Professional Experience
Former newspaper editor, current magazine contributing writer, worked on media projects ranging from PBS-aired documentaries to marketing collateral for corporations and nonprofit organizations. Specialties include food and lifestyle features, business profiles, interviews, book editing and proposal writing and editing.
Expertise
- Editor 5 Years
- Writer 10 Years
- Researcher 7 Years
Specialty
- Travel 10 Years
- Books & Literature 9 Years
- Food 6 Years
Industries
- Magazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B) 6 Years
- Online/new media 10 Years
- Nonprofit 10 Years
Media Client List (# Assignments Last 2 Yrs)
- Gayot Publications(3-5)
- Tiger Oaks Publications(10+)
- Pixels Studio(6-10)
- Fresh Media, LLC(3-5)
- Writing World(1-2)
- The Writer magazine(1-2)
- Writers Market 2016(1-2)
- Houston Chronicle(10+)
- Houston Community Media Group(10+)
- Community Impact Newspaper(10+)
- Backstage Magazine(1-2)
- DRAFT Magazine(1-2)
- RCMA(3-5)
Corporate Client List (# Assignments Last 2 Yrs)
- Axis Studio(3-5)
- Praxis Partners, LLC(1-2)
- Infodat International, Inc.(3-5)
- CITAND Multimedia(3-5)
- Define It Fitness Studio(1-2)
- Senior Citizens Bureau(3-5)
- Urban Bound(3-5)
- New Start Career Coaching(1-2)
- Pantex Ennerflo(1-2)
- Callisto Media(1-2)
Other work history
Ghostwriter, newspaper editor, copy editor, developmental editor
Technical skills
Final Cut Pro (certified), InDesign, InCopy, Photoshop, Lightroom, WordPress, GN3 Newsroom CMS, MetroPublisher CMS
Foreign Language Skills
conversational French and Spanish
Unions
Freelancers Union
Computer skills
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OSX, Windows and Mac, XML, HTML, metadata standards
Associations
Editorial Freelancers Association Houston Writers Guild
General
Raising the Bar
(Texas Meetings + Events Magazine)
Texas craft distilleries bring cocktail culture to meetings and events
Farm-to-fabulous
(Texas Meetings + Events Magazine)
Organic caterers bring farm-to-table cuisine to Texas meetings and events
Meetings 2.0
(RCMA Aspire Magazine 4/17/2016)
These technology trends are re-making meetings in 2016
Business profile: The Public House
(Community Impact Newspaper 9/1/2015)
Restaurant business profile with accompanying video interview
Astrodome film, panel: historic significance, future explored
(Houston Community News and Media Group 12/1/2014)
Newspaper story on an Astrodome film panel on the facility's history and potential future
Convention Center 3.0
(Aspire Magazine 4/5/2016)
Trade magazine roundup of new and recently renovated high-tech convention centers