic listicles. I've covered pop culture, finance, hurricanes, immigration, books, movies, fine art, racial issues and government. I'm frequently tapped to write magazine cover stories, and as such I've interviewed and wrangled everyone from Taraji P. Henson to Meryl Streep. I've been a staffer at The Boston Globe, Chicago Sun-Times, Ebony, St. Petersburg Times and The Miami Herald. I'm the former, Interim ME of Ebony. I've flown with the Navy Blue Angels, visited with Muammar Gaddafi's top aides (and heard him speak a month before his death) while on a United Nations fellowship, and penned a weekly Sun-Times column on Chicago's cultural scene and, separately, its violence. I love telling the story.

15Years XP

Member since 7/16/2011

Beth Luberecki

Nokomis, FL

WriterEditorCopy Editor

As a freelance writer for more than 20 years, I've covered everything from family travel to business startups for a variety of regional and national magazines, newspapers, and websites. I know the right questions to ask to craft a story that’s interesting, lively, insightful, and well written. And my years spent working as an editor mean that I turn in copy that’s clean and grammatically correct (and can help clients edit the work of other writers as well).

27Years XP

Member since 11/11/2023

Ryan Derousseau

Huntington Station, NY

Content Editor (online)WriterSocial Media

As a freelance writer, journalist, ghostwriter, blogger, editor and digital media consultant, I've written for national magazines, websites and blogs, while also helping organizations with their content development needs. Prior to freelancing, I was Money Magazine's social media editor and senior reporter, focusing on investing and personal finance. As a freelancer, I continue to write for print and web publications, such as Fortune, Money, BBC Capital, and others discussing investing, careers and leadership, but I also help clients develop blogs, web and magazine content, books and white papers. You can find more of my work at www.ryanderousseau.com.

10Years XP

Member since 8/19/2008

Jackie Fishman

Potomac, MD

Copy EditorWriterReporter

Based in the Washington, DC area my writing career spans journalism, public relations, and marketing communications. Currently, I specialize in personal essays, reported pieces about personal business, health, family and lifestyle topics. My work appears in Business Insider, StillAlive! Magazine, Lilith, Jewish Women of Words, Virginia Dogwood Newspaper, and others. My corporate work includes writing and editing annual reports, press releases, press kits, newsletter, and brochure copy for NeighborWorks, the Parkinson's Foundation, and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association I am accredited by the Public Relations Society of America and hold an MA in public communications from American University where I have also been an adjunct professor. I am a cat lover and grandma and have been known to occasionally jump out of a perfectly good airplane.

30Years XP

Member since 10/1/2007